The Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema’s “shoot to kill” and “kill the boer” chant during the party’s 10th-anniversary celebrations in Soweto has ignited a social media debate. According to the SABC, the Democratic Alliance has taken legal action against Malema, filing charges at the United Nations Human Rights Council, while the EFF defends the...
By Vitalio Angula The availability of multiple platforms to raise one’s opinion under the guise of freedom of speech and freedom of expression has resulted in much vitriol being spat out on social media that qualifies as hate speech. Hate speech is not limited to race-discrimination and manifests itself in tribalism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, islamophobia,...
Deputy Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) Petronella Masabane said a social media post showing vehicles of the ministry, stuck in dunes at the coastal area is an authorised defensive driving training exercise. Masabane was responding to a question on social media on what the four expensive double-cab Toyota vehicles...
Acting Executive Director in the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation, Advocate Otniel Podewiltz, has emphasised the significant role that the Labour Advisory Council (LAC) plays in the context of social dialogue and tripartism. Advocate Podewiltz said this at the 15th LAC inauguration in Windhoek. Advocate Otniel Podewiltz noted that the ministry views...
Charmaine Boois Windhoek, 26 July 2023 – In a landmark development aimed at revolutionizing healthcare accessibility and affordability, the Ministry of Health and Social Services is set to unveil the Social Contracting for Health Services Policy. Approved by the cabinet in April 2023, this policy is poised to usher in a new era of comprehensive...
Charmaine Boois Windhoek, 20 July 2023 – Baronice Hans, the Managing Director of Bank Windhoek, emphasized the crucial link between the well-being of a nation’s people and its success and growth. She made these remarks during the launch of the twenty-third edition of the Bank Windhoek Cancer Apple Project. Hans highlighted the importance of embracing...
NBC’s Kaisames FM will host its 17th ||Goa!haob Social Games at Otjiwarongo in August. Kaisames station manager Desrae Christiaan says the ||Goa!haob Social Games are an extension of the station’s popular morning show, ||Goa!haob. She says, “The ||Goa!haob Social Games were established in Outjo in 2006 as a simple networking gathering for Kaisames FM listeners...
Angolan head of State João Lourenço Thursday met with Kimbangust Church leader Kisolokele Paul to address the social projects carried out by this religious institution in the country. Speaking to the press, at the end of the audience, Kisolokele Paul highlighted the construction of a higher health school in Mbanza Kongo, in northern Zaire province,...