Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo has praised the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) for providing free basic computer training to Rundu residents.
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A life of abject poverty for two elderly men
Life is a daily struggle and one of hardship for two elderly men from the San community living at Tondoro village in Kavango West region, who live together through abject poverty. One of the two men is crippled while the other is blind.
Victim’s statement obtained in serial rapist case
The police have managed to obtain the statement of a five-year-old victim, who was allegedly abducted and sexually violated by a 50-year-old man last year.
Man charged for allegedly killing mother
RUNDU – A 20-year-old man was denied bail yesterday in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court, where he appeared on a charge of murder for allegedly killing his biological mother.
Aitsama mâbasen ǂgari-aos ge ǁîs !gâi!gâxa !nae!khaisa ra ǀgoragu
!Nanidisiǀgamǀa (62) kurixa kairs, Debbie Maxuilili Ankamas ge Namibiab kaira khoena ra ǁgoaǂui in ǂōrisasib ǀkha ǁguiri ûitsamaxūn tsî !hanaǂgāb !nâ tsî ǁnās ǀkha ǂhanuba !kharese !gû!oa mâsib ǂûǁawosasib dib ǂnamipe !hūb a ǂhabase.
Studentn surudeb ge N$2.8 biljuns ai go sī
Namibiab Studentn Marisi ǂKhâ!nâs ǂGaes (NSFAF) ge ǀgaisa ǁgoaǂuis !nâ hâ, mâtis surudesa maride studentna xu nî hō-oas dis ǀkha hîa nēsi N$2.8 biluns ai mâsa.
Fired Corien Steenkamp ‘truly sorry’
WALVIS BAY - The Walvis Bay-based Hillside Christian College has fired a grade 2 teacher assistant for racial remarks made on social media early last week, saying racism has no place at the school.
Education salaries gobble 80% of budget
The minister of education, Anna Nghipondoka, has noted with concern that the provision of physical education facilities such as additional classrooms, new schools, hostels and maintenance remains a challenge as the bulk of the ministry’s N$14 billion allocation goes to operational expenditure.
Fix ailing heath system – Moongo
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Winnie Moongo has raised concerns about the poor state of infrastructure at public hospitals, saying government should be focused on fixing the ailing health sector.
SOEs receive N$1.3 billion budget
State-owned enterprises will receive N$1.3 billion with Air Namibia receiving the lion’s share of that budgetary allocation, minister of public enterprises Leon Jooste announced last week in parliament.