Year: 2021

The Omuthiya Town Council is strongly considering refunding residents whose rates and taxes were exorbitantly increased last year.

The Namibian football family yesterday woke up to the sad news about the sad passing of former Orlando Pirates attacker Eric Muinjo, who died at the age of 64 in a Windhoek hospital from Covid-related complications. 

Omulumentu gwomimvo 27 moshitopolwa shaMusati okwa mangwa po kopolisi sho a tsu omumwayinamati nombele yokapi iikando ine sigo a si.

Representative movements of students in Namibia, the Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) and the Student Union of Namibia (SUN) have set the tone for the year and gave the direction of their institutions for 2021.

As the resumption of face-to-face teaching for schools in the country is approaching, measures like handwashing, physical distancing, mask-wearing, and temperature checks are being integrated into school life.

TV personality and geologist, Selma “Tega” Usiku (34) said cultural stereotypes and gender prejudices unfortunately still threaten the participation of women in traditionally male-dominated fields such as geology, mining, and engineering.

The latest staggering figures surrounding teenage pregnancies came at a time when the country is battling the Covid-19 pandemic with the education ministry revealing the number of teenage girls who have become pregnant across the country doubling for the 2020 academic year.

The Namibia Institute of Professional Accountants (NIPA) has welcomed proposed amendments to the Public Accountants’ and Auditors’ Board (PAAB) Act, saying these will improve accountability and trust in the industry. 

There is light at the end of the tunnel for the N$190 million-dollar Peugeot Opel Assembly Namibia (POAN) venture at Walvis Bay as legislation to enable the exportation of the locally assembled vehicles into the Southern African region has been finalised.

Evidence suggests that bullying and racial discrimination are real in our society, including in some of our schools in Namibia.