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Founding President Sam Nujoma has described the passing of renowned author and publisher Jane Katjavivi as a loss not only to her family and friends, but for Namibia at large.  

The Kavango West directorate of education, arts and culture, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, the Rundu Vocational Training Centre and the Student Career Fair Association, started the regional school career guidance tour earlier this week. 

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has released the groups for next year’s Indoor Hockey World Cup, which will see Namibia’s men and women’s teams facing serious competition from some of the world’s hockey powerhouses. 

“The world requires us to engage with one another on our different views on a daily basis,” says head coach at the Namibia Debate Union, Ivan Limbo. 

Last week, Paratus launched its newest Data Centre (DC), dubbed Armada, which is Namibia’s largest carrier neutral DC.

On Monday this week, a South African judge ordered that the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is interdicted and restrained from suspending Trustco and implementing a ruling by South Africa’s Financial Services Tribunal that had dismissed the Namibian company’s appeal to remain on Africa’s largest stock exchange. 

Some N$1.4 million was paid out to Namibian consumers during the first quarter of 2022 by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa). 

Since the beginning of new the millennium in the year 2000, young people around the globe annually celebrate United Nations (UN) International Youth Day (IYD) on 12 August. The theme for International Youth Day 2022 is, ‘Intergenerational solidarity: Creating a world for all ages.’

MTC has revealed the over N$1.4 million raised through the We Race Together initiative will be split between two community programmes targeting sustainable food security and SME empowerment.