By: Ellen Shihepo The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform has announced that it will soon issue a government notice to prohibit exploration and mining that can contaminate the Stampriet Basin. This comes after parliamentarians raised concern about the Russian-owned Headspring investments’ non-compliance with drilling permit conditions issued by the line ministry. Watch on […]
By: Maria Nduuvundi/Valeria Handobe Omulunga Radio partnered with Pep Store this week and handed over new school uniforms to 110 learners from Ondundu Primary School and Omundunda Junior Primary School in Oshikoto region. Valued at N$20,000 the donation consists of school shoes, socks, T-shirts, trousers, skirts, as well as sanitary pads. Watch on oneafrica.tv DStv […]
By: Finna Kahili As the world commemorated World Kidney Day on Thursday, many Namibians flocked to kidney and dialysis centres to be screened for the diseases. According to a specialist at the Kidney Dialysis Centre in Windhoek, Dr. Glenda Kalunga, there was a positive turnout from the public as they offered free screening to over […]
By: Josia Shigwedha The life of a 29-year-old unemployed woman from Windhoek changed instantly after winning a staggering N$200,000 in the MTC Pop and Win competition this week. Canchia Muinjo said she plans to use the money wisely by enroling in a course in paramedics.The Mobile Telecommunications Company(MTC) ran the competition from November last year […]
By: Finna Kahili Emerging from South Africa’s Kwa-Zulu Natal Province and expanding into Namibia in 2007, the Star for Life initiative has established girls’ clubs in schools across several regions of the country, with a focus on empowering young girls on issues such as teenage pregnancy, gender-based violence, sexual reproductive health, and entrepreneurship, among others. […]
By: Selma Taapopi Side-By-Side Early Intervention Centre Director Huipie van Wyk said the funds raised from the Hit4Hope charity Golf Day will enable the organisation to continue advocating for quality and inclusive education for children with disabilities in the country. The centre, alongside the Learn on One foundation, which broadcasts recorded lessons on One Africa […]
By: Selma Taapopi Women make up more than half of the country’s population, which has been the trend during the past four censuses. This was revealed in the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) 2023 Population and Housing Census preliminary report today, which indicates that there are currently over 1.5 million females compared to over 1.4 million […]
By: Terence Mukasa Namibia’s junior wrestler, Ester Abraham, became the first female to win a bronze medal in the 57kg category at the 13th edition of the 2023 African Games in Ghana on Monday. The 19 year-old is the only female wrestler representing the country at the competition and expressed her excitement to scoop a […]
By: Josia Shigwedha Stakeholders in the transport sector have joined hands to revive the travel and tourism industry to alleviate connectivity challenges for visitors to Namibia. Led by the Namibia Airports Company (NAC), the stakeholders signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday. They pledged to collaborate efforts to attract more airlines to the country and […]
By: Terence Mukasa In a tight Namibia Debmarine Premier League title race this past weekend, African Stars reclaimed the top position after collecting six maximum points. Fellow title race contenders, Ongos Valley FC, were held to a 2:2 draw against Eeshoke Chula Chula at the Windhoek Independence Stadium yesterday. Ongos FC head coach, Agnus Elemu […]