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Education, Arts and Culture minister Anna Nghipondoka on Friday officially announced the commencement of the Basic Education Act, Act no. 3 of 2020, which has been operating since 5 October 2023 in Namibian schools.

Children from Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana have called upon their presidents for an updated curriculum, inclusive education and better protection against domestic and sexual abuse as well as cyberbullying.

Only 26.5% of the world’s parliamentarians are women, placing the world on the back foot in achieving gender parity, but Namibia could achieve its 50/50 target by 2025.

Swapo party vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has expressed disappointment over the halt in the drilling of 11 earth dams due to allegations of corruption.

Tempers flared here last Friday with village council members denying allegations of bribery while others warned of imminent danger to scarce underground water resources should contentious uranium mining proceed in the area. 

Since 2018, a significant amount of blocked airline funds has been repatriated from Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe, with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) working with the respective governments. 

In his first 90 days in office, newly-elected Namibia Football Association (NFA) president Robert Shimooshili envisions starting all the lower leagues and regional women’s leagues, as well as sourcing infrastructure for all the associations’ regional offices.

A widow who approached the High Court to grant her the sole right to erect a tombstone on her late husband’s grave, saw her case derailed at the last minute because of incomplete court documents. 

Blue Waters Sports Club and Namibia Premier Football League chairperson, Robert Shimooshili, was elected the new Namibia Football Association (NFA) president at the 32nd NFA ordinary elective congress.