Author: Pricilla Mukokobi (Pricilla Mukokobi )

As the year draws to a close, New Era looks back at some of the Namibian education sector’s achievements and setbacks during the 2023 academic year. 

The ‘Leaving No One Behind’ project seeks to promote the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of young mothers through livelihood skills training and information-sharing on gender-based violence (GBV) and SRHR.

The recent landmark decision by the Vatican’s doctrinal office to allow Roman Catholic Church priests to bless unions between same-sex couples, and endorsed by Pope Francis, has invoked mixed reactions amongst the public and churches.

Reino Kampende, a father of four, expressed joy that his children had received identification cards and birth certificates for the first time through the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security’s outreach programme that delivered national documents to hundreds of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Kavango East and West regions recently.

Plans by Katutura residents to march up to Parliament and State House on Friday were curtailed when a representative from Parliament received their petition at Zoopark.

Tension in Katutura is rising, as residents are preparing to take their umpteenth demonstration to State House today in demand of the elimination of the City of Windhoek’s debt collector, Redforce. 

The Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with TransNamib and Windhoeker Maschinen Fabrik (WMF), has revealed the latest addition to Namibia’s infrastructure with a newly commissioned rail siding yesterday in Windhoek. 

Security guards play an important role in Namibia, as they assist police officers in reducing crime, a unionist has stated.

The environment ministry’s public relations officer Romeo Muyunda scooped the overall best PRO gong in the inaugural Government Communications Officers’
Awards in Windhoek on Thursday.

After an intense 12-month training programme, the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) officially welcomed the Class of 2023 from the Southern African Academy during a lively graduation ceremony in Lusaka, Zambia.