Sustainable Development Goal target 16.9 calls for “Identity for All including birth registration by the year 2030”, targeting universal legal identity and birth registration, ensuring the right to a name and nationality, civil rights, recognition before the law, and access to justice and social services.
Year: 2021
Say no to filthy surroundings
The World Cleanup Day, which is celebrated on 18 September every year, was held in Katima Mulilo last weekend.
Witness narrates ordeal with ‘serial rapist’
One of the victims of multiple rape accused Gavin Gawanab testified yesterday about an altercation in which she was involved with him.
Jobless graduate learns new skills at ICT centre
A Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) graduate, who is volunteering at the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) rural centre at Onamishu Eengodi constituency, says she has broadened her knowledge in a field she never studied for.
Genocide fallout intensifies…opposition parties insist on restorative justice
Near ugly scenes ensued yesterday as members of the opposition angrily marched to parliament to protest the recently concluded genocide agreement between Namibia and Germany.
TransNamib job cuts ‘do not need govt approval’
The plan by the national rail service operator, TransNamib, to retrench 340 employees in the coming weeks, does not require government approval, as this decision lies entirely in the hands of the authority’s board.
Reparations should not divide us – Kapofi
Defence minister Frans Kapofi has called for cooler heads to prevail when debating the contentious genocide agreement in parliament.
DRC lands 27 000 freezer quota … local players unhappy over horse mackerel sell-off
Players in the horse mackerel industry have expressed disappointment over the sale of a 27 300-freezer quota to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Vaccine uptake improves among jobless youth
KEETMANSHOOP - Health workers at facilities in Keetmanshoop say they have observed more young people coming out to get inoculated against Covid-19 since last week.
Mom of girl impregnated by father testifies
The mother of a young girl, who was allegedly impregnated by her biological father and forced to abort the foetus, testified yesterday about the events.
