The German-based Werner Erkes Foundation has committed to investing N$20 million each year in education projects in Namibia.
This was revealed by Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp at the inauguration of the N$25 million Horizon Primary School in Swakopmund's DRC informal settlement.
The minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, has described technical and vocational education as a critical tool in addressing youth unemployment and promoting entrepreneurship during the launch of the Open Door Education Center (ODEC) TVET programme and stakeholders engagement forum held
The Municipality of Swakopmund, in partnership with Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine, has officially concluded the Youth Entrepreneurial Development Initiative.
The programme has empowered a total of 85 young entrepreneurs across various business sectors.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has inaugurated a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Swakopmund District Hospital to improve survival rates for premature and critically ill newborns.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged African countries to fully implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to boost trade, industrialisation and economic growth across the continent.
Walvis Bay is positioning itself to become a more competitive and inclusive tourism destination as stakeholders gathered for the town's Tourism Forum under the theme "Sharing the Future of Tourism".
The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) says it remains committed to stabilising the upgraded ASYCUDA World Customs system following operational challenges experienced by clearing agents at Walvis Bay Harbour.
More than a hundred vulnerable babies have been given a second chance at life through the work of the Rauch Elohim Foundation, a child protection organisation dedicated to preventing baby dumping and caring for abandoned and abused children.
Customs clearing agents said the recently implemented ASYCUDA World system by the Namibia Revenue Agency (NAMRA) is disrupting cargo clearance operations and causing financial losses due to its technical failures.
Erongo Governor Natalia |Goagoses says every Namibian deserves to live in a decent shelter and access basic services.
Her remarks follow after a fire that swept through Extension 14 in Mondesa, Swakopmund, destroying 13 shacks.
The weekend blaze left more than 30 people homeless.
