Namibia achieved “Tier 1” status for itsactions during 2021 in the fight against human trafficking, according to a U.S. State Department Report. This is the third consecutive year that Trafficking in Person’s (TIP) Report ranked Namibia in the top tier, and Namibia remains the only “Tier 1” African country. Visiting U.S. Under Secretary Uzra Zeya…
FNB Namibia has launched the first fully digital account offering in Namibia – FNB DigiPlus. DigiPlus is as easy as *140*321#, using USSD / cellphone banking. It is a digital account with no monthly account fees, that can be opened and managed remotely using a cellphone – and is available to FNB and non-FNB customers…
The U.S. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Mozambique and Namibia from July 18-24. During her trip, she will advance U.S.-African partnerships on food security and support for refugees and internally displaced persons, promoting respect for human rights, strengthening democratic governance, and fighting trafficking of persons and…
NBC3, the Namibia Broadcasting Channel’s entertainment channel, is now available on DStv and GOtv. MultiChoice Namibia (MCN) revealed this during a press conference in the capital on Tuesday. NBC3 (stylized as nbc3) is now available on DStv channel 287 and GOtv channel 93 to customers on all packages, as part of MultiChoice’s effort to provide…
For people to read the bible today in the comfort of their homes, somebody, somewhere kept custody of the scroll and preserved it using ancient preservation techniques for maximum protection, so that our generation can have the bible today. Similarly, institutions preserve records and data through their records and information management divisions. To effectively manage…
The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) welcomes several policy dossiers that promote more sustainable carbon use and provides recommendations for improvements. Under the Green Deal, the European Union is currently developing and revising a wide range of policies aiming at climate neutrality and a sustainable economy by 2050. The RCI has established a policy working group…
Next Einstein Forum – Africa Science Week, Gaborone, Botswana The Next Einstein Forum Africa Science Week recently took place, in Gaborone, Botswana. It was run under the theme “Harnessing the potential of natural resources towards sustainable Science, Technology and Innovation”. It spanned four days with activities including 2 days of virtual conference sessions and two…
The Wildlife and Tourism Club (WTC), which falls under the Department of Wildlife Management and Tourism Studies (DWMTS) at the Katima Mulilo Campus (KMC), has taken the initiative to save threatened snake species. This initiative is a crucial aspect of WTC’s larger advocacy efforts. It aims to raise awareness and change the attitudes of the…
The University of Namibia through its Centre for Research Services (CRS) and the University of Stellenbosch (SU), through the Africa Centre for Scholarships, jointly hosted a two-week-long workshop on Scientific Writing and Postgraduate Supervision in Windhoek. This initiative was hosted, from 13 – 24 June 2022, under the Emerging Scholars Initiative (ESI), a Stellenbosch University…
