The National Housing (NHE) has called on Windhoek residents living in informal settlements to register for the construction of affordable housing on Saturday as part of the Informal Settlement Upgrading Project. The Informal Settlement Upgrading Projects are a collaboration between the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, the City of Windhoek, NHE and the Khomas…
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) today announced its intentions to see the MTC National Internship Program absorbed into the national education framework as the company looks to nationalize the initiative. Launched on 17 June 2019, MTC Namibia National Internship Program marked a new dawn for stakeholders, among them interns, institutions of higher learning, and host organisations.…
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…
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…
Lubowski Kadila is the Founder & CEO of Anchor Adventures, a Namibian Tour Operator that focuses on a different way in which travellers experience Namibia. He studied Public Relations and Tourism Management at the University of Namibia – skills he materialised in the groundwork of his six-year-old company. Lubowski says: “You must believe in something,…
The Cancer Association of Namibia (WO30) has thanked its project partners for their contributions to the renovations and maintenance of Windhoek Central Hospital’s Ward 8 West Paediatric Oncology Unit. CAN also reaffirmed its commitment to supporting children and families affected by childhood cancer by allocating N$1.2 million from its annual budget to the CHICA Fund…
By donating a vehicle to the Response Action Based Organisation, the Capricorn Foundation has helped to reduce the occurrence of social ills such as violence, neglect, abuse and suicide attempts in local communities. The organisation responds to various incidents in all areas of Windhoek and assists those involved in obtaining the necessary assistance. The safe…
Old Mutual Namibia (OMN) on Tuesday launched the Old Mutual Sustainable Economic and Empowerment Drive (OM SEED) initiative aimed at empowering 180 grassroots businesses across the country. The three-year initiative was launched in collaboration with Launch Namibia, the Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Accelerator Lab, and is set to…
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) on Tuesday commenced with a voluntary SIM card registration campaign for its over two million customers, which will run until 01 January 2023. This comes after the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) launched a national SIM card registration awareness campaign earlier this year to educate the public on the importance…
The Capricorn Foundation has announced a donation of N$350 000 to the Women at Work Training Centre in Windhoek. The donation will go towards training young women and men with basic skills courses. The Women at Work Training Centre aims to be a bridge for Namibian youth. It primarily caters to those who have not…