11+ hour, 58+ min ago  (87+ words) The Namibian - Directors say school admission fee should be optional Education directors have called for the N$10 school admission application fee to be made optional, warning that some parents may struggle to afford it. DJ Sbu to headline business summit…...

10+ hour, 44+ min ago  (651+ words) More than 200 Namibian students accepted into medical and health-related programmes abroad face uncertainty after NSFAF rejected their funding applications. The students were met with rejection letters for both tuition and non-tuition fees on grounds that their fields are not on…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago  (270+ words) providing training opportunities to millions of young people and workers who would otherwise lack access to formal training. This was one of the highlights at the third annual regional conference of the Sub-Saharan Africa Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network held…...

10+ hour, 6+ min ago  (616+ words) Hugh Masekela in his famous song "Stimela" tells a story of African workers carried by a train into systems of labour that demanded their labour but disregarded their dignity. Today, many young Namibians are boarding a different kind of train…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (209+ words) The Ministry of Works and Transport has launched a computerised learner licence testing system and an online booking and payment platform at the Okahandja Namibia Traffic Information System (Natis) centre. Works and transport minister Veikko Nekundi launched the service on…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (366+ words) The Namibia Nurses Union has warned the parliament that an oversupply of private college graduates is causing rising unemployment of nurses and compromising clinical training quality. Union secretary general Junias Shilunga raised this concern during a stakeholder consultative workshop convened…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (552+ words) Development is never accidental. It is built through deliberate investment in people, communities and the systems that allow societies to grow sustainably over time. When the R'ssing Foundation was established in 1978, Namibia faced deep developmental inequalities. Access to education, vocational…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (682+ words) The National Organisation of Parents in Education has warned parents to do thorough background checks on youth boot camp businesses that are on the rise without regulation from the government. A number of private individuals have been calling on parents…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (344+ words) Namibia is producing thousands of graduates every year, yet many young people continue struggling to secure meaningful employment after completing their studies. Universities are successfully equipping students with academic qualifications, but the transition from education to employment remains one of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (585+ words) PRIVATE education has long complemented public schooling, often filling the gaps the state could not. For much of that history they were church-linked, with mission schools and private universities taking root across Africa. Mission schools were never only about reading…...