The beginning of a new year often comes with exciting possibilities, but it also brings significant financial responsibilities. For many parents, January and February mark the time to prepare for university registration and tuition fees, purchase learning devices, and ensure everything is in place for the start of the academic year. Following the festive holidays...
BEIJING – Sri Lanka has secured its biggest-ever foreign investment after signing a deal with Chinese state-run oil giant Sinopec, officials said on Thursday. Sinopec has agreed to invest US$3.7 billion to construct a “state-of-the-art oil refinery” with a capacity of 200 000barrels in the southern Hambantota region, the Sri Lanka president’s media division revealed....
The Vice President of the Republic of Namibia and president-elect, Her Excellency Comrade Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, at the 2024 Chiefs’ Forum emphasised how global conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, and Israel and Palestine, can be obstacles to the ongoing genocide negotiations between Namibia and Germany. She also drew parallels with the situation in Gaza, describing it...
In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, the importance of fostering a love for reading among children has never been more urgent and critical to their academic success. As digital distractions continue to grow, libraries, schools, and parents are faced with the challenge of encouraging young minds to pick up books and engage with them meaningfully. Promoting...
Taxes are the lifeblood of any nation, funding essential services, such as education, healthcare and infrastructure. In Namibia, the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) shoulders the responsibility of collecting taxes, administering customs and ensuring compliance. Despite its critical role, NamRA is often criticised, with some perceiving it as oppressive or burdensome. However, such views ignore the...
Rudolf Gaiseb Deputy higher education minister Natalia Goagoses announced that the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) will do away with means-testing, an eligibility factor for students to be funded by them. In essence, the playing field will then be levelled as one’s economic status will no longer be a criterion for student funding. ...
Iuze Mukube Last weekend, a family in Oshipeto village in Omusati had to deal with a double blow after a 31-year-old man took his own life a day before the scheduled burial of his deceased brother. The suicide victim, who was a resident of Okandjengedi section of Oshakati, informed neighbours at his rented lodgings that...
Iuze Mukube Magistrate Monica Andjaba denied the bail request of Tjizake Murangi (23) yesterday in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court. The former fitness instructor stands accused of allegedly “inhumanly and barbarically” killing his 29-year-old ex-girlfriend, Frieda Amadhila, in April 2024. He is facing one count of murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic...
Auleria Wakudumo Police in the Oshikoto region have opened a case of rape after a five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by one of her nine-year-old cousins, who is an identical twin. It is not clear at this stage which of the twins committed the act. Oshikoto police regional commander, Commissioner Teopolina Kalompo-Nashikaku, confirmed that a...
The ministry of education this week released the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) as well as Advanced Subsidiary (AS) results for those who sat for exams last year. The results showed a slight improvement in the pass rate. Minister Anna Nghipondoka said out of 40 757 pupils who wrote the NSSCO examination last year, only...