In a milestone achievement for the University of Namibia and marking the beginning of a new era in local energy production, the educational institute has seen the launch of a N$65 million solar energy plant.
The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) and the University of Namibia (UNAM) have launched a potato seed multiplication and wheat seed planting programme for sustainable food production at the Evaristus Shikongo Correctional Facility outside Tsumeb.
The University of Namibia's Vice Chancellor, Professor Kenneth Matengu, said palliative care is an important and valuable aspect of healthcare.
Professor Matengu emphasised this at the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding with the Hope Home-Based Healthcare Service and Dr. Jeketera-Khumalo Surgery.
The University of Namibia (UNAM) and the South Africa High Commission commemorated South Africa's National Youth Day and Freedom Day in Windhoek.
The day remembers the contribution young people have made to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and the freedom of its people.
The National African Student's Association (NASA) has launched its national 10,000-membership campaign at Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region.
The student representative body hopes to register students from UNAM's Katima campus as well as the Zambezi Vocational Training Centre.
The development of Namibia is deeply rooted in the agricultural sector.
90% of land is suitable for livestock farming and a large proportion of the country's rural population depends on this activity for food security.
The University of Namibia gave the country its first cohort of 16 dentists.
The university held its graduation of health professionals in various disciplines and fields from the Faculty of Health Sciences.
252 students graduated from the School of Education at the University of Namibia (UNAM) in Windhoek.
The graduates received diplomas and degrees in lifelong learning, community education, educational management and leadership, and junior primary education.
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Namibia Professor Kenneth Matengu pointed out that a lack of male role models is one of the contributing factors to boys underperforming in education.
Professor Matengu was speaking at the Rundu Campus graduation ceremony.
The Namibian government is committed to widening access to institutions of higher learning in the country.
This was said by Vice President Nangolo Mbumba when he inaugurated the University of Namibia's (UNAM) Southern Campus lecture hall complex at Keetmanshoop in the ||Kharas Region.
