National

The corona plague afflicted me with great force the last few weeks. While I count my blessings for each day of progress against this ordeal, my life has been irrevocably dented by the immense loss of friends and close relatives.

Activities in the domestic construction sector significantly declined due to heavy budgetary cuts and the overall negative impact of Covid-19 pandemic, as both government and private construction work weakened considerably in light of subdued economic activity.

The composite index of Building Plans Completed in Windhoek, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and Ongwediva recorded a declined monthly growth rate of 23.1% in May 2021 when compared to a reduced growth rate of 19.8% in April 2021. 

Since the domestication process in the Neolithic Age, livestock has spread all over the world as a result of human migration or interchanges among neighbouring human populations.  

The Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF) yesterday said it was with great dismay that it read the article in a local newspaper, titled “Unfinished classrooms, hostels a seven-year eyesore”.

Paul Da Prince has been announced as the host of the ‘Voice Perfect Namibia’ host. The singing competition is returning soon for a second season.

David Shikalepo, well known as Exit, is one of Namibia’s most controversial artists. The musician has no time to be nursing celebrities’ feelings.

On 11 July, the world marked World Population Day, with the light shining brightly on the rights to bodily autonomy and integrity, which are prerequisites not only for realisation of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) but also for overall socio-economic development in our countries and the entire world.

In the 1970s and 80s, schools like Petrus Ganeb, S.I. !Gobs, Agustineum Döbra and Dr Lemmer produced a constant supply of productive citizens – from musicians, sports athletes, to academics and technicalists of that time. 

The directorate of education in Kavango East has constructed 12 ablution facilities at several schools across the region at the cost of N$4.5 million during 2020/2021.