The Ministry of Education’s executive director Sanet Steenkamp has comforted learners who performed poorly, saying no examination results could ever supersede their value, and what they can accomplish. The Ministry last week released the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary and Advanced Subsidiary Level Examination results, which states that of the 40 757 candidates who sat...
OUTJO – Kunene education director Sophia Ferdrieck says hostels should use hostel development fees, payable by the boarders, for maintenance and to improve living conditions. She was responding to media queries regarding the dilapidated conditions at the Eddie Bowe hostel in Khorixas. The hostel reportedly faces a shortage of beds, lockers, mattresses, and has exposed...
The Single Quarters’ open market in Katutura Central, also known as ‘Kapana’ area, is a place in disarray with hygiene and safety issues threatening both businesses and customers. Speaking to New Era recently, the market’s cleaning team supervisor Elvis Meintjies outlined the numerous challenges they face daily in trying to maintain hygienic standards at one...
Rudolf Gaiseb Deputy higher education minister Natalia Goagoses announced that the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) will do away with means-testing, an eligibility factor for students to be funded by them. In essence, the playing field will then be levelled as one’s economic status will no longer be a criterion for student funding. ...
KATIMA MULILO – Kabbe South and North constituencies have received substantial rainfall since the onset of the rainy season, bringing both benefits and challenges to the region. Speaking to New Era this week, Kabbe South councillor John Likando expressed optimism about the positive effects of the rains. He highlighted the difficulties caused by the region’s...
SWAKOPMUND – Former Landless People’s Movement lawmaker Henny Seibeb has taken a dig at the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources for allegedly failing to table its findings on illegal lithium mining in the Daures constituency. This is despite the fact that hearings on the matter were conducted in May 2023, he now laments. Seibeb,...
The ministry of education this week released the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) as well as Advanced Subsidiary (AS) results for those who sat for exams last year. The results showed a slight improvement in the pass rate. Minister Anna Nghipondoka said out of 40 757 pupils who wrote the NSSCO examination last year, only...
Lahja Nashuuta Teaching is a profession that is characterised by the pursuit of noble intentions. Kristof Aipanda exemplifies this commitment as the principal of Negumbo Senior Secondary School (SSS). With experience as both a teacher and a principal, he is dedicated to recognising the potential of every learner, fostering a culture of excellence. As a...
Having a business idea is an exciting moment and the excitement ends when one does not have the means to put the idea into practice. That is despite the knowledge at hand. It even becomes worse when the individual cannot sell the idea to anyone or to institutions with the means to implement it. It...
The recently released NSSCO and AS examination results can be interpreted in different forms. We could look at the 1.1% improvement and celebrate the marginal improvement in results, or we could dig our heads in the sand and cry foul. Perhaps it is a matter of perspective? Whichever way one looks at it, there appears...