While students’ academic dishonesty is a serious challenge affecting higher education institutions in various forms globally, in Namibia it seems that this academic misconduct is now at an unprecedented level that threatens to make the whole exercise and process of awarding qualifications a mockery if higher education institutions and stakeholders do not take sterner and harsher measures to nip th
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LETTER – Name NSSCAS teachers grade 7 on salary scale
The human capital demand that comes with the implementation of the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Advanced Subsidiary (NSSCAS) in Namibian schools stipulates extended effort for both teachers and learners.
Editorial – Kawana offers glimmer of hope
Fisheries minister Albert Kawana is not perfect, but he has surely earned himself new admirers judging by the manner in which he is presiding over the affairs of the fisheries ministry.
Bus driver guilty of killing lover
A 40-year-old bus driver was convicted yesterday of the death of his girlfriend whose body was discovered in a bushy area along the Western Bypass on 17 January 2017.
Omatando villagers still to be compensated
In its quest to provide affordable land to its residents, the Ongwediva Town Council has budgeted at least N$9.4 million for the 2020/2021 financial year as compensation to secure residential erven at Omatando.
Man fined N$1 000 for defaulting on ‘papgeld’
A 31-year-old Keetmanshoop man felt the wrath of the law yesterday when he was slapped with a N$1 000 fine for failure to pay child maintenance.
MP proposes life sentence for rape
Republican Party parliamentarian Herlinde Tjiveze has proposed life sentences for rape offenders guilty of sexual assaults on young girls.
Namibia’s Covid vaccine hunt… country sets new vaccination target of 80%
The Namibian government said it was working hard to procure and secure additional Covid-19 vaccines as the country now aims to inoculate up to 80% of the population to reach coronavirus herd immunity.
Fishing players want to see more jobs
Fishing industry players say new entrants to the market must invest and create more jobs in the sector.
RA warns motorists of potholed highway
The Roads Authority (RA) has vowed to repair all potholes on the Rundu-Divundu road along the Trans-Caprivi Highway in Kavango East region, when the weather permits.
