Paulina Ndalikokule NKURENKURU – Kavango West Region has once again emerged as the top-performing region in the country in the 2025 Advanced Subsidiary (AS) level results, a success regional education director Pontianus Musore attributed to consistency, teacher commitment and a strong focus on teaching and learning despite persistent challenges. Speaking during an interview with MICT...
Kaiveterue Virere OPUWO – The Kunene governor’s office has called on interested youth across the region to apply for a beekeeping training programme aimed at promoting entrepreneurship, income generation and local economic development. Senior private secretary in the Office of the Governor Alpha Uzera told Nampa on Tuesday that the training, initially planned to take...
SWAKOPMUND – Residents of Usakos are battling a water shortage after critical equipment was stolen from one of the town’s main boreholes, disrupting supply to several areas. The Usakos town council on Friday confirmed that Erongosig and Hakhaseb are experiencing a temporary water supply interruption due to a disruption on the NamWater supply line. The...
Lissony Njembo Former NBC Omurari FM presenter, Uzeraije Kapika Tjaverua, best known for hosting popular morning talk show ‘Ketuute’ is a man relishing his new role and armed to deliver. Tjaverua is the new Okakarara constituency councillor. Trading the microphone and pen for political office, Tjaverua says his experience in the media industry motivated him...
OSHAKATI – The Ondangwa Town Council has expressed concern over the increasing vandalism of street and road regulatory signs within the town. The council warned that the acts pose safety risks to road users and place unnecessary financial burden on the local authority. In a media release on Tuesday, the council said regulatory signs are...
Auleria Wakudumo Kavango East has the highest number of barefoot children in Namibia. The region has over 14 000 children, mostly school-going learners walking to school without shoes, followed by the Ohangwena region. This was revealed by Project Never Walk Alone after unveiling its three-year strategic plan to restore the dignity of 31 500 barefooted...
Festus Hamalwa Joseph Kaula OKONGO – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says government will continue providing resources to schools to improve learners’ academic fortunes and enable teachers to provide quality education more effectively. “Office of the circuits have ordered books, and they will be sent to all schools,” Nandi-Ndaitwah said. She was speaking at Oshisho Combined School...
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare yesterday held a string of extensive meetings with diplomats and senior officials from Iran, Egypt and Indonesia. The talks focused on trade and bilateral issues between the countries. During his engagement with the Iranian delegation, Ngurare touched on the importance of further exploring avenues to expand economic and cultural cooperation, with...
Adolf Kaure A meeting between government representatives and the Former Refugees Repatriation Association of Namibia (FRRAN) yesterday ended in a cul-de-sac, with parties failing to find common ground. The meeting was held to provide clarity on the correspondence written between the government and the United Nations (UN) resident coordinators over the years about the financial...
OSHAKATI – Teachers and the Namibian Police in Oshana region have warned against the growing trend of primary school learners skipping classes to work at the Oshakati open market. They said the practice is harming children’s education and amounts to child labour. The Oshakati open market hosts “market days” every Monday and Friday to allow...