When a small group of young men living in Windhoek’s Old Location registered the African Publishing Company in October 1959, they aimed for “a vigorous instrument to promote the social and educational well-being of all inhabitants … irrespective of race, colour or creed”.
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IUM to open in Eenhana
Tertiary education in Namibia received another boost in the form of a state-of-the-art university that will be constructed in Eenhana by the International University of Management.
/Ui/o//oo bemoans absence of San languages in schools
Deputy minister for marginalised communities Royal /Ui/o//oo has lamented the exclusion of marginalised groups’ mother tongues from school curricula.
Anger over mobile police station closure… Goreangab officers without water, electricity or toilet
Residents of the Goreangab informal settlement are furious with the Windhoek municipal council, whom they blame for the closure of a mobile police station on the outskirts of the city, thereby depriving residents of basic police services in a crime-infested area.
Uutoni orders Rundu to formalise Tumweneni
Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni on Monday ordered the Rundu Town Council to formalise the controversial Tumweneni area.
No end in sight for food price rise
The cost of food has sustained an upward trend in recent months, making it difficult for local consumers to put something on the table.
Ruacana scores clean audit
One of the smallest local authorities, the Ruacana Town Council, is upbeat about its performance, asserting it did its best to deliver basic services to residents within its budgetary confines.
TransNamib sues advertising firm
TransNamib and Alliance Media are locked in mediation after the railway company sued the advertising agency for failing to pay for advertising spaces.
PDM promises to empower street vendors
Popular Democratic Movement candidate Leilani Pashecka believes that she is the right candidate to make positive changes in Swakopmund if elected into office.
UPM candidate: Vote for change and see changes
he United People’s Movement candidate for the Swakopmund constituency by-election has urged all residents of Swakopmund to go out and vote for him if they want change.