Radio personalities in Namibia do not get the recognition they deserve. These were some of the sentiments expressed by Franklin Shitaleni, a radio presenter at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation’s (nbc) National FM.  nbc News spoke with Shitaleni ahead of World Radio Day, which is observed annually on February 13th. Shitaleni, who has been a radio […]

President Hage Geingob has described Hilde Kapitaholo Amunyela Shimweetheleni, a veteran of the liberation struggle, as a fearless woman and unwavering revolutionary. The late Shimwetheleni was buried at the Omungulu-gwombashe memorial site in the Omusati Region. 89-year-old Shimwetheleni was born in August 1933 at Oshipya village in the Oshana Region. She was introduced to politics […]

The Chief Executive Officers of State Owned Enterprises met at Midgard for a team-building exercise in preparation for the annual general meeting of the Public Enterprises Chief Executive Forum. Issues discussed during the team-building meeting include the essentials of effective leadership, enhancing social relations, and defining roles within teams. About 30 CEOs from various public […]

The Khomas Regional Council concluded its visits to the Windhoek Rural Constituency aimed at assessing the status of boreholes drilled in the area. The delegation assessed boreholes at the Satan Slog settlement, Enos and Ernest, and Diep Rivier. They also visited the construction of toilets at Khanubeb and the youth gardening project at Nauaspoort. A […]

A 17-year-old schoolboy, Antonio Araeb, and his mother established a poultry business in 2021 by buying 30 one-day-old chicks at a subsidized price from the Ministry of Agriculture. Araeb’s love for farming started at Rooi Duine Secondary School, where he is currently studying agriculture as his main subject. “The Ministry of Agriculture also assisted us […]

The principal of Max Makushe Secondary in Kavango East’s Mukwe Constituency has threatened to suspend lessons if overflowing sewage at the school hostel is not addressed. Godfried Mukata says the school hostel was declared unfit for human habitation last year by the Ministry of Health and Social Services and should not have been allowed to […]

Sewage water is said to be flowing into the hostel kitchen of the Omega Combined School, in the Kavango East Region, whenever the septic tank is full. Hostel Matron Eveline Masule says the situation poses a serious health hazard. The hostel had to be closed for several days in October last year, to allow artisans […]

The principal of Divundu Secondary School in Kavango East Region, Christoph Kupembona, has called on the government to fix a kitchen stove that has been out of order since last year. Staff is now preparing food for the more than 400 learners housed there using firewood. According to Kupembona, learners frequently go to bed and […]

The University of Namibia (UNAM) is developing an artificial intelligence curriculum for Africa. Pro-Vice Chancellor at the institution, Professor Anicia Peters, says UNAM will collaborate with Africa-based Google and Microsoft. “This curriculum came about because we said if Africans and women want to be part of the creators of AI and we want to diminish […]

27 dependents of former and current members of the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) will receive bursaries to further their studies at different institutions. This follows the launch of a Direct Strategy by the Mineworkers Union of Namibia, Namibia Miners Investment, and NAMMIC Investment Holdings. The benefit strategy will focus on facilitating access to finance […]