Lylie Joel NKURENKURU – The scenes at Mburu-uru Primary School (PS) in the Kavango West region are heartbreaking. Some learners sit on logs inside makeshift classrooms that were constructed from corrugated iron sheets and poles. In the hostel, overcrowding has forced some children to sleep on the floor due to a lack of beds. The...
The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has extended its wishes to Founding President Sam Nujoma for a speedy recovery. In a statement issued on Saturday by SPYL secretary Ephraim Nekongo, they expressed solidarity with the Nujoma family, the Swapo Party, and the nation at large during this difficult period. They offered their collective prayers and...
OHALUSHU – Learners from Etosha Secondary School over the weekend paid their last respects to their schoolmate, O’Linn Vanyenga Nauyoma, who tragically drowned at Lake Guinas last year September during the Learners’ Representative Council training trip. Nauyoma was buried on Saturday at Ohalushu Cemetery in the Ohangwena region. Various mourners gathered at his homestead to...
Auleria Wakudumo Children of business mogul Frans Aupa Indongo have accused the board members of the Frans Indongo Group of excluding them from their father’s business. They claim the company’s board members are looting and exploiting their father’s business. Simeon Indongo voiced his frustration, pointing out that despite 19 of them being unemployed and without...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Khomas Regional Council (KRC), has allocated N$16 million for the construction of the Katutura Central constituency office. The amount is for infrastructural development. It will cover documentation, design and supervision, including its construction project at Single Quarters. Council chairperson John Moonde commended the council for a job well done over the last...
Eino Vatileni Parliament, through its e-parliament strategy, is set to modernise its operations with soon-to-be-launched digital tools. The move is aimed at improving transparency, citizen engagement and parliamentary efficiency ahead of the 8th Parliament session. These key initiatives include a mobile app, online Bill register system and an information and communication technology (ICT) policy framework...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Abraham Iyambo Primary School in Windhoek received sound speakers and carpets valued at N$20 000 from Grandview Klein Diamond Namibia last week. School principal Flora Petrus expressed gratitude, saying the gesture will significantly impact the lives of learners and improve the school’s learning environment. “We are honoured to be blessed with a...
Today marks exactly one year since the demise of Namibia’s third democratically-elected president, Hage Geingob. This abridged version of the late president’s life and times is republished in his honour. Geingob was in his final presidential term, which he dubbed ‘The Legacy Term,’ signifying his preparedness to leave office peacefully on 21 March 2025. He...
As Namibia celebrates the life and legacy of one of its most iconic leaders, late president Hage Geingob, a biography chronicling his life and contributions to the nation will be launched in Windhoek tomorrow. The book – authored by Audrin Mathe, executive director at the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology – promises to be...
SWAKOPMUND – The Green Scheme projects, once labelled white elephants, are now experiencing a remarkable resurgence and bouncing back after a three-year period of dormancy. The government owns 11 major Green Schemes across the country, including the Orange River, Hardap, Etunda, Musese, Sikondo, Uvungu-Vungu, Ndonga-Linena, Mashare, Shadikongoro, Kalimbeza and Shitemo projects. Following a Cabinet decision,...