Year: 2021

Raising one child without adequate resources is challenging; now imagine having to nurture twins, triplets or other multiple births.

The St. Benedict’s Vocational Training Centre, a non-profit organisation in Windhoek, was launched recently to create employment opportunities and encourage entrepreneurship through vocational training.

Historically, the use of industrial policies by governments proved beneficial to a number of countries. The vision of Namibia’s Industrial Policy is anchored in Vision 2030. 

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has urged Namibian businesses to explore opportunities in e-commerce. 

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has confirmed N$10 million investment towards the healthcare sector through the Special Purpose Vehicle, VPB Namibia Growth Fund, into Tsumeb Private Hospital (TPH). 

It is imperative for adult Namibians to get vaccinated as this will allow the economy and people’s lives to return to normal and will ultimately lead to improved national productivity.

This opinion piece is inspired by Prof. Makala Lilemba’s piece: “Sage Philosophy vis-à-vis Western Thinking’ that appeared in the New Era of 8 October 2021.

Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo has commended the GIZ Farming for Resilience Project for initiating and supporting a workshop aimed at planting a seed of entrepreneurship in farmers in the Kavango East region.

A group of final-year law students from the University of Namibia conducted a community impact project, focussing on sexual consent, at Martin Ndumba Secondary School in Divundu, Kavango East, last week. 

The High Court is currently considering the appeal of a man convicted for two murders, of which he is currently serving 40-year imprisonment.