The Oukwanyama Traditional Authority is striving to meet the government halfway through funding students who do not have the financial means to complete their studies.
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Fewer fatalities over festive season
Namibia has recorded a decline in the number of road accident fatalities this past festive season compared to previous years.
Back to school shopping irks parents
With schools starting soon, parents have been rushing to stationery shops to purchase school supplies required for the beginning of the 2023 academic year.
Mentally ill often ripped off
The gender ministry has said people with serious mental illnesses have considerable problems with money mismanagement, including being ripped off by friends, relatives or acquaintances.
Sports events to look forward to in 2023
The year 2022 provided bucketloads of interesting results and memories for Namibians on the sports fields and courts of the world – and this year, local sportsmen and women will get more opportunities to excel at what they are good at.
Tech trends in Namibia for 2023 and beyond
During the December holidays, whilst relaxing with family and friends, I am often asked; “What will the technology trends be in the new year and beyond?” Usually, I just give a quick answer, I’m on holiday as well and I don’t want to be talking about work.
Agribank, DBN collaborate for food security
Agricultural Bank of Namibia and the Development Bank of Namibia have signed an agreement to cooperate and co-finance-controlled environment agriculture activities in Namibia.
VAT abolished on sanitary wear
Finance ministry stated the Value-Added Tax Amendment Act 2022 became effective on Sunday, 1 January 2023.
Opinion – Why Namibia’s economic growth remains stunted
Namibia, by all comparative standards, has got all the ingredients of a flourishing economy. It has huge deposits of mineral resources, a highly educated youth market and one of the best road networks in the world.
Opinion – An abomination has fallen
It has been now more than seven years since the public debate around the removal of a statue, a debate brought to our fore more recently by former SWANU president Usutuaije Maamberua in 2015 when he made demand that the statue of Curt von François in front of the head office of the City of Windhoek be removed.