The GK Wahl Combined School, at Kalkfeld in the Otjozondjupa Region, has awarded its 2017 Junior Secondary Certificate best performers. Twenty-four learners were rewarded for hard work, including nine teachers, who received money as motivation. The event was attended by Disability Affairs Deputy Minister, Alexcia Manombe-Ncube, who said despite lack of educational materials and tools, […]
The City of Windhoek held its first Girls and Boys Leadership Conference in the capital over the weekend. The meeting promotes youth engagement through the exchange of information and best practices in education, mentorship, group counselling and advocacy. Young people from the Children’s Home in Eros Park, SOS Children’s Homes and different schools in the […]
Three murders reported by the Namibian Police at its Wanaheda Police Station in Windhoek dominate the weekend’s crimes. Michael Ndimulume was robbed of his cell phone on Saturday at a bar on Fort Park Street in the Greenwell residential Area. When he confronted three men he suspected as the robbers, they beat him and one […]
A SWAPO Party School spokesperson says the 59 students studying towards certificates and diplomas are making progress. Deputy chairperson of the school board, Eunice Iipinge, says the learners completed Module One – which equips them with English, basic economics and computer literacy. She says the trainees are currently studying Module Two, dealing with the Namibian […]
A City of Windhoek Councillor says the Public Procurement Act delays the implementation of projects. Councillor Ian Subasubani told a Khomasdal North Constituency meeting Sunday, at Otjomuise, that the law slows the municipality’s ability to execute planned projects. He said the City wants to bring electricity to 5 000 houses in the next five years, […]
A 20-year-old man was arrested in Otjiwarongo after he drove a blue Mazda sedan into a Shell service station shop on Sunday at about 18h00. The Namibian Police’s regional spokesperson, warrant officer Maureen Mbeha said, “he is charged with drunken driving as well as reckless and or negligent driving.” It is alleged the man failed […]
More than 800 women die from pregnancy or childbirth related complications around the world every day. This was revealed by a representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, who spoke to NBC News.
To discuss Namibia’s foreign policy and Africa’s demand for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, NBC speaks to local political analyst, Andrew Niikondo.
The Police’s Head of the Tourism Protection Sub-division in Khomas is calling on members of the public to take a stand against crime on tourists.
The 2018 Independence Day celebrations will be held in Tsumeb in the Oshikoto Region. The Ministry of Information and Communication Permanent Secretary, Mbeuta Ua-Ndjarakana, said the directive to host the 2018 celebrations at Tsumeb was issued by President Hage Geingob. It will be held under theme, ‘United we stand, for the love of Namibia’. in […]
