Month: January 2019

WINDHOEK - Namibian Christendom is for the first time confronted by a topic that, until now, as far as the Namibian church establishment is concerned, has always been a straightforward matter: the Namibian Constitution does not guarantee marriage for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. 

WALVIS BAY - Police in the Erongo Region arrested two suspects and confiscated mandrax tablets and cannabis over the weekend in Walvis Bay during an operation at the town. 

WINDHOEK – The Grade 12 National Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) ordinary level results for full-time and part-time candidates will be released on Friday, the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has announced.

ONGWEDIVA - The police regional commander of Oshana Region has instructed the regional internal investigation unit to scrutinise allegations of victimisation made by a female police officer at Ondangwa police station.

ONGWEDIVA – With school starting today, many parents yesterday flocked to uniform and stationery retailers to acquire the necessary items for their children in time for the beginning of the school year for 2019.

RUNDU - A school principal at Satotwa Junior Primary School in Kavango West’s Katjinakatji education circuit, accused of severely assaulting a parent of one of his pupils last year after the parent complained of his absenteeism, has seemingly escaped any action from the education directorate.

OMUTHIYA – Tov, an HIV/Aids Orphans and Vulnerable Children’s Organisation, has made an unprecedented decision to shut down its kindergarten at Tsumeb due to lack of funding.

WINDHOEK – The Ministry of Health and Social Services says it is addressing the shortage of health professionals at state health facilities, especially those in the regions, by filling critical posts. 

WALVIS BAY - Several parents at Walvis Bay who wanted to enrol their children for Grade 1 yesterday had to be shown the door as all government schools are filled to the rafters – while 780 first graders are already on the waiting list for placement.

RUNDU – The Gcwatjinga Primary Healthcare (PHC) Clinic at Gcwatjinga village some 90 km south of Rundu in Ncuncuni Constituency is closed most of the time as the registered nurse who runs and delivers healthcare services alone is often not around.