Food and music are known as two elements that connect people, no matter where you are in the world.
Year: 2020
Opinion – Biometrics to geofencing: How to curb a 21st century pandemic
Following a six-month-long state of emergency, Namibia lifted the ban on international travel from 18 September 2020.
Opinion – New media as antibiotics for a toxic political sphere
New media are credited by citizens as their liberating and expansive tools in a highly politicised sphere.
Covid-19: EU helps WFP support less fortunate
The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of N$40 million from the European Union (EU), which will help WFP deliver critical food assistance to 30 000 vulnerable people in Namibia affected by Covid-19 and drought.
Committee dispels community fears over quarantine facility
Residents of Kangweru in Ndonga-Linena constituency of Kavango East were relieved following an intervention by the region’s social mobilisation committee, who recently held an information-sharing meeting at the village to provide clarity regarding a particular guest house in that village that is currently being used as a quarantine facility.
Maltahohe youth receive leadership training
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in Namibia recently funded a three-day leadership training to the members of the //Hudup cooperative,
a recently formed poultry project based in Uibes in the Daweb constituency as well as the Maltahöhe Action for Youth Development
in the Hardap region.
Disability not an obstacle for David
EENHANA - Certainly when they say disability is not inability, 29-year-old Tuyimo David whose legs were amputated many years ago, is a
perfect example as she strives to change her life for the better through upholstery.
Winds of change blow in Swapo… as old guard make way for young blood
If the outcome of the various Swapo primaries is anything to go by, many veteran politicians and serving councillors are not assured of a smooth ride into the intra-party electoral competition ahead of the regional council and local authority elections next month.
Defence pleads for acquittal of Mouton
The defence team of a young man who stands accused of the death of two civilians and Windhoek City Police officer in a horrific car accident in 2015 wants him acquitted, claiming that there was fraud committed to secure a conviction.
US stresses strict supervision of Pepfar funds
The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar) programme in Namibia has rigorous controls in place to ensure its money is properly spent.