Some schools are said to be refusing to enroll learners who are unable to pay school development funds. This is despite a call by the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture NOT to send learners back home because of a lack of finances. An unemployed mother who preferred to be anonymous approached the |Khomas Regional […]

The Omangete and Otjimuhaka Primary schools in Kunene are the latest to receive mattresses and school bags under the Adopt-A-school initiative under the auspices of the Seawork Fish Proccesors company at Walvis Bay.   The Namibia Multi-dimensional Poverty Index shows that 30 percent of children in the Kunene region are not attending primary school, as […]

Community activist Rosa Namises has called for concerted efforts to fight violence against women and children. Namises, while speaking at the farewell of Dantanie Eiseb in Windhoek, who was brutally murdered allegedly by his stepfather in Walvis Bay said, speaking out only after the acts are committed is not good enough. More women and children […]

Rani Group of Companies employees at its six Cash and Carry stores at Rundu have been reinstated effective the  8th of next month. The employees were suspended after staging a demonstration, which the company considered an illegal industrial action. Along with getting their old jobs back, the 276 workers will be granted a 10 per […]

The Landless People’s Movement held a two-day strategy meeting in Windhoek, aimed at taking stock of what the party is going to do in 2023 and in 2024. The party’s leader, Bernadus Swartbooi says it’s important for the party to have a strong, clear, and precise analysis of contradictions found in society, to avoid becoming […]

The Directorate of Education Arts and Culture in the Kavango West has embarked on a strategy aimed at improving academic performance in the region. Education Director Pontinus Musore says all stakeholders must have a role to play if a turnaround will be realized. In an exclusive interview with NBC News Musore said it can no […]

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has expressed concern about the theft and vandalism of equipment used to monitor floods at its satellite stations along the Cuvelai Basin in the Omusati and Ohangwena regions. The issue was initially raised by Agriculture Minister Carl Schlettwein, who on social media last week stated that several […]

Some teachers at Mburuuru Primary School in the Katjinakatji circuit in Kavango West region have taken the initiative of accommodating learners, who are traveling long distances at their homesteads. Mbururu Primary School does not have a hostel, hence teachers decided to accommodate their learners during weekdays. It was decided last year that Mbururu Primary School […]

Two European Union commissioners are expected in Namibia next week. During their visit, the commissioners are expected to witness the celebration of 33 years of the EU-Namibia Partnership aimed at ‘sustainable, inclusive growth for all’. The EU Commissioners include Jutta Urpilainen for International Partnerships and Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton. They will launch the […]

Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, has urged Namibians to protect themselves by getting tested for COVID-19 and to ensure that they get vaccinated. Briefing Nampa on the current COVID-19 status, Shangula said the situation is being monitored and is stable, although there has been an increase in COVID-19 cases. Shangula, says […]