Category: National
Six of 20 Commercial SOE Declared Dividends In 2 Years
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Only five commercial public entities plus Namdeb have declared dividends to their main shareholder, the government, in the past two years, according to the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises. These are Namibre, NASRIA, Bank of Namibia, Namdia…
Kunene’s Academic Performance Requires Urgent Revival – Caley
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Kunene’s NSSCO grade 11 performance and NSSCAS level for 2022 dropped 1.2% from the 2021 37.4% pass rate. This poor performance has prompted the Ministry of Basic Education, together with the Kunene Regional Education Directorate, to map out…
Teachers Not Trained Adequately On New Curriculum – Nanso
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) said it has found that teachers have not been sufficient trained and capacitated to deliver the revised curriculum. The findings are contained in the summary made public by Nanso spokesperson, Dorthea…
Exploration Of Indonesia-Namibia Vocational Education Cooperation
By:Staff writer The Indonesia Ambassador to Namibia, Wisnu Edi Pratignyo led a virtual meeting between officials from the two education ministries on Thursday. The meeting with Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of Indonesia and the Ministry of Higher…
Ritja Takes Career Fair To Omaheke Schools
By: Uakutura Kambaekua Ritja Career Fair will host its first education seminar of the year this week at various schools in the Omaheke region in a bid to build and nurture a cohesive comprehension of after-school life. Formed in 2013,…
I Have Never Seen Children Being Taught Under Trees – Geingob
By:Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob says in his years of travelling through Namibia, he has not seen children being taught under trees and that this is now a prominent issue. Geingob uttered these remarks at the opening of cabinet for…
Governor Links Rundu Urbanisation To School Infrastructure Shortage
By:Annakleta Haikera The rapid increase of urban migration has led to a population explosion in Rundu in the Kavango East over the years, the governor Bonifatius Wakudumo said last week. The town’s population has reached a total of 105785, which…
Bank Of Namibia Contributes N$80Million To SME Loan Scheme
By:Leakey Kaxwadi The Bank of Namibia says it has repackaged the Covid-19 SME Loan Scheme to address the unique challenges SMEs face in the post Covid-19 period and the ongoing geo-political tense environment. The central bank’s governor Johannes !Gawaxab said…
Rundu Learners Start New School In 20 Tents
By: Annakleta Haikera The awaited project school at Rundu in the Kavango East region started on Monday morning, with stranded 730 learners who have been housed in 20 tents as classrooms. The project school learners from grade 8 to 10who…
Osino Receives Environmental Clearance Certificate For Its Twin Hills Gold Project
By: Staff writer Osino Resources last Fridaya nnounced that the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has issued an Environmental Clearance Certificate (“ECC”) for the Twin Hills Gold Project which is valid for three years and renewable on…