By Lylie Happiness The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning has embarked on a groundbreaking project aimed at bolstering digital skills among literacy educators in the relentless pursuit of eradicating illiteracy worldwide. The generous backing from Huawei plays a pivotal role in nurturing digital talent and empowering educators. Isabell Kempf, representing UNESCO, emphasized at the Huawei...
There is a serious need to shorten time lags between the years of producing data. This was highlighted in the second series of mortality and causes of death reports launched by the Namibia Statistics Agency today. A lack of data is said to fuel policy blindness and affect national programmes. Deputy Statistician-General at the Namibia...
Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has called for the development of a portfolio of instruments to transform the Namibian Synthetic Fuels Industry from a theoretical concept into a tangible reality. This call was made during his opening speech at the Leaders Session on the Green Energy Transition and Green Hydrogen at the Global Gateway Forum,...
Staff Reporter JOHANNESBURG, October 16 – Op-Ed by Thabo Molekoa, Chairman & Managing Director, Siemens Energy Southern Africa. Cultivating a culture of learning, exploration, and technological excellence among the youth is the linchpin to a more sustainable future. From October 3 to October 6, 2023, the 43rd edition of Eskom Expo for Young Scientists was...
Financially literacy IS the ability to exercise the right financial moves, and if properly assimilated, can orchestrate businesses well into the long-term financial sustainability. But do Namibian businesses and their owners practise financial literacy? The ‘lifespan’ of incubated businesses in Namibia is often too brief and short-lived, mainly because business people are not invested enough...
“The idea of grass charcoal had never crossed my mind!” exclaims Mary Tiekor, Handi Women’s Group member and charcoal producer, as she holds a freshly made organic briquette in her hands. “And yet, here it is – and the process is so quick!”Like Mary, over six million people in Ghana’s savannah ecological zone depend on...
By Elezo Libanda Katima Mulilo, 5 August – In defiance of Namibian laws, prostitution continues to thrive in the Zambezi region, with many young women engaging in the trade to earn a living. NDN reporters observed a significant number of young women at various hotspots around the town of Katima Mulilo, particularly at the Fuel...
Stefanus Nashama The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) leader, Job Amupanda, yesterday threatened to reveal more information on the corruption allegations of the Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation, Itah Kandjii-Murangi, after she claimed innocence on social media. Amupanda claimed that there was a ‘Sunday Meeting’ between Kandjii-Murangi and what he termed the higher education cabal...
Stefanus Nashama The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) leader, Job Amupanda, yesterday threatened to reveal more information on the corruption allegations of the Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation, Itah Kandjii-Murangi, after she claimed innocence on social media. Amupanda claimed that there was a ‘Sunday Meeting’ between Kandjii-Murangi and what he termed the higher education cabal...