WINDHOEK - Toivo Kapuka Nuugulu, an architect by profession and owner of Toivo Nuugulu Architects, a subsidiary of Toivo Nuugulu Logistics (TNL), has said determination and passion are some of the key components that one ought to have when it comes to business.
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2020-01-152024-05-07Youth Corner
Back to school stationery shopping
With schools starting today, parents have been rushing to stationery shops to purchase last-minute items such as school uniforms, pencils, rubbers, erasers, math sets, books and covers, which their children require for the beginning of the 2020 academic year.
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2020-01-152024-05-07Youth Corner
PDMYL blames pubs for Grade 12 poor performance
WINDHOEK - The Popular Democratic Movement Youth League (PDMYL) has blamed entertainment hotspots and the education directorate for the recent Grade 12 poor performances in urban areas.
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2020-01-152024-05-07Youth Corner
Deputy Minister warns schools against rejecting learners
WINDHOEK – The Deputy Minister of Education, Art and Culture, Anna Nghipondoka during her back to school remarks yesterday, warned schools that rejecting learners from registering because of lack of money must be stopped with immediate effect.
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2020-01-152024-05-07National
PDM youth league vows to tackle registration costs
WINDHOEK - The Popular Democratic Movement Youth League (PDMYL) has promised to fight for the many prospective students who performed exceptionally well in Grade 12 during 2019 final exams and qualify for tertiary education, but are unable to afford the high registration fees required by local universities.
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2020-01-152024-06-18Crime and Courts
Four killed in crashes involving unlicensed drivers
WINDHOEK - At least four people died this past weekend in car accidents involving unlicensed drivers. In one of the accidents, an unlicensed driver reportedly lost control of a Toyota pickup while trying to overtake another vehicle on the Opuwo-Kaoko Otavi gravel road in the Kunene Region.
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2020-01-152024-04-30Front Page News
PDM shuns KiSwahili in government schools
WINDHOEK - The country’s official opposition, the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), has joined the chorus of some Namibians in rejecting the mooted plans to introduce KiSwahili as an optional language in local schools by next year.
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2020-01-152024-04-30Front Page News
Drought relief fodder left to rot
OMUTHIYA - Drought relief fodder stored at the Oshikoto regional council has been spoiled by the recent good rains, as some registered farmers seemingly abandoned the programme.
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2020-01-152024-04-30Front Page News
Admission nightmare continues to trouble Walvis Bay parents
WALVIS BAY - At least 600 learners that were on the waiting list for Grade 1 at Walvis Bay are unlikely to be accommodated, as no extra classrooms were built to accommodate them.
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2020-01-152024-04-30Front Page News
TUN bemoans revised education curriculum
WINDHOEK – Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) secretary-general Mahongora Kavihuha says the implementation of the new revised national curriculum has the potential to widen the gap between the rich and poor.