Author: Julia Heita
Sitenda JP Is a Rural, Uneconomical School – Steenkamp
By: Annakleta Haikera The education ministry’s executive director, Sanet Steenkamp, has said that Sitenda Junior Primary school is a rural uneconomical school, as it enrols less than 100 learners, making it an unsustainable school. Sitenda Junior is a government school…
23rd Windhoek Junior Council Ingaurated
By: Sheila Perestrelo Windhoek Mayor Sade Gawanas, during the inauguration of the 23rd Junior Council on Thursday, encouraged inclusivity. Her comments come as two special schools for learners with visual and hearing impairment are part of the newly elected junior…
APP Calls for NDF Patrol Operations in Rundu
By: Annakleta Haikera All People’s Party (APP) has called on Namibian Defence Force (NDF) to bring patrol operations to Rundu. APP’s secretary-general made the call Vincent Kanyetu on Wednesday during a press conference in the town. According to Kanyetu, the…
Kunene To Commemorate Struggle Heroes
By: Uakutra Kambaekua The ruling Swapo party, under the leadership of the Kunene region, will on Saturday commemorate the men and women who laid down their lives during the country’s liberation struggle at the Okozongumbati East of Opuwo during 1979-1982….
Unam Rundu Campus Needs More – SRCs
By: Annakleta Haikera University of Namibia’s (Unam) Rundu Campus student representative council vice president Vernet Mukoya says that more courses, lectures, leisure and sports infrastructures are needed in the Rundu campus. Mukoya said this on Wednesday as the university launched…
Industrialisation And Trade Minister Calls Out Board Members In-Fighting Culture
By: Sheila Perestrelo Minister of Industrialisation and Trade Lucia Iipumbu says disputes have become frequent amongst board members. Iipumbu said board members should instead focus their energy on solving the problem they already face. Iipumbu said this during Wednesday’s inauguration…
Is The Phrase “Resources Are Ours” a Fallacy?
By: Nghiinomwenwa-vali Erastus There is a phrase that leaders use in their speeches that “the resources are ours.” This phrase is, however, being rejected like a null hypothesis as the public beg the state to own more of the resources…
Journalist Sources Could Face Threats Amidst Mandatory Sim Card Registration
By: Lina Amutenya The Institute for Public Policy and Research (IPPR) says journalists and their sources could easily be traced when mandatory sim card registration and data retention are enforced. This was said by IPPR researcher Fredrico Links during a…
Detective Arrested For Accepting a Bribe From Plant Thief’s Father
By: Sheila Perestrelo The anti-corruption commission (ACC) arrested a detective at the Swakopmund investigative unit for accepting a bribe from an accused father. The detective was identified as 51-year-old Angula Kloepas Shea and was arrested on 24 August 2022. According…
Kalimbwe Says Citizens Vote With Emotions
…as he sings Hichilema successes By: Hilma Tuukondjele Information and publicity secretary for Zambia’s ruling party United Party for National Development (UNDP), Joseph Kalimbwe, says one of the mistakes the public makes during elections is making their emotions when voting….