While Namibian women are slowly cementing themselves in the usually male-dominated agricultural sector, there still are discussions on whether enough is being done to enable more women to participate.
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Möwes shares her passion for the kitchen
Some individuals live to cook, while others cook to live. Tsumeb-born chef Gadicha Möwes, however, describes her passion for cooking this way: “I love to cook, and you know what, it makes me happy”.
Kenya Airways goes cashless
The contactless transactions align with the airline’s strategy to develop sustainable business operations through investing in innovative processes and technologies for customer safety and security throughout the customer journey.
Bank Windhoek wins two international awards
Bank Windhoek was recently recognised by the international Global Brands Magazine for exemplary work done for three of its local marketing campaigns. These were the advertising and promotion of the new Bank Windhoek Mobile App, its Vehicle and Asset Finance (VAF) and “Swipe Local” Card Campaigns.
NCS to revamp Eloolo abattoir
The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) will further revamp the Oshakati Eloolo small abattoir so it adequately supplies pork to inmates in the northern correctional facilities.
Giraffes fitted with GPS technology
Being a world leader in conservation, Namibia has been using technology for some time to help conservationists keep track of wildlife and understand the movement of animals.
Rural vaccination effort impeded
While government advocates and works towards herd immunity by attempting to vaccinate at least 60% of Namibians against Covid-19, people in rural areas are still hesitant to get the jab, citing already debunked theories, and complaining about the distance to health facilities.
Vaccines will not be forced on teachers
The ministry of education continues to encourage teachers and all staff members in the education fraternity to get vaccinated but stressed that vaccination continues to be voluntary.
Walvis U-turns on audit report release
The Walvis Bay Municipality yesterday failed to release the much-anticipated forensic report of an audit conducted into discrepancies within the massive urban land-servicing
project.
A school with a vision
The Rukonga Vision School in Kavango East was established to improve the quality of education delivery in the country. The school serves as a model whose performance and culture should be emulated by other public and private schools.
