President Nangolo Mbumba has urged parents and regional and local authorities of the Hardap and //Kharas regions to prioritise the education of their children. Mbumba was speaking at the University of Namibia (Unam) Southern Campus graduation on Friday at Keetmanshoop, where 159 students graduated in various fields like accounting, business administration and education. The university...
By Dr. John SteytlerDevelopment Bank Chief Executive Just over 6 months ago, I embarked on the challenging journey as the new CEO of the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN). A position I was honored to have been selected for. My predecessors Mr. David Nuyoma, DBN’s founding CEO, and former CEO Mr. Martin Inkumbi, certainly left...
– Otjozondjupa governor James Uerikua says as much as the government has made strides in protecting the rights of women and girls, the rights of the boy child must not be forgotten. The governor said this at a recent belated commemoration of International Women’s Day held at Kalkfeld in the Otjozondjupa region. The day is...
By Yuen Yuen Ang* Washington, DC – “In an increasingly performance-oriented society, metrics matter. What we measure affects what we do,” argued the 2008 report of the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance. “If we have the wrong metrics, we will strive for the wrong things.” The Commission was challenging the primacy of GDP...
In the early 1990s, I was a pupil at the Peoples Primary School (PPS) in Katutura. Right behind it was the Multi-Purpose Youth Centre. For some reason I can’t explain, my school mates and I were drawn to that centre. I remember thinking how cool it was to go there as each room featured an...
It’s a busy, busy weekend in Windhoek; we won’t even waste your time by rambling on. If you’re looking for something to do or somewhere to be, there’s a little bit of everything. Below we’ve listed all the spots you could hit this weekend, whether you want to laugh, eat or praise God. ‘Sister, Can...
Maria David ADDRESSING the housing backlog requires a collaborative effort from all stakeholders, according to the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni. Uutoni made these remarks during the official handover of 24 houses constructed by the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) in Ondangwa on Tuesday. He called on Namibians to be agents of change...
Durban’s boast is that it’s “the warmest place to be” and given its location astride the temperate Indian Ocean as well as its friendly mix of creeds and cultures, the brag is one that is pleasantly proven. While Cape Town is known as South Africa’s premier beach destination, Durban is KwaZulu-Natal’s unsung seaside hero where...
Astronomer and Deputy Director of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S), Mathieu de Naurois will be giving a space talk on Cosmic Rays, at the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, on 19 October at 19:00. Naurois is a research director at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and professor at the Ecole Polytechnique, specializing...
The Windhoek Jazz Festival is Jazzing it up at Vegkop Stadium in Windhoek on October 7, 2023. Renowned R&B and Jazz fusion star Johnathan Butler is this year’s headline act. With Namibia’s highly acclaimed Suzie Eises, Bonganisoul, the Yesterdaye, Najah, and many more, will also grace the stage. Get your tickets at Webtickets for only...