Amidst deepening cracks of division within the party, the Utjiua Muinjangue-led Nudo leadership appears undeterred, as they have now set the dates for the party’s electoral college and manifesto launch. The dates were officially confirmed by the party’s secretary general Josef Kauandenge, who said they will first hold their national executive committee meeting on 3...
Iuze Mukube Leading academics, decision-makers and various stakeholders convened for the University of Namibia’s biannual education conference, which took place for three days at the university’s main campus and concluded yesterday. The conference, held under the theme ‘Fostering Innovative Skills-Based Education in the 21st Century for a Sustainable Future’, focused on transforming, changing and forming...
Charles Ndeumane The National Youth Service has selected 100 young people from all 14 regions who will be trained in the charcoal and biomass production industry. As its mandate is to offer personal development programmes and create employment for Namibians between the ages of 16 and 35, NYS earlier this month called on interested youth...
OSHIPUMBU – The head of department at Oshipumbu Combined School in the Eheke Circuit of the Oshana region is allegedly acting as the school principal while he is on sick leave. It is alleged that the HoD, Andreas Imalwa, is on six weeks sick leave after he underwent an operation. However, it is alleged that...
Namibia exported less horticultural products in the second quarter of 2024 than during the same quarter in 2023. The main products exported to South Africa, Angola, Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom were dates, tomatoes, pumpkin, squash, gourds and onions.The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) said this in its Agriculture and Fishing Indicators Bulletin Report for the...
Eveline de Klerk Paheja Siririka WALVIS BAY – Oral health goes beyond just having a beautiful smile, as it encompasses the prevention, early detection and treatment of oral diseases, which can impact not only one’s physical health, but also their emotional and psychological well-being. To create awareness of oral health, the Erongo region is participating...
“The first thing I thought of doing was to commit suicide. I saw that as the only option to escape the pain of having my HIV status exposed.” These are the words of 28-year-old Dessy (not her real name), who hit rock bottom when someone she trusted revealed her HIV status to her community during...
Puma Energy Namibia is grappling with a significant decline in reliance on rail transportation. This situation has deteriorated dramatically over the past two decades. Adell Samuelson, general manager of Puma Energy Namibia, during a media briefing this week, expressed concerns about the current state of rail services. She noted that the company now relies on...
President Nangolo Mbumba arrived in New York, United States of America on Tuesday to participate in the 79th session of the United Nations GeneralAssembly (UNGA), where he is set to co-chair the pivotal Summit of the Future. In his address at the summit global call last week, he emphasised the critical need for global unity...
Lahja Nashuuta Namibian farmers’ unions, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPBD) and other land reform stakeholders have rejected the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) Movement’s proposal for a stand-alone law on foreign land ownership in Namibia. In 2019, AR submitted a petition to Parliament in the form of a draft bill for debate and discourse...