By: Valeria Handobe The University of Namibia (UNAM) in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare (MGEPESW) has officially launched the Child Research Initiative and Training Conference (CRIT) to address the challenges faced by Namibian households providing foster care for children below 18 years. The three-day event, themed “Thriving Children […]

By: Terence Mukasa The FNB Women’s Super League reigning champions, Ongos Ladies Football Club, were crowned 2023/24 season league champions last week Saturday at the Namibian Football Association Technical Centre in the capital, after running unbeaten in 22 matches throughout the league. The Ongos Ladies FC head coach, Shama Gure expressed that his team’s performance […]

By: Finna Kahili  Is there a link between poverty and teenage pregnancies?    To find out, News on One spoke to Sociologist from the University of Namibia (UNAM) and a local human rights activist, and according to them, there is a close link between poverty and teenage pregnancies in the country.    They noted that […]

By: Valeria Handobe The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has launched the first publication which will review Namibia’s green hydrogen developments. The pilot edition, titled “Green Hydrogen Monitor,” aims to provide detailed information about the growing green hydrogen project. The publication discusses various topics, including financing options, governance issues, environmental impacts, feasibility concerns, economic […]

By: Ketemba Tjipepa A stone thrown away from the University of Namibia’s main campus in Academia, lies Baboon City, where a community of 120 people has been weathering extreme hardships since 2016. Originally arriving as construction workers for China Railway Seventh Group company or hopeful migrants, they now resort to selling and consuming food scavenged […]

By: Valeria Handobe The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has launched the first publication which will review Namibia’s green hydrogen developments. The pilot edition, titled “Green Hydrogen Monitor,” aims to provide detailed information about the growing green hydrogen project. The publication discusses various topics, including financing options, governance issues, environmental impacts, feasibility concerns, economic […]

By: Josia Shigwedha  Members of the country’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Other or LGBTQI+ community are celebrating.  This after the Windhoek High Court declared that the crimes of ‘sodomy’ and ‘unnatural sexual offences’ as unconstitutional and invalid.  LGBTQI+ activist Linda Baumann expressed happiness at the historic ruling.  She explained that while homosexuality […]

By: Valeria Handobe In a commendable display of corporate social responsibility, the Diamond Manufacturers Association of Namibia (DIAMAN) has donated furniture, sanitary items, and medical equipment among others valued at N$132 000 to the Mental Health Centre at Windhoek Central Hospital today. This donation marks phase one of DIAMAN’s CSI project for the hospital. Watch […]

By: Terence Mukasa Namibian footballer based in South Africa, Bethuel Muzeu, says that he is happy to be regarded by the public as a skilled striker and someone eager to learn and take over from Mamelodi Sundowns’ talisman, Peter Shalulile. Muzeu, who is currently in camp with the Tafel Lager Brave Warriors ahead of their […]