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Namcol last week awarded prizes to students who performed well in the 2020 Junior Secondary Certificate, Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary certificate examinations as well as those of the technical and vocational education and training.

If your business is not going according to plan, flip the script and do not be consumed by fear, says Brand-building consultant Christine-Rita Abankwah.

In spite of huge debates, hesitancy and dismay to repay the Namibian Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) loans, some patriotic Namibians have started paying their dues.

The founder of the Megameno Orphanage in Windhoek’s Shandumbala area, Maria Shaalukeni is appealing for assistance to settle their municipal debt of N$60 000.  The water bill has been outstanding for years.

The Porridge Storage centre in the Havana informal settlement was filled with laughter, musical renditions, bright smiles and cheer as children in the area receive their meal. The centre, which was founded in June 2019 by Martha Festus (21), feeds children as young as one and as old as 16 years at least three times a week. 

“Facing the untold hardships of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, has been a trying and challenging effort for businesses, government and the Namibian nation as a whole,” said Nora Ndopu, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability manager. 

Namibia is at a desperate juncture in its economic development for the introduction of a diversification strategy as the country cannot rely indefinitely on its natural resources and volatile commodity prices for growth. 

Young Namibian entrepreneurs are invited to apply for a fully-funded innovative business boot camp slated for 12-17 September 2021 in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa.

Substandard and falsified medicines are collectively referred to as counterfeit medicines.  The substandard medicines are manufactured below the acceptable standard of safety, quality or efficacy.

The City of Windhoek has reached out to the landless committee members in Otjomuise to discuss the content of their petition and the way forward.