The Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) acting president Bernard Kavau said the reason why the student organisation agreed to the student loans cut was due to financial constraints the fund is faced with. He however said only non-tution fees have been reduced.

Namibian products wishing to enter the lucrative Nigerian market will be subjected to that country’s strict import standards. Its against that background that Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC is to visit selected Namibian factories later in the year.

The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) is demanding clarity from the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) why study loans were cut. The Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) and NSFAF signed the agreement last week allowing the fund to cut the funding of student loans.

President Hage Geingob has described the passing on of Paul Helmuth, as a loss of a voice that educated citizens on civil and political issues. Uncle Paul, as he was known among NBC radio listeners, died in the Roman Catholic Hospital on Friday. Geingob, accompanied by First Lady, Monica Geingos and Prime Minister Saara Kuungongelwa-Amadhila, […]

The SWAPO Party has begun a public training programme to sensitise members on its constitution, code of conduct and organisation of elections in all the regions. Party School rector, Marco Hausiku said the course, initiated in February this year, is to train a minimum of 1 000 members in each region annually, within a three-month […]

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) will need N$121 million to fully develop the Arandis Emergency Response and Traffic Management Centre. This initiative, expected to benefit the transport and logistics industry, would place vehicles under constant surveillance through improved emergency response. Erongo Regional Council Chairperson, Hafeni Ndemula said an alarming number of accidents observed between […]

The National Assembly is expected to adopt the Seed and Seed Varieties Bill, before going on recess after Thursday’s session. Retabling of the bill is due Thursday afternoon, after the House yesterday failed to pass the proposed legislation in full, due to disagreement among the MPs. The bill seeks to regulate the production, registration and […]

Windhoek-The Namibia Football Association’s Galz Goals Strategic Plan 2018 – 2022 was officially launched on Wednesday at the NFA Girls Center. Launched in 2009, the NFA Galz Goals Project with support from UNICEF, is a platform to teach young girls about life skills through sport and. With great successes in the past, the project now […]

The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) is campaigning against the upcoming land conference. The LPM says it is disturbed that it has not been invited or to contribute to the long-awaited programme for discussions on the land question.

Over 60 Namibian students who recently graduated from various universities in China have pledged to plough back towards the development of the country.