Author: Julia Heita
Cheetahs from Namibia Arrive in India
Zoe Sottile and Tara Subramaniam After going extinct in India over 70 years ago, cheetahs are finally returning to the country with a new reintroduction program. According to a tweet from the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), eight cheetahs from Namibia…
Foundation Renovates Katutura Hospital Maternity Ward
By: Annakleta Haikera Rob Youth Foundation and Namibian Institute of Mining Technology (Nimt) have started the much-anticipated renovations at Katutura Intermediate Hospital maternity ward. The project will see the construction of a storeroom for equipment and medication, filing shelves, installation…
‘Paying ex-worker of Air Namibia was an act of goodwill’ – Shiimi
…says government can’t cater for payments By: Sheila Perestrelo Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi says that the salaries offered by the government to the ex-employees of Air Namibia after the state entity collapsed are not compulsory as a token of goodwill….
Official Wants Govt to Recruit Border Guards to Curb Fuel Smuggling
A government official said Thursday that Namibia is currently faced with a major problem of fuel smuggling from neighbouring Angola. Proposing measures to curb the activities, Carlo Mcleod, deputy director of the Directorate of Petroleum Affairs with Namibia’s Ministry of…
Transforming Education Summit – The Global Moment of Truth
Amina J. Mohammed As parents, teachers and students got ready to return to school this autumn, few thought education was in deep crisis worldwide. This is a slow and often unseen crisis, but its impacts affect us all. At the…
Kavango Regions’ Access To Potable Water Challenges Remain
By: Annakleta Haikera Agriculture, water and land reform deputy minister Anna Shiweda says that water challenges in the two Kavango regions remain despite the rehabilitation of the Rundu Treatment Plant that minister Calle Schlettwein launched earlier this year. She said…
MP Asks Finance Ministry To Setup Special Fund For Students
By: Ndinaleao Shingenge Swapo member of parliament Modestus Amutse has recommended the finance ministry to set up a special revolving fund to support and pay for new and continuing students from backgrounds plagued by poverty. Amutse made this call in…
Wernhil Activates New Solar System
Wernhil Shopping Centre, a property of Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group subsidiary, Broll Namibia, officially put their newly installed carport solar photovoltaic (PV) system to use. This solar system is capable of producing 2,108,700 kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually. It forms part…
Accountability Key to Success of Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan
From Moses Magadza in Johannesburg Accountability in public resource management is a cross-cutting issue that transcends the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) and calls for the coordinated work of all non-state actors (NSAs). This was said by Southern Africa…
More Than 12 600 Children in Kunene Vaccinated Against Measles
By: Uakutura Kambaekua More than 12,600 (64 per cent) children in Kunene region have been vaccinated against the Measles-Rubella infection, while another 12145 (63 per cent) were also administered with Vitamin supplements during the National Integrated Immunisation Campaign and Covid-19….