Namibian African Students Association (NASA) is assisting students in the Kavango East Region on how to apply for fellowships through the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF). The student movement has realized the challenges some students face during the application process. Manfred Haingura, the Deputy Secretary of the student’s association, was defrauded in 2021 when he […]
Residents of the Havana informal settlement in Windhoek are frustrated with the lack of progress in completing the construction of the Ananias Peter Nanyemba Road. The community says they have been patiently waiting for four years, and taxis and other forms of transport cannot reach their area. The Peter Nanyemba Road is the main road […]
The first integrated community-based system projects at Tsumkwe are said to be bearing fruit. This is the garden project, set up by the United Nations World Food Programme in partnership with the African group of ambassadors and the Embassy of Brazil in 2021. It is aimed at boosting food security in the country and is […]
Windhoek Medical University (WMU) Board Chairperson Erastus Nekuta has extended an apology to the public for the premature advertisements of their unregistered courses on social media. In an interview with Nampa on Tuesday, Nekuta said the advertisements were wrongly placed on social media, and they take full accountability. “I have taken full control. It’s a […]
Over 500 Swakopmund residents will now be able to own decent housing as the Swakopmund Municipality will embark on a process through which land ownership will be awarded to them. This is part of the Swakopmund Municipality’s target to decongest 17,000 or more residents from the DRC informal settlement. The project, which will benefit residents, […]
A young boxer from Opuwo has set himself a dream target to become a boxing champion in the not so distant future. Meet Panuel Muharukua from the village of Oshakati tjo Vahimba, near Opuwo in the Kunene region. He decided to pack his bags and move to Windhoek where he was welcomed with open arms […]
Cybercrime remains one of the main challenges in addition to changes in legislation and regulation, which ranks as the number one risk for businesses in Namibia. The risks were identified by company respondents interviewed for the 2023 Allianz Risk Barometer. Cybercrime incidents such as IT outages, ransomware attacks, and data breaches rank at number four […]
The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture (MoEAC) has agreed to reduce the ratio of learners per teacher for the 2023 academic year. A letter issued to Nampa on Tuesday signed by MoEAC Executive Director Sanet Steenkamp said this comes after the ministry and the Namibia National Teacher Union (Nantu) in a meeting on Friday […]
At a recent Standard Bank sponsorship announcement, Director of sport in the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service, Jo-Ann Manuel, spoke about how the 46 Million Namibia Dollars allocated for the financial year are going to be utilized. Among other things, Manuel suggested the reintroduction of the grant system to the federations as sports […]
A man arrested for allegedly being in possession of two elephant tusks at the Buffalo checkpoint in the Mukwe Constituency on Friday, made his first appearance in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Lihako Sishwama, 31, appeared before magistrate Selma Shiiga, who granted him bail of N$10,000. According to the charge sheet, Sishwama was arrested […]
