The University of Namibia (UNAM) and the Namibian Correctional Services (NCS) recently formulated a Joint Plan of Action for the next five years, marking a turning point for the institutions’ Memorandum of Understanding. This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in November 2021 by the heads of the two institutions namely, Professor Kenneth Matengu, UNAM…
Industries in the public and private sectors were recently urged to rally behind institutions of higher learning in order to effectively support the roll-out of Work-Integrated Education, which is a mandatory requirement for most academic programmes in Namibia. These sentiments were echoed by various stakeholders at the Industry Engagement event that enabled institutions of higher…
Out of 15 countries and 40 students, Laurence Zeraeua from the University of Namibia (UNAM) has been selected to attend this year’s Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Summer School in Leeds, United Kingdom. The ACU Summer School is an annual event and a platform for students from every corner of the Commonwealth to discuss multidisciplinary…
123 First-year engineering students recently engaged with several industries on a tour in the coastal towns of Swakopmund, Henties Bay and Walvis Bay in the Erongo region. The aim of the tour was to engage various engineering industries in an effort to create exposure to how engineering multidisciplinary professions work together to deliver products and…
The University of Namibia recently organised a crucial training on economic evaluation to enable different Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) stakeholders to properly assess the local marine resources’ worth and their sustainable usage. This training took place from 12-15 July 2022, and was conducted by Prof. Ussif Rashid Sumaila, a Professor and Director of…
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Namibia has partnered with Community Skills Development Foundation (COSDEF) and donated N$450 000 to enable skills training for women and youth. Women and youth are integral to our continent’s shared success, and CCBA seeks to empower them by enabling their economic inclusion throughout our markets on the continent. In Namibia…
Norich Uararakana Kaurika, 44, is a respected traditional circumciser from Okakarara, a small town in Namibia’s Otjozondjupa Region. Norich takes pride in performing circumcisions because, for his tribe (Ovaherero), tradition dictates that every young man should be circumcised not only as a rite of passage but also to prevent infections and improve hygiene. He explains…
Cohen Fistball Club (CFC) won the fourth and final round of the Bank Windhoek Fistball League hosted in Swakopmund over the weekend. After securing another 12 championship points, CFC 1 is currently sitting on forty-eight points on top of the table. They are followed by CFC 2 and Sport Klub Windhoek 3 (SKW 3), jointly…
The shallow nature of Namibia’s capital market, the infrastructure funding gap and the size of the country’s long-term saving makes a good case for infrastructure/projects bonds. The Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) is probably the shallowest despite being one of the oldest on the continent with the number of primary listed companies standing at just 11.…
Green Enterprise Solutions (Green), is warning organisations to be vigilant with their ICT-networks, as Lockbit’s successor, Lockbit 3.0, a ransomware program that cripples networks is targeting Namibian businesses. Hackers, viruses, data breaches, and weak cyber security makes IT-networks, information, and data vulnerable and accessible to criminal elements. LockBit is a subclass of ransomware known as…