Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, officially opened the three-day annual conference for the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) on Monday aimed at reviewing and highlighting the road safety challenges being experienced in the country. This eighth annual road safety conference officially started at Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa Region on Monday morning, attended by…
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila is said to be safe in Windhoek where she was taken on Sunday, after she survived an accident on the B1 road outside Otjiwarongo. The Office of the Prime Minister on Monday issued a media statement saying her official vehicle was involved in an accident between Otjiwarongo and Okahandja around 13h30…
Over 1823 children walked away with a brand-new pair of shoes in the Kunene region over the weekend. This was part of Project Never Walk Alone’s commitment to eradicate barefootedness and provide a pair of shoes for every Namibian child who cannot afford one. The project team kicked off their journey to Kunene from Windhoek…
The National Commission for Research, Science, and Technology (NCRST) is hosting a stakeholder workshop on the assessment of the proposed national indigenous knowledge systems policy, which commenced here Tuesday. Speaking at the two-day workshop, NCRST Chief Executive Officer Anicia Peters said indigenous knowledge systems are an important part of Namibian culture and identity and have…
Nedbank Namibia awarded bursaries totalling N.dollars 350 000 to 11 employees and three university students on Tuesday as part of the bank’s annual bursary programme. Since the programme’s inception in 2019, 21 personnel have benefited from it, including in Bachelor of Accounting, Bachelor of Commerce (Law), Higher Certificates in Banking and IT, and Bachelor of…
The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) has announced that students will now be receiving their non-tuition fee on a monthly basis starting at the end of April 2023, instead of quarterly or sometimes two payments per year. Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, NSFAF Acting Chief Executive Officer, Kennedy Kandume said students’ non-tuition…
A total of 22 178 applicants have been awarded study loans by the Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) from a total of 30 124 applications received for the 2023 academic year. Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, NSFAF Acting Chief Officer Kennedy Kandume said 16 000 of the awarded applicants have parents with…
Taxi drivers in Walvis Bay have demanded that the town’s municipality immediately fix some of the town’s dilapidated roads, charging that the poor roads are damaging vehicles. According to the aggrieved taxi drivers in a petition handed over to the Walvis Bay Municipality on Tuesday, the main affected roads are Sardine, Volstruis and Nathaniel Maxuilili…
Erongo RED and Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) here on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the Namibian public sector in providing electrification. The two will jointly identify areas of cooperation and development such as enabling MTC as a payment gateway so customers have easier and more convenient access to buy and pay…
Two men appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with the robbery of a teacher at Rundu’s Rudolf Ngondo Primary School last week. According to the charge sheet, the two are Annanias Amutenya, 27, and 33-year-old Paulus Shaanika. The two were arrested at a local bar in the Sikanduko informal settlement on…