Month: November 2023

Deputy minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation Natalia /Goagoses wants individuals to take TVET education seriously as it is important in shaping the future of the youth.

The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta on Monday announced the appointment of a new board of directors for the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB), effective from 01 November 2023 to 31 October 2026.

Keetmanshoop Agricultural and Industrial Trade Expo vice president Karl Heinz Burger said the aim of hosting the expo was not to make a profit.

In spite of dividing public opinion like any other political entity, the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement celebrated nine years of existence this month.

The Otjomitanda peer group donated stationery and hostel utensils to Good Hope Primary School in the Omaheke region’s Okovimburu village recently as part of their corporate social responsibility. 

President Hage Geingob has urged traditional leaders to intensify their role as community leaders against unfair inheritance practices as well as gender-based violence (GBV) in the country.

Official opposition leader McHenry Venaani has written to Icelandic’s prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir to rescind that country’s decision to grant a subsidy of around N$13 million to Samherji, a company linked to the Fishrot looting scandal. 

A 13-year-old girl from Omuthiya in the Oshikoto region is at an advanced stage of pregnancy after a 21-year-old man allegedly raped her.

Khomas regional health authorities have recorded a significant increase in diabetes figures - from 6 403 in 2022 to 10 802 for the 2023 period at public hospitals around the region.

The Daures community, particularly small-scale miners in the area, expressed frustration at being regarded or referred to as illegal miners.