The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) decided to pay 50% of all tuition fees before Friday to enable students to write their examinations. This will roughly amount to N$600 million, according to Acting CEO of NSFAF Olavi Hamwele. NSFAF provides study loans to 38 700 students. Earlier on Wednesday 200 disgruntled students from various […]
A group of 200 disgruntled students from various institutions are at the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund’s (NSFAF) offices to demand their tuition fees to be paid so they can sit for examinations. Many first year students have not received a single cent from NSFAF to cater for tuition fees, meals, transport or accommodation since […]
Namibians are urged to create a supportive environment for single parents. Founder of Single Parent Support, Cecilie HagesTjikenda made this call at a seminar titled ‘Rescue Me’ that was held in Windhoek.
Political, civil society, corporate and other leaders are urged to work towards a common vision if they have to respond to the fourth industrial revolution. The call was made by the Minister of Public Enterprises, Leon Jooste, at the seventh Institute of People Management’s Annual conference in Windhoek.
By: Lesley Tjiueza Four of the top clubs in the Namibian Premier League (NPL) have allegedly wrote to the league’s chairman to stop the league from kicking off on Friday. The 4 teams Orlando Pirates, Tigers, Black Africa and Blue Waters jointly asked Lawyer Sisa Namandje to instruct the NPL management to postponement the League. […]
International rating agencies have advised the government to continue implementing austerity measures aimed at reducing deficits and accumulating debt, while being sensitive to economic growth. While in London recently, Namibia’s Ministerial delegation engaged three agencies, Moody’s, Fitch and Standards and Poor’s on the economic growth prospects of the SADC region.
Labour Researcher Herbert Jauch says disunity within the labour movement compromises the plight of workers, which the union ought to represent. Jauch says leadership disputes in the NUNW are based on personal interests, and NOT that of the workers.
Former NCCI Chief Executive Officer, Tarah Shaanika says corruption is addictive and should not be allowed to thrive to reach devastating levels.
Rural communities at the Kasheshe village in the Zambezi Region’s Katima Rural Constituency do not have access to potable water.
Deputy Minister of Economic Planning says there is a need for tertiary institutions to share research findings on social issues with policy makers. Lucia Iipumbu made the remarks during the opening of a two-day conference where academics intend to discuss social issues, share ideas and research findings.
