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“This Doesn’t Mean Debt-Forgiveness,” Says Kandume As NSFAF Amnesty Starts This Friday
By: Hertha Ekandjo Namibia student financial assistance fund (NSFAF) acting CEO Kennedy Kandume says the amnesty period for students, which will commence on Friday, does not mean debt forgiveness. Kandume said this during the launch of the NSFAF amnesty campaign…
Incomplete Investigations, Delayed Prosecutions Lead To Opuwo Prison Overcrowding
By: Uakutura Kambaekua, Justicia Shipena Kunene Namibian police’s regional commander, commissioner James Nderura has expressed discontent on the overcrowding at the Opuwo prison, stating that incomplete investigations and delayed prosecutions contribute to the growing prison population. He said this is…
Oshikoto Invests N$4.7 Million in SME Development
By: Eba Kandovazu Oshikoto governor Penda ya Ndakolo says that various stakeholders provided over N$ 4.7 million to uplift SMEs in the region and bring about economic advancement. He was speaking at the state of the region address on Wednesday…
Turbulent Year for Small Entreprises
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The latest Private Sector Development Report 2021/22 has indicated that micro-enterprises continue to be hardest hit by the economic conditions in terms of turnover. As a result, this has affected the level of employment, the report found….
Higher Education Ministry Detects 183 Fake Qualifications
By: Hertha Ekandjo The higher education ministry has received about 183 cases from 2004 to 2022 of fake qualifications and seven unregistered health institutions within the health space. Higher education executive director (ED) Alfred van Kent revealed this during a…
Amupanda Denies Rifts Within AR Movement
Staff Writers Affirmative Repositioning leader Dr Job Amupanda denied rifts within the movement after two top leaders failed to attend a press conference he held in Windhoek. Amupanda announced that the movement was reorganising, institutionalising and formalising by going…
…As Unemployed Kavango West Youth Decry Abandoned Centers
By: Annakleta Haikera Meanwhile, as CPBN is outraged over the botched N$35 million-dollar project, unemployed Kavango West youth say that the two abandoned youth centres in the region are reducing youth empowerment in the region. One of the centres is…
CPBN Angered Over Botched N$35 Million-Dollar Project
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) has said construction of Phase 1B of the Nkurenkuru Vocational Training Centre is now open for another round of bidding after the contractor failed to deliver on the N$35,561,067 project….
Land/Site Approval Slowing Communication Infrastructure
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus As the country tries to ride the digital wave, the demand for more ICT infrastructure like towers has increased. However, deployment of such infrastructure is being delayed by access to land for sites. These are the revelations…
Etunda Irrigation Farmers Say Future In Limbo
By: Ludorf Iyambo Farmers at Etunda green scheme say their farming future is in limbo after the Etunda manager, Albertus Viljoen, announced that it would cut off irrigation water and electricity for farmers if they fail to pay N$ 4,536.75…