Year: 2023

The Namibia Public Workers Union has called for an urgent intervention by the Namibia University of Science and Technology and higher education ministry in the affairs of the public university, after damning allegations of corruption, abuse of power and nepotism surfaced.

While National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia board chairperson Jennifer Comalie was set to appear before a magistrate over drug charges relating to drug possession, her deputy, Tim Ekandjo and his fellow board members were summoned by finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi to an urgent meeting.

Namibia cemented itself as a force to be reckoned with as the country took the first step to make green hydrogen production a reality.

The residents of  Epupa, Otuani and  Sesfontein have called on the agriculture ministry to drill more boreholes in the region because the existing water points are not sufficient for both animal and human consumption.

A group of young people from Oruua, a village in the Ovitoto area of Omatako constituency, Otjozondjupa region, recently awarded four students bursaries to assist with their studies. 

The Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation Itah Kandjii-Murangi completed a tour of northern vocational training centres to engage with the management, trainees and other stakeholders on the need for Namibia’s VTCs to be fully prepared for the fourth and fifth industrial revolutions and evolving skills requirements.

Tura Magic Ladies gaffer Shama Gure has applauded his charges for not losing track of their main objective this season, which is to win the league title.