At the recent handover of stationery, school shoes and uniforms for boys and girls at the Okorosave and Otuti primary schools, FirstRand Namibia CSI Manager, Revonia Kahivere, said the vision of the schools is to prepare learners for a better future.
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Rundu to repair the Sam Nujoma Drive
The Rundu Town Council has set plans in motion for the complete rehabilitation of one of its most important roads, which is in disrepair.
Walvis Bay residents lambast municipality for land evictions
The Walvis Bay municipality has been criticised for issuing an eviction notice last week, targeting those living and trading without permission on municipal land.
Woman fatally struck by unlicensed driver
A 39-year-old unlicensed driver was held in police custody on Saturday after he reported himself at the Rundu police charge office, shortly after ramming his car into a 26-year-old woman who was crossing the road at the Nakazaza village along the Rundu-Nkurenkuru road.
Kunene welcomes communal land plan
A programme to improve tenure security and the registration of communal land rights, developing an integrated regional land use plan and infrastructure investment in small-scale communal farming was launched in Kunene.
Soup kitchen asks for structure
The initiator of a soup kitchen in Dordabis, which feeds over 90 people, including orphans and vulnerable children, is pleading with good Samaritans to assist with a temporary structure as the facility is operating from under a tree.
Keetmans residents bemoan poor communication
Percy Charlies, a community activist based in Keetmanshoop, said residents in the town have registered their unhappiness after NamWater suspended water supply to their areas for two consecutive days last week without properly informing them.
Mother abandons two-week baby girl
The police in Katima Mulilo are investigating a case of child neglect after a two-week-old baby girl was discovered dumped Friday morning at around 11h00 at the Chefuzwe/New Cowboy turn-off in Katima Mulilo.
Lightning strike kills five
Five families are in mourning after their relatives died instantly after being struck by lightning over the weekend while another person is in critical condition in hospital.
NSFAF faces mass exodus … fund must lose parastatal status by December 2023
As plans by the government draw closer to dissolve the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund, top executives are tendering their resignations - citing uncertainty.