Violence against women and girls (VAWGs), also known as gender-based violence (GBV), is any harmful act that is perpetrated primarily against women.
Month: December 2022
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Editorial – No accountability for councils
The fact that everyone has buyer’s remorse with the Windhoek City council and is fed up with the goings-on there but no one can do anything about it should concern all of us.
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Know Your Civil Servant – Haingura: Endless opportunities in government
As the chief education officer, Basilius Haingura advises fresh graduates to pursue their careers in public service, as there lies the security of tenure and endless opportunities.
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Handwriting specimens delay insurance fraud trial
A report on handwriting specimens from the Namibia Police Forensic Science Institute is at the root cause of an almost year-long delay in the trial of Ondangwa-based magistrate, Liwena Walter Mikiti, in the Windhoek High Court before acting Judge Eileen Rakow.
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Foundation brings dignity back to girls
A torn-up t-shirt, toilet paper, a sock stuffed with old clothes and newspaper – these are all the things less fortunate girls in Africa and around the world have used and continue to use as a substitute for sanitary pads.
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DBN builds classrooms in Zambezi
The Maunga community in the Chinchimani circuit were filled with excitement on Tuesday after the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) handed over two classrooms constructed as part of their corporate social responsibility to Maunga Junior Primary School.
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Aroab development centre to uplift village
Deputy minister of education Faustina Caley said many young people who will go through the Aroab Community Learning and Development Centre will have access to better choices other than leaving the village in search of elusive opportunities in other parts of Namibia.
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Ambitious resolutions to arrest Swapo slump
• 2030 deadline for water security • FIMA on the backburner • Greater benefit from oil, gas • Land applications to be expedited
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Nkurenkuru school uniform factory a bid to access market
A school uniform manufacturing factory opened in Nkurenkuru, constituting an investment of N$3 million, and is the government’s latest effort to ensure vital market access for local producers.