The Deputy Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture, Faustina Caley, has appealed to learners in the Hardap Region to consistently pursue academic excellence. She made the call at the Hardap Regional Academic Awards held at Gibeon. The regional academic awards ceremony recognised learners and teachers in academics and sports. Awards were given in categories such […]
The Star for Life organisation engaged Ella du Plessis High School girls on the importance of entrepreneurial skills. The Star for Life was established in 2009 to reduce the risks of violence and sexual exploitation for girls as well as prepare them to be independent. In addition, the programme is aimed at reducing the high […]
In an effort to improve the lives of Okahandja residents, the town’s municipality has launched a five-year strategic plan. The strategic plan aims to provide basic and affordable service to residents, and accelerate land and housing delivery as well as water provision to the residents. The plan includes granting 5,000 families security of tenure, while […]
General Officer Commanding the 4th Artillery Brigade, General Alweendo Namukwambi, has called on Namibians to work together to create a safe space for women. General Namukwambi was speaking at the celebration of International Women’s Day at the Jonas Shoongeleni Ndeimana Barracks outside Otjiwarongo. As Namibia joined the rest of the world to celebrate International Women’s […]
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has called on the public to collaborate with the government in investing in the funding of education in order for Namibia to reach its economic potential and achieve sustainable growth. Addressing attendees at the high-level tertiary education funding budget review dinner on Thursday, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila acknowledged the government’s limitations in the level […]
With an increase in cholera cases in some SADC countries, the Directorate of Health in the Otjozondjupa Region has launched an awareness campaign to educate communities about the disease. The campaign targets schools, rural areas, and peri-urban areas identified as at-risk communities. An environmental health practitioner in the Otjiwarongo District, Olivia Mbambi, said during a […]
Higher Education, Training, and Innovation Minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi has said the development of professional and technical human resources, research, science, technology, and innovation infrastructure is the cornerstone of the transformation of the Namibian economy. Kandjii-Murangi made the remarks during a high-level tertiary education funding budget review dinner held in the capital on Thursday. She said […]
The Zambezi Regional Council is ready to host the 34th Independence Celebration for the first time since independence. Zambezi Governor, Alufea Sampofu, says all logistics have been put in place, and the established Regional Preparatory Committee is hard at work to ensure that come March 21st, it’s all systems go. The Zambezi Regional Council is […]
The Swapo Party Central Committee’s first meeting for 2024 started in the capital this morning. The party’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who addressed the meeting, says the nation and Swapo Party are poorer without the visionary leadership of the late President Hage Geingob. Geingob was the party’s president at the time of his death. Nandi-Ndaitwah […]
Women’s empowerment is pivotal to creating systematic change and breaking down barriers that women face in accessing finance. The United Nations has themed this year’s Women’s Day, ‘Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress’ placing a strong focus on addressing economic disempowerment. Women are often described as the backbone of society, while another goes, ‘Give a woman […]
