Rudolf Gaiseb Namibia is still grappling with a funding shortfall of about N$600 million to fully and timeously aid more than 1.26 million drought-stricken citizens from a looming hunger crisis, Deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa recently shared. Mutorwa, while receiving a donation of 500 boxes of frozen butter snoek from the National Fishing Corporation of...
“Doing the same thing and expecting different results” is a phrase often used to describe the idea of repeating the same actions without changing your approach while hoping for a different outcome. It is insanity, according to Albert Einstein. With the national results for Grade 11 and Advanced Subsidiary (AS) out, the most notable thing...
Lylie Joel NKURENKURU – The scenes at Mburu-uru Primary School (PS) in the Kavango West region are heartbreaking. Some learners sit on logs inside makeshift classrooms that were constructed from corrugated iron sheets and poles. In the hostel, overcrowding has forced some children to sleep on the floor due to a lack of beds. The...
The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has extended its wishes to Founding President Sam Nujoma for a speedy recovery. In a statement issued on Saturday by SPYL secretary Ephraim Nekongo, they expressed solidarity with the Nujoma family, the Swapo Party, and the nation at large during this difficult period. They offered their collective prayers and...
Auleria Wakudumo Children of business mogul Frans Aupa Indongo have accused the board members of the Frans Indongo Group of excluding them from their father’s business. They claim the company’s board members are looting and exploiting their father’s business. Simeon Indongo voiced his frustration, pointing out that despite 19 of them being unemployed and without...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Khomas Regional Council (KRC), has allocated N$16 million for the construction of the Katutura Central constituency office. The amount is for infrastructural development. It will cover documentation, design and supervision, including its construction project at Single Quarters. Council chairperson John Moonde commended the council for a job well done over the last...
Eino Vatileni Parliament, through its e-parliament strategy, is set to modernise its operations with soon-to-be-launched digital tools. The move is aimed at improving transparency, citizen engagement and parliamentary efficiency ahead of the 8th Parliament session. These key initiatives include a mobile app, online Bill register system and an information and communication technology (ICT) policy framework...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Abraham Iyambo Primary School in Windhoek received sound speakers and carpets valued at N$20 000 from Grandview Klein Diamond Namibia last week. School principal Flora Petrus expressed gratitude, saying the gesture will significantly impact the lives of learners and improve the school’s learning environment. “We are honoured to be blessed with a...
JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed yesterday to continue providing support to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the face of nationwide calls to withdraw troops following the death of 14 South African soldiers. Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have made substantial gains in eastern DRC, taking the major city of Goma last week, and vowing to...
GOMA – Once crowded with white makeshift huts, the huge Kanyaruchinya camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Goma, in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, looked eerily empty on Sunday. Since Goma was taken by Rwanda-backed M23 fighters earlier this week, some 100 000 internally-displaced people have left the jam-packed hillside where they had...