Rudolf Gaiseb The Commonwealth Youth Ecosystem Stakeholders are pushing for the inclusion of mental health and well-being curricula in schools to foster resilience from an early age. The stakeholders stipulate in the Windhoek Declaration, scribed during the first Consultative Dialogue, the importance of integrated school-based and university-based mental health programmes. They want these programmes to...
Taimi Haihambo ONGULUDHIYA – Seventy-six-year-old Reinhold Hensel left Germany nine years ago and settled in the Omusati region with one goal – that of transforming farming into a business and helping the community. While many of his old friends in Germany chose to spend retirement fishing by the sea, Hensel decided to follow his lifelong...
Government continues to make steady progress in addressing the shortage of school infrastructure and related amenities, following the construction of 42 new classrooms at various schools in the Otjozondjupa region. During the 2024/25 period, government has invested over N$23 million through the education ministry to construct an additional 42 classrooms at schools in Grootfontein, Okahandja...
KATIMA MULILO – Residents of Katima Mulilo are urged to refrain from flying private drones in the area from today until Wednesday, as preparations for the 35th National Heroes’ Day have reached final stages. The commemoration, to be hosted in the Zambezi region for the first time, will take place on 26 August at the...
Auleria Wakudumo OSHIKANGO – The Minister of Finance Ericah Shafudah has commended Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) employees for their dedication and hard work, which she said has contributed to the steady increase in government revenue collection. She made these remarks during her courtesy visit to the Oshikango border post this week, where she addressed NamRA...
Lahja Nashuuta A total of 8 856 Namibians, whose names appear on the housing waiting list, will compete for just 362 housing units in Otjomuise. This was revealed by Mutonga Matali, the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) manager of corporate communications and marketing.The allocation forms part of the institution’s ongoing efforts to provide affordable housing for...
OPUWO – Opuwo Urban constituency councillor Ueutjerevi Ngunaihe walked into office five years ago full of hope, only to discover that his office had “zero budget.” Instead of sitting back, he rolled up his sleeves, knocked on doors, and turned to donors to bring development to his people. Today, he looks back with pride, saying...
ODIBO- President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has strongly urged churches to re – introduce Sunday school and parents to ensure that they take children to those schools. She stated that it will enable the children to be introduced to religious teaching. The President was speaking during the celebration of the 100th anniversary of ST. Mary Mission Anglican...
KEETMANSHOOP-Beneficiaries of old-age pensions and social grants can expect reforms that will address issues affecting them. These include protecting them from robberies on paydays and making grants more easily accessible through the digitalisation of payment systems. During a recent stakeholder engagement in Keetmanshoop, Albert Biwa, Deputy Director for the Department of Social Assistance within the...
OKONGO – The Ngangela-speaking community, known as the Mashaka people from Okongo in the Ohangwena region, say they feel left out because their language and identity are not officially recognised by the government. Speaking on Wednesday during the inauguration of two classroom blocks at Nangolo Mbumba Combined School, Omboloka headman Toivo Bernard claims young people...