Category: National
Kunene Education Directorate Unaware Of Learners Sleeping In Classrooms
By: Uakutura Kambaekua The education directorate in the Kunene region says it was unaware that Etanga Primary School learners are accommodated in classrooms which are meant for teaching and learning only. According to the directorate, they are aware of the…
No Money For Increment, TransNamib Insists…As Strike Looms This Wednesday
By: Lina Amutenya TransNamib spokesperson Abigail Raubenheimer says that the company is currently not in a financial position to afford an increment. She, however, says the company is in open discussion with the unions even though the company’s financial situation…
More Green Hydrogens Hubs On the Horizon…30 million euros up to drive pilot projects
By: Justicia Shipena Green hydrogen commissioner and presidential advisor for economic affairs James Mnyupe says Namibia has the potential to possess three green hydrogen hubs. Mnyupe said this during the first day of the green hydrogen conference at Windhoek…
Suspected Poaching Leaves Zambezi Elephant Dead
By: Annakleta Haikera The police in the Zambezi region have urged public assistance to trace a suspected poacher for arrest. The suspect allegedly fatally shot the elephant bull on Monday, 15 August, and the community members of Batubaja Village made…
We’ll Close Down Schools That Are Not Up To Standard – Mahongora
By: Lina Amutenya Teachers Union of Namibia secretary-general Kavihuha Mahongora says his union will, in the future, close down schools whose infrastructure is not up to standard. This follows after health and safety as a fundamental human right in school…
RK Institute Students Cry Foul Over Accreditation
By: Ludorf Iyambo A group of students at RK Institute of medical administration says that they are trapped after enrolling in a college that Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA) does not recognise. Students claimed that when they registered, they were…
Trade and Environment Ministries Pledge To Fix Dilapidated Kavango West Cattle Range
By: Sheila Perestrelo Minister of industrialisation and trade Lucia Iipumbu says the MIT and the environment, forestry, and tourism ministry (MEFT) have agreed on co-financing to fast-track the rehabilitation of the water supply points. This comes after The Villager recently…
It’s A Police Problem, Not Ours: Bank of Namibia on Millions In Chinese House…As police Recover Part of Stolen N$1.1 Million
By: Staff Writer The Bank of Namibia has distanced itself from dealing with the N$1.1 million robbed from a Chinese national in Hochland Park, arguing that there is no law regulating how much local currency people should keep at home….
Outrage Over City of Windhoek Lavish Jamaican Trip … as City Continues to Bleed financially
By: Staff Writer Anger and outrage have rocked a lavish trip to Jamaica by City of Windhoek councillors after Management Committee Chairperson, Ndeshihafela Larandja, refused to go and gave back N$93 608, which she had pocketed for personal use. However,…
Kavita Sports Performance wins N$50 000 During OM SEED Keetmanshoop Awards
Keetmanshoop, 13 August 2022 – Three entrepreneurs from Keetmanshoop won their share of N$85 000 through the Old Mutual Sustainable, Economic & Empowerment Drive (OM SEED) initiative. Old Mutual Namibia, along with Launch Namibia, the Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI) and…