Author: Julia Heita
‘STOP THE FOODBANK, GUVE THE PEOPLE SKILLS’
By: Frans Sinengela. Jesaja Shipingana (41) from Windhoek’s Goreangab informal settlement says horticulture is the answer to hunger in informal settlements and the country as a whole. Shipingana says he started his horticulture project in the Otjomuise area. “I planted…
TEACHERS WALK DISTANCES DESPITE TWO EMPTY HOUSES AT SCHOOL
By: Priscilla Mukokobi A teacher at Omulunga Primary School told the Villager that teachers commute long distances to the school despite having two houses completed in 2016 yet remaining unused. He said they had been experiencing accommodation issues ever since…
SHOCK FUEL PRICE INCREASE FOR MARCH
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus There hasn’t been a more-than-a-dollar fuel price increase for the past three years; however, that would change as come 2 March, petrol and diesel will go up by N$1,20 and N$1,30, respectively. The executive director in…
NSFAF ACCUSED OF ONLY HELPING ITS BENEFICIARIES IN UKRAINE
By: Annakleta Haikera The National African Students Association has called on the ministries of international relations and education to help students in Ukraine with all the necessities, not only those who benefit from NASFAF but all the 92 students studying…
KALUMBI URGES FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE SERVICES
By: Julia Heita Health minister Kalumbi Shangula has called on health service providers, programme managers, policy-makers, health consumers, and partners in the public and private sectors to use and support the implementation of the Quality Policy and Strategy. He said…
SALARIES EAT UP CHUNK OF EDUCATION BUDGET
By: Julia Heita Although the education ministry tops the country’s budget allocation list for the next fiscal year, the biggest chunk goes to salaries. Education executive director Sanet Steenkamp told The Villager that the ministry does not have qualified reports…
“DO AWAY WITH GRADE 11 EXIT POINT”
By: Tjizouye Kazombungo The education ministry has faced stern criticism for the new NSSCO curriculum, which was launched in the previous academic year, is structured. The new curriculum replaced the previous NSSCO, forming a third major stage to educational structural…
NAMCOR DELIGHTED BY TOTALENERGIES FIND
By: Dwight Links National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) managing director Immanuel Mulunga says that the second discovery of light oil and gas by TotalEnergies puts the country firmly among the energy-producing nations. “I believe this find is commercially viable….
QUANTITY DOES NOT PROMISE QUALITY
By: Julia Heita Namibian artist Robert Nghifikwa, commonly known as ‘Robbah TJ’, says that the country’s amount of producers and artist managers does not promise quality. According to him, the industry is slacking because of experience and quality equipment. “Everyone…
PRE-PRIMARY TEACHERS IN OSHIKOTO RECEIVED TRAINING
By: Hellen Andreas The director of education in the Oshikoto region, Alleta Eises, said education is the greatest equaliser. Eises said this while delivering her speech at the official opening of Jolly Phonic Training at Ekamuti in Ondangwa in the…