Africa Namibia Last year only 13.000 students accessed the ministry's e-learning platforms during the national blockade, figures that point to a growing need to invest in inclusive digital learning technology to bridge the digital education gap and disparities
Africa Namibia The Namibian Society of Composers and Authors (NASCAM) last year has paid the least-paid artist royalties for 78 cents while the best paid got N8.000 (€450); revenues were mainly generated from music by the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
Africa Namibia Kamanjab district councillor appealed to parents to discourage their children from swimming in ponds on the Ourab riverbed; he also expressed concern about some residents digging holes in the riverbed for water
Africa Namibia Gratomic, a graphite mining and trading company, donated US$35.000 worth of goods, including a set of new clothes, shoes and blankets to give every child in the Shandumbala orphanage a better Christmas
Africa Namibia Amid surging cases of child rape and gender violence, the chairperson of the Coalition of Churches and Organizations on Ethical Social Justice said the coalition is focusing on rejecting calls to legalize same-sex marriages
Africa Namibia Namibia Media Trust director, Zoe Titus, in a two-day workshop at the Namibia Media Professionals Union, affirmed that journalists' unions in Africa are experiencing difficult times as declining membership has reduced bargaining power and reach
Africa Namibia Along with South Africa and Zimbabwe, the country will host the 2027 Men's Cricket World Cup; the chief executive of Cricket Namibia said hosting the 50-over tournament is an extraordinary privilege
Africa Namibia The Namibia Port Authority said that cargo export through the ports in the April-September period increased by 17% year-on-year; now it hopes to see the return of passenger ships in the near future, a great catalyst for the tourism industry
Africa Namibia More than 110 employers have so far informed the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation that they can't afford keeping a total of 880 employees
Africa Namibia The Rolé Equestrian Centre in Brakwater, north of Windhoek, is the venue for a multi-level national horse show organised by the African Western Stock Horse Association and the Namibian Saddlebred Association
Africa Namibia To empower, educate and protect communities on the fight against COVID-19 and HIV combined together, UNAIDS has started a local, focused collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
Africa Namibia 102 water points installed in Epembe, a constituency of about 15.000 inhabitants that often face challenges in accessing clean water
Africa Namibia Women from various social classes gathered at the Rural Women's Assembly in Khorixas to discuss their difficulties and to promote the empowerment of rural women, struggling for their emancipation and specific independence in the country