Since 1983, Chevening has brought over 50 000 exceptional professionals from around the world to study in the UK through scholarships and fellowships funded by the UK government, a scheme that more than 140 Namibians scholars have benefitted from and continue to.
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REFELA elects new leaders
The Network of Locally Elected Women of Africa (REFELA) has elected new commissioners. The network’s two-day event, which started on Thursday in Rundu, also decided on a strategy to address the issue of street kids countrywide.
Campaign teams cause division – Shifeta
Swapo vice presidential hopeful Pohamba Shifeta has said “teams” or “camps” created during the internal campaigns are causing division within the party.
Shaningwa: Fishrot cost party heavily
Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa has said the wide-reaching Fishrot corruption scandal, which implicates ruling party officials, took place before she became the party’s chief administrator.
Shalulile injury has no impact on Warriors – Benjamin
Brave Warriors head coach Collin Benjamin yesterday said the injury which Sundowns’ hitman Peter Shalulile is currently nursing will not impact the Brave Warriors negatively, as the country’s senior national football team will not play any games for the rest of the year.
It’s going to be brutal – Miledzi…as boxing day draws closer
Ghanian boxer Delali Miledzi yesterday warned Paulinus Ndjolonimus that he is going to bring his A-game to the ring when they cross paths on Saturday.
Personality of the week – Issy Nakamwe…Handball working towards Olympic participation
I grew up in the small town of Grootfontein and as a young man, I learned the value of finding solutions to others’ problems.
Opinion – Mid-Year budget review aims to cushion economy from cost-of-living headwinds
The Mid-Term Budget was tabled in the context of global and domestic cost-of-living pressures.
Namibian exports to EU up
Ambassador of the European Union (EU) delegation to Namibia Sinikka Antila, yesterday said Namibia’s exports to the EU market has grown by 50%, and at one point reached €36 billion (about N$650 billion) while imports only grew by 8.9%.
More than 800 companies closed due to Covid-19
Yesterday, the Namibian Employers Federation (NEF) released some shocking figures with regards to the negative effects of Covid-19 on the local economy. In 2019, 158 companies and in 2020 some 52 companies filed for liquidation in the High Court.