National

Otjomuise- Otjikumutundu tjo tji wana Omandaha tja wo ronganene motjivarero otjiyandja hange metuwo ro komando oitjavari yerapi rOtjiserandu okuyandja ondjozikiro ku Uruanaa¿i “Scara” Matundu. 

WINDHOEK - A former Global Fund employee accused of killing his supervisor and wounding an ex-colleague is still without legal representation after the lawyer instructed by Legal Aid Henry Shimutikweni refused the instruction.

WINDHOEK - The long-drawn-out court case between the Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu) and government over remote teachers’ incentives will be heard in the Supreme Court on 2 April. 

WINDHOEK - The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) says a lack of forward planning and an inability to implement the new high school curriculum by the ministry of education are among the factors underlining the chaos that engulfed schools and learners at the start of the 2020 school year.

SWAKOPMUND - The low voter turnout that on Wednesday marred the Walvis Bay Urban by-election was attributed to fatigue, lack of voter education and timing of the voting day.

KEETMANSHOOP - The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) says voters have been yearning for social and political change.

WINDHOEK – The Teachers’ Union of Namibia (TUN) says most teachers are not qualified nor prepared to teach the new revised national curriculum that the government started implementing five years ago.

WALVIS BAY – Confusion reigned yesterday at Walvis Bay where some residents had to be turned away from polling stations as they were not eligible to vote in the local by-election. Some were under the impression that voting was open to everyone. 

GOBABIS – The Gobabis constituency by-election got off to a very slow start yesterday morning. The constituency had eight fixed and 19 mobile polling stations.

ONGWEDIVA - Some schools in the Oshana Region are faced with multiple challenges, including overcrowded classrooms, which have seen up to 55 learners in one class.