The International Training College-Lingua continues to reinvent itself to offer quality education. Hundreds of students graduated in different fields at a colourful ceremony held at the Windhoek Country Club. The college started 22 years ago in a one-bedroom apartment, offering language training and basic computer skills. The training college was among the first Namibian institutions […]
The Rossing Foundation donated more than 200 library books to Tutaleni High School in Walvis Bay. Acting Chief Education Officer at Rossing Foundation, Florian Engombe, said the books will be distributed to identified schools across the country, with attention given to schools in remote areas in disadvantaged communities. “We all know that libraries are a […]
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi, has put forth a motion in parliament on Cuba. Katjavivi’s proposal, submitted on Thursday during a meeting with the newly accredited Cuban Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz, calls for the lifting of the United States embargo on Cuba. The Cuban diplomat commended Namibia […]
Russia and African countries, including Namibia, have reaffirmed the need to jointly oppose neo-colonialism, the imposing of conditions, and double standards. This forms part of the second declaration adopted at the just-ended second Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St. Petersburg. The Russian Federation and African countries say neo-colonialism, the imposing of conditions, and double […]
The Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA) has also called on MTC Namibia to give permanent employment to those who have been working on contract for years at the call centres. The union says it has received several complaints from MTC’s contract workers at the call centre. Some employees have allegedly been on contract for […]
The Junior Consultant at the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID), Ayaka Abrahams, has highlighted the role civil society plays in aiding the government in the fight against corruption in Namibia. Abrahams said this at the launch of the Anti-Corruption Song Competition. Ayaka Abrahams noted that civil society plays a crucial role in complementing government efforts […]
The Namibian Police are making significant progress in infrastructural development in all 14 regions. This was said by the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Dr. Albert Kawana, when he inaugurated the Nkurenkuru Police Station in the country’s youngest region, Kavango West. The station, constructed at a cost of more than N$108 million, […]
Urban agriculture is growing in Swakopmund as the municipality and some learning institutions continue to empower residents through the allocation of more land. Urban agriculture is a particular focus area in the Swakopmund Municipality’s strategic plan. The Municipality and stakeholders, including the Government of Japan, initiated the Build Back Better Urban Agriculture Project at Swakopmund. […]
Former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc) freelancer Hermine Ndahepa Nakare has died at the age of 65. Nakare, from Tondoro Village in the Kavango West Region, was born on February 24, 1958. She died on July 21 after suffering a stroke. Nakare was one of the first presenters for the RuKavango language when the nbc introduced […]
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Yvette Araes has described the recent rape of a six-year-old as shocking and a grim testament to inadequate protection measures for the most vulnerable in society, particularly children. Araes says the horrifying incident has laid bare deep-rooted issues that must be addressed with urgency. The MP has therefore called on […]
