On Friday, 1 April 2022, The Namibian newspaper reported, government through the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare spent N$6.3 billion on social assistance in the 2020/21 financial year.
Month: June 2022
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Vivo Energy takes the lead in testing Namibian fuel quality
Vivo Energy Namibia last week unveiled a mobile quality laboratory (MQL), which includes a fully-automated fuel value tester that permits rapid and precise analysis of petrol and diesel directly on-site.
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Recycle forum continues support for communities
The Recycle Namibia Forum (RNF), a non-profit, membership-driven organisation, handed over a third recycling collection bin or igloo to the City of Windhoek’s Solid Waste Management (SWM) division on Friday, 3 June 2022, in celebration of World Environment Day (5 June).
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Hans takes over as BAN chairperson
The Namibian banking industry plays a critical role in catalysing economic activity and ensures financial stability, especially in unprecedented and challenging times. Bank Windhoek’s Managing Director Baronice Hans said this when she took over the chairpersonship of the Bankers Association of Namibia (BAN) on Friday.
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Debbie the goldsmith from Uis
Not knowing your passion or trying to figure out your career path can be a daunting task, especially if opportunities to do so are few and far in between.
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A heart for serving people
Growing up, Crissy Hendrickson didn’t know what she wanted to be and when asked about her dreams and aspirations, she had no answer but one thing was for sure – it had to involve helping people.
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Deaf student overcomes all odds to graduate
Naapopye Uulenga, a deaf student under the Faculty of Education and Human Sciences, recently obtained his Bachelor’s of Education, showing that determination can overcome any obstacle.
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Short Story with Ruben Kapimbi – Mining White Diamonds
Hi! I’m Mundoitji, a Shark Island escapee.
It was a bitterly cold morning, and thin layers of ice had gathered on nylon huts.
The firing squad locked the war prisoners inside the ice-covered nylon shacks. The soldiers cuffed icy metal rings around our hips. Suddenly, a long-bearded man showed up. “I need three prisoners,” he said.
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Joining hands to foster peace, tackle societal ills
Rob Youth Foundation (RYF) has joined hands with International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) to promote basic youth tenets, including peace among the youth in Namibia and beyond its borders.
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Cultivating a reading culture within informal settlements
“Reading is the foundation of learning. If you cannot read, you cannot learn.” This is how Aina Raiza Kweyo views the importance of education, which has spurred her on to start Lesheni Literacy, a non-profit grassroots effort aiming to cultivate a reading and literacy culture within informal settlements.