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Inflation is real and it is here. There are lots of factors behind this, the rising price of petrol, surging gas prices, supply issues and the pandemic pushing up the cost of even the most basic food items.

The director of education in the Oshikoto region, Aletta Eises, has called on primary school teachers to lay a strong quality foundation for primary school learners. 

Education minister Anna Nghipondoka last week launched the first-ever Namibian world heritage site’s virtual reality tour of the Twyfelfontein /Ui-//aes world heritage site at the Franco-Namibia Cultural Centre in Windhoek. 

The dispute between the warring factions of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority over the paramount chieftainship may end soon, with the National Unity Democratic Organisation leadership set to intervene.

The Ohlthaver & List Group and their joint venture partner CMB.TECH yesterday launched Namibia’s first green hydrogen production plant to be built in the Erongo region. 

Hileni Shikongo, newly elected //Kharas regional chairperson of the Teachers Union of Namibia, vowed to make sure that the rights of teachers are protected in the region and the country as a whole.

The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein said the provision of clean drinking water for both humans and livestock in rural and urban areas remains central to the government’s agenda.

One of the experts who crafted the new education curriculum says there is no ground to question the quality of the new Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary curriculum, as it is benchmarked against the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). 

Workers at Erindi have threatened to go on strike after 16 of their colleagues were dismissed while addressing allegations of brutal forms of exploitation, which they likened to the dark days of apartheid. 

Unresolved internal Swapo party squabbles in Grootfontein saw suspensions of its newly sworn-in mayor and other executive district members over allegations of voting for the opposition to ascend to the chairpersonship of the management committee.