The proposed design of a train station in the Chinese city of Nanjing has attracted the attention of Chinese internet users – for all the wrong reasons. Authorities say the design of the North Nanjing station takes inspiration from plum blossoms, which the city is known for. But online, others are pointing out its resemblance...
Placido Hilukilwa PICTURED: Outapi Mayor Selma Asino. Photo: Contributed. SEVERAL sanitary manholes in Outapi, a town in the Omusati Region, were left open when unknown thieves stole the covers recently. According to the town council, the matter was reported to the police and is under investigation. The council has expressed concern about the theft, not...
200m Toyko 2020 Olympics Silver Medalist, Christine Mboma, signed an agreement with Rob Youth Foundation which will see the Foundation being awarded the opportunity to sell allocated merchandise of Mboma streetwear and 10% of the proceeds from each item sold will be donated to the Foundation. The Foundation said this is a contribution to their...
The Capricorn Group and its employees, in their role as Changemakers, donated 15,800 sanitary pads and 270 re-usable pads to more than 70 vulnerable young girls from orphanages and other vulnerable communities in Windhoek under the banner of the “Dignity for Every Girl” initiative. This was in celebration of International Day of the Girl Child...
The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture provides N$15 per girl per year for sanitary pads. This was revealed in defence of deputy education minister Faustina Caley’s objection last week to a bill proposing free access to sanitary products for schoolgirls in Namibia. The ministry said the current Basic Education Act already provides for these...
Deputy minister of education, arts and culture Faustina Caley has objected to a bill proposing free access to sanitary products for schoolgirls in Namibia, claiming the current Basic Education Act already provides for this. The bill was introduced by official opposition leader McHenry Venaani in the National Assembly recently, to “regulate the provision of free...
In collaboration with UNDP Accelerator Lab, Old Mutual Namibia recently announced the successful winners of the 2023 OM SEED Hardap Region. Taljaard Uaputuaka, the visionary behind TJF Investments CC, won the first-place position and N$50,000 in support of his innovative focus on creating reusable sanitary pads. Uaputuaka’s dedication to sustainability and women’s health shone through his...
Miss Teen Namibia Second Runner-up Timica Goeieman teamed up with the Bikers Club and Roads Authority to hand over sanitary pads to the School for the Visually Impaired in the Capital. Goeieman says she’s passionate about helping people with disabilities, hence the decision to gather sanitary pads for girls at the School for the Visually...