Capricorn Group employees, in their role as ‘changemakers’, on Friday participated in an outreach programme to Christ’s Hope Namibia’s at Okahandja in honour of Earth Day. Capricorn Group in a media statement on Monday said the 40 staff members “sowed seeds of positive change” by planting a vegetable garden. They carried out tasks including cleaning…
An 18-year-old male suspect was arrested after he allegedly beat his father to death at Sinono village in the Kavango West Region’s Musese Constituency on Friday. In the weekend crime report issued by the Namibian Police on Sunday, it is alleged that the male suspect was arrested after allegedly hitting his biological father, 34-year-old Cimu…
President Hage Geingob will host the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, in Windhoek for a State visit on 27 and 28 April. A media release issued by the Presidency on Sunday said the purpose of the visit is to discuss how Namibia and Finland can work together to leverage smart, secure, and…
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…
MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF)’s Lucia Kim Hamunghete, Jose Carlos Amutenya and Jerome Claasen have every reason to celebrate as their film projects have been nominated for the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCAs) in the MTF Category. The alumni, who graduated from the MTF Academy in 2022, worked on the two short films Quiet Intruder…
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…