The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) employees staged a demonstration over the alleged mismanagement and misuse of funds by management as well as the suspension of austerity measures. The employees through NAPWU say they have lost confidence in the corporation’s board of directors and management, due to alleged maladministration.
Namibia needs to continuously invest in skills development necessary to grow the country’s economy. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Valombola Vocational Training at Ongwediva, Higher Education, Training and Innovation Minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi says skills shortage remains the biggest obstacle to economic growth.
The Namibian Police are struggling with cases involving persons with disabilities due to the language barrier and facilities which are not accessible. As much as the rights of people with disability are recognised, practising what is on black and white is problematic.
The Association of Diplomatic Spouses will be hosting its 9th International Food and Craft Bazaar at the Franco Namibia Culture Centre in Windhoek this Saturday. The event will be held under the theme ‘Promoting and Encouraging Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics’.
Illegal fencing is a cause for concern in communal areas. It is for this reason, the Ministry of Land Reform is conducting a one-day awareness meeting on the control and removal of illegal fencing at Otjiwarongo.
More than N$700 000 was raised in support of Ondangwa-based Oonte Orphans and Vulnerable Children Organisation. The organisation is in dire need of funds to look after the children.
The Jaipur Foot Project is on the path to change the lives of hundreds of people with disabilities by providing them with artificial limbs. The Ministry of Health and Social Services and the Indian High Commission launched the project at Rundu.
The Cube swimming pool in Swakopmund played host to the 2019 Namibia National Short Course Championships over the past four days, with seven clubs from Windhoek, Oranjemund and Swakopmund participating. More than 170 swimmers took part in the swimming gala that was held in the state-of-the-art indoor 25m swimming pool in Swakopmund and marked the […]
Today is International Sign Language Day and the Moreson Special School in Khomasdal celebrated it with poetry, arts performances and learning about human rights. The Moreson Special School is one of a few institutions catering for learners who are visually, cognitively and hearing impaired.
The Otjikaoko Traditional Authority has appointed retired school principal Undjizuva Tjakuva as a senior traditional councillor. Tjakuva succeeded his late father Sam Tjakuva who has led Otjikaoko people from 1975 to 1995.
