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The education system in Namibia has changed drastically since independence in 1990. Before Namibia gained its freedom, education in the country was easy and cheap, but it was not as impactful as the current curriculum.

The argument for transformational investment in mental health globally, especially on the African continent, is clearer than ever.

Namibian schools, both primary and secondary, have one thing in common; they both do not have proper guidance counsellors. Before you (my dear reader) start gathering your defence tools to fire back at me, I am not talking about the Life Skills teachers in our schools. 

Swapo backbencher Modestus Amutse has asked parliament to consider approval of each fiscal year’s estimates by March – not only to align new budget approvals with the end of each fiscal year but also to fast-track programme implementation and improve service delivery.

The community members of Sikanjabuka in Zambezi region were delighted to officially receive the horticultural production project at their community forest office last Friday.

Susan Nghidinwa, who was the first democratically-elected mayor of Tsumeb, a long-time Swapo Party Women’s Council activist and a senior official in the Pan-African Women’s Organisation, died at the age of 85 on Friday 7 October.

Energy minister Tom Alweendo last week again admitted that government is gravely concerned about Namibia’s increasing fuel price.

Windhoek High Court Judge Nate Ndauendapo on Friday sentenced a man he convicted of murder, kidnapping and several rapes to an effective 35 years in prison.

Vice President Nangolo Mbumba described struggle hero Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo as a great freedom fighter, a great statesman and a true patriotic Namibian.

An employee of a small lithium mine in the Uis area died in a freak accident when he fell off a front-end loader.