Africa’s education system is failing its youth, and urgent action is needed. This was the message by Member of Parliament Utaara Mootu at the National African Students Association (NASA)’s regional conference yesterday. The event, which also marked the Day of the African Child, was held under the theme ‘Africa’s Future Now: Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders...
Maggy Thomas The Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) and the Angola Press Agency (ANGOP) signed an agreement to strengthen the relationship between the two countries and foster cooperation. The signing took place on Friday in Luanda, where the Angola Information and Communication Technology Forum (ANGOTIC) 2025 is underway. Acting CEO of Nampa Epifanius Jata Kuzee Kazondu highlighted...
Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi has called on Namibians to fly the Swapo flag with pride. He said the ruling party remains the only political movement with the nations’s best interest at heart. He was speaking at a Swapo mini rally at Oshawapala village in the Endola constituency of the Ohangwena region over...
OTJIWARONGO – In the remote and isolated Tsumkwe constituency, nestled snugly among the thick forests of northeastern Namibia, people live surrounded by nature but also far from help. When someone gets seriously ill here, the struggle is not just against the illness but also against time, poor roads, and, most painfully, the lack of an...
NKURENKURU – Kavango West governor Verna Sinimbo says people with albinism should not be limited by their condition but must have a sense of belonging to the community, where they have equal rights like everyone else. She said albinism is just a rare and beautiful genetic condition. Sinimbo was speaking at this year’s World Albinism...
SWAKOPMUND – Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has raised concern over widespread financial and administrative mismanagement at both regional and local authority levels. Sankwasa was addressing governors, regional and local councillors, as well as CEOs from the Erongo, Omusati, Ohangwena, Oshana, Kavango East, Zambezi, Kavango West and Kunene regions yesterday during a high-level...
KATIMA MULILO – Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) Commissioner Sam Shivute has acknowledged the longstanding nature of the bilateral discussions on the One Stop Border Post (OSBP) at Katima Mulilo. He has assured the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) meeting held in Livingstone, Zambia, of Namibia’s commitment to ensure that the project is finalised within the next...
Rudolf Gaiseb The local government has secured a N$1.5 billion loan from Germany, an amount earmarked to solve the water supply challenges faced by northern communities. Minister of Finance Ericah Shafudah, in Parliament on Wednesday, said the loan agreement falls under projects financed outside the budget and will be implemented over the medium-term expenditure framework...
Michael Mutonga Liswaniso CHINCHIMANI – The directorate of education in Zambezi region has launched an urgent investigation to determine the appropriate action for a conducive teaching and learning environment at Kisako Primary School. The investigation follows a planned peaceful demonstration by members of the Kisako (Kikiya, Sabelo and Kolosi) community, who are calling for the...
KONGOLA – Frustrated members of the Kongola community have voiced concerns over the escalating crime, particularly stock theft, allegedly by people crossing from neighbouring Zambia. The locals questioned the apparent absence of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) patrols along the border, demanding a stronger military presence to protect local resources. This was raised during civil-military...