On 27 November this year, a local newspaper has reported that ‘Smile’, the locally produced condoms, have disappeared from the shelves after the factory existed for merely 15 years.
Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )
Opinion – Liberation movements: Are chickens finally coming home to roost?
Across Southern Africa, if not Africa at large, we are now seeing a trend, where liberation movements or parties are slowly loosing the morale and momentum they have enjoyed for decades after independence of their respective countries.
Letter – The use of hydroponics in agricultural pursuits
Food security is a global concern – and Namibia is no exception.
Letter – Tribute to late Honourable Ignatius Nkotongo Shixwameni
I have known Ignatius Shixwameni as the revolutionary secretary general and President of the Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) at the height of the national students’ boycotts of the late 1980.
Editorial – Fishrot reveals network of ruthless greed
Evidence led in the ongoing bail hearing of some of the Fishrot accused has lifted the lid on the grandiose thievery that played itself out for many years.
Know your civil servant – Johnathan Swartz: Professionalism, work ethic drive public sector
The Ministry of Public Enterprises (MPE) chief public relations officer Johnathan Swartz has cautioned the public to desist from labelling the public sector as an unproductive system, as this connotation may discourage graduates from pursuing careers as civil servants.
Pupils worry about social evils
Alicia Jansen, a grade 7 learner at Minna Sachs Primary school, fears that more children will drop out of school as a result of gender-based violence (GBV) and substance abuse.
Oshana urged to increase vaccination uptake
Deputy youth minister Emma Kantema-Gaomas has urged the Oshana region to increase its vaccination uptake, and to move up from its current 10th place on the national vaccination ranking.
Education remains our best bet – Geingob
Education remains the world’s best bet for a fairer and better world, and Namibia therefore fully supports the Paris Declaration’s call to invest in education for the future of humanity and the planet.
Forget sex, social media – Eises
Oshikoto education director Aletta Eises has implored learners to refrain from indulging in sexual activities as well as wasting time on social media but rather focus on studying, as exams are fast approaching.
