Standard Bank Namibia has become the first corporate to join MTC by supporting the national internship programme with N$200 000.
Month: January 2023
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Opinion – Unam, NQA accreditation paradox
I first believed that Namibia shouldn’t have any accreditation paradoxes, but regrettably, we do. A paradox is defined as “a situation or statement that looks impossible or difficult to grasp because it involves two contradictory facts or features” by the Cambridge dictionary.
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Cops fatally shoot rhino poaching suspect
A suspect in a poaching case was gunned down by police officers on Saturday after three men allegedly hunted down a rhinoceros at farm Okarakua in the Windhoek district.
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Green schemes should benefit communities – Metzger
As the country’s planting season kicked off, the man in charge of Musese Green Scheme, Winfried Metzger, has re-emphasised that the purpose of the country’s green schemes is to support and uplift the communities in which they operate.
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‘Son killed over skunk bankie’…police accused of brutality in drug arrest turned murder… two cops arrested
The parents of a Keetmanshoop resident, who died in the Katutura Hospital two weeks ago after he was allegedly assaulted by police at the southern town, are threatening to sue over “police brutality”. Two officers were charged with murder, alternatively assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
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47 fired from Uis mine contractor
At least 47 artisans were verbally dismissed on Monday after failed wage negotiations.
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Namibians have given up – Swartbooi
Last year’s dismal performance by grades 11 and 12 candidates should have sent parents to the streets in protest, demanding better from the government in the face of a teetering public education sector.
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NSFAF’s fraud accused must answer
The High Court yesterday ruled that Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund’s former payment officer has a case to answer.
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Unam awaits unaccredited programmes response
The University of Namibia has said it reviewed most of the programmes that were not accredited, taking the comments of the review panels into account, and has submitted them to the National Council for Higher Education in December 2022 for consideration.
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Mystery predator kills goats
A communal farmer from Otuwala village in Oshana region who lost several goats to an unknown predator, could not believe it after seeing her goats bleeding non-stop.