Outjo Secondary School principal Usko Shivute has pleaded for the participation of the community, especially parents, in the education process of the young and contributing to their development.
Author: Paheja Siririka (Paheja Siririka)
Silas’ love for kapana wins big
Ester Silas’ persistence in competing finally paid off when she was crowned the 2023 Nedbank Kapana Cook-Off winner in Ongwediva this past weekend.
Persons with disabilities invited for consultations
The National Disability Council of Namibia will hold a consultative meeting from today to 30 August 2023 at the MTC Dome Hotel in Swakopmund to deliberate on issues around the exclusivity of persons with disabilities in the country.
Destitute Ovatjimba forced to eat goat skin
Hunger and poverty have pushed a destitute Ovatjimba family in Otjikojo, a village some 25km west of Okangwati in the Kunene region, into scavenging for goat skins to feed themselves.
Iipumbu irked by NIPFB concerns
Trade minister Lucia Iipumbu has condemned voices claiming there were no proper consultations conducted on the Namibia Investment Promotion and Facilitation Bill (NIPFB). She has described the proposed updated investment legislation as crucial to resuscitate an ailing economy.
Namibia-China relations profound
Chinese Ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, on Wednesday said the China-Namibia relationship is more than an ordinary one between developing countries because of the profound traditional friendship between the two nations.
vaHimba kuna kuvaronga kweyi avarugana nomawoko
Konyara nokilo 40 komuzogo gwaOpuwo kwakara ko uhwi wokungawopeka, meparu lyomunmtu, pampo moomu tupu twavadiva vaHimba vantu ava vaninkiliramo unene vana kara ngesi asi awo simpe konyima neparu, nye nampili ngoso awo kwadiva akupungura eyi tyavatumbulkira asi yawo ntani awo kuronga uzuni asi ngapi muntu novhura kuparuka.
Making blood donation a hobby
Sitting calmly in a reclined seat, talking on the phone and waiting for the male nurse to insert the needle for the blood transfusion is Sudene Vorster, a medical professional who is donating blood for the 30th time.
Equal society initiative launched
The Organisation of African First Ladies for Development, under the stewardship of First Lady Monica Geingos, and partners launched the #WeAreEqual campaign, a year-long and continent-wide intervention that calls for urgent action to advance gender equity and close the gender gap across Africa.
Africa to invest more in water, sanitation
THE International High-Level Panel on Water Investment Action Plan proposes an additional US$2 billion a year be mobilised from African governments to increase water security and sanitation, water minister Calle Schlettwein has said.