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WINDHOEK - Participants at the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Albinism regional strategy meeting on combatting attacks, abductions, killings and discrimination against people with albinism appealed to SADC member states to pass a summit resolution roundly condemning attacks on people with albinism.

MALTAHOHE - In the middle of the NamibRand Reserve, the Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET) centre, a non-profit organisation, has for nearly 15 years now been teaching solar cooking and how to adopt a sustainable way of life.

WINDHOEK- Several Heads of State of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are expected to arrive in Windhoek today ahead of the 38th SADC Summit tomorrow.

WINDHOEK – Large numbers of young people in Southern Africa do not attend school and at least 675 children under the age of 15 years from poor families are forced to work to contribute to household income.

WINDHOEK - During the past three months the Katutura Magistrate’s Court provisionally withdrew approximately 318 cases against accused persons.

Windhoek – At an advanced 40-years of age and boasting a blossoming career that spans almost over two decades, Namibia’s veteran boxer Paulus “Hitman” Moses remains atop of his game and continues to make world champions and whoever crosses his path look like mere rookies in the business of trading leather.

WINDHOEK – Namibia’s senior netball team, the Desert Jewels, yesterday kicked off their Africa Netball World Cup qualifiers campaign on a gloomy note when they suffered a 72-47 defeat at the hands of the ruthless Ugandan “She-Cranes” as they are popularly known, during their opening match.

WINDHOEK – It was a night of glitz and glamour at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) Lower Campus on Friday night when student designers showcased their creative talent.

We just want our mothers to be our mothers and our fathers to be our fathers at home. That is our safe place.

There are many factors that need to be taken into consideration when one tries to answer the question: how can we raise the standard of our education locally? The main factors, however, remain the teacher and the student.