Despite Okahandja municipality having publicly announced that it has employed a debt collector to enforce its credit policy, residents are up in arms, protesting the council never consulted them on the issue before enforcement.
Author: Albertina Nakale (Albertina Nakale )
1 000 children flock to soup kitchen …as Five Rand Camp poverty levels escalate
The plight of orphans and vulnerable children, particularly in the Five Rand Camp informal settlement near Okahandja, is appalling.
Health urgently recalls Covid volunteers
The ministry of health’s decision this week to recall all Covid-19 volunteers, whose contracts were terminated on 31 October 2022, was greeted with joy by volunteers although the ministry remains mum on the reasons for the U-turn.
Met office predicts rain showers
The meteorological office has predicted rain this coming weekend for most of the northern and central parts of Namibia.
!Narisarimas !âb ge !gâi !oabade khoena mās ǁkhawa kō!gâsa ǂhâba hâ
Garu-a ǂâiǂhansens ge !narisarima-aon ǂharugugu tawa ra hō!âhe, ǁnāpas !gâi tama tanisens tsî !khōǂhomisa !narisarima-aon !oagu ūhâ, tsîs ge nēsa gowaǀîhesa ǂhâba hâ. ǀNî ǂansaben di aoǁguib ge, Covids ge buruxase nē !âba !gâi tamase khôa!ā hâ i, xawen !gâin tsîna nēpa xu ge ǂoasa î di ǂnûiǂgāde ǁkhawa ǀasase tsoatsoa, ǁkhawa ǀgaiba ǀguixasib ǀkha ǀaro!nâ tsî îxa mûǂuigu ǀkha sari-aona ǂgaoǀkhāsa
!Hūǁîn ge !narisarimas !âba kaitsēdi !aroma ǀkhaeb ase ība
!Narisarimas ǂansaben ge ra mî, !goaxa a kaitsēdi ǁaeba !gû!oas Namibiab !nās !aroma !auga!hūgu !narisarima-aon !gôagu ra ǁgoeǂamhese ǁgausen tama hâ, xawen ǁîna nē !âb !nâ danasa ǁîn saridi ǀkha ra ǀhōǂuin ge !hūǁîn tsî ǀkharisi sari-aona.
Education cancels ‘discriminatory’ vacancy advert
The education ministry has annulled a teaching position at Litamaro Combined School, following an outcry by the Students’ Union of Namibia (SUN), that said the advertisement calling on prospective candidates is discriminatory.
Unam offers incentives for AS students
As part of the transformed curriculum, the University of Namibia will be offering an attractive advanced subsidiary (AS) incentive package for new students in 2023.
Unam ready to facilitate more internships
University of Namibia vice chancellor Kenneth Matengu has said the institution takes cognisance of the fact that the number of students requiring work-integrated education is set to increase with the recent curricula transformation demands for mandatory work-integrated learning.
Divided Africa fails with ivory proposal
Southern Africa suffered a demoralising defeat at CITES that began in Panama City last Monday when governments at the 19th Conference of the Parties (CoP19) in Panama rejected a proposal to reopen the international ivory trade.