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Patience Makwele Political analyst Ndumba Kamwanyah has questioned whether President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s concerns about the boy child will lead to real reforms.  Kamwanyah said public discussions about the boy child have happened before without producing major policy changes. Nandi-Ndaitwah, during the Namibia University of Science and Technology graduation ceremony in Windhoek last week, said the country must take issues of the boy child seriously.  She expressed concern over the lower number of male graduates compared to women and said the figures did not reflect the female-to-male population ratio of 51.2% and 48.8%.  A total of 2 962 graduated from Nust,…

Allexer Namundjembo The Namibia Nurses Union (Nanu) says nurses must be supported and protected to continue delivering quality healthcare services. Nanu said nurses remain the backbone of the country's healthcare system despite facing staff shortages, burnout, unsafe working conditions and limited professional development opportunities. “We call upon all stakeholders, including the government, healthcare institutions and policymakers, to prioritise the welfare, protection, empowerment and continuous professional development of nurses,” Nanu said in a statement to mark International Nurses Day. The union marked the day under the theme “Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives”. Meanwhile, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) member…

Allexer Namundjembo Palms Life Fund is supporting 30 San learners in the Tsumkwe Constituency through a cleaning campaign project aimed at reducing school dropouts. The initiative supports primary and secondary school learners with monthly food parcels, stationery and toiletries valued at N$600 each. The fund's spokesperson Gabriel Tomas said the project aims to encourage children to remain in school. “We have embarked on motivating school learners not to drop out of school. We have also been engaging the learners and youth in sports activities such as soccer tournaments after three to four months,” Tomas told the Windhoek Observer on Tuesday.…

Renthia Kaimbi Vice president Lucia Witbooi has declared an end to the era of exporting raw marine products by 2030. Speaking at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on Tuesday, Witbooi addressed the roundtable on the blue economy and said African countries must move beyond exporting raw resources. She said Africa continues to lose value because many marine products are exported with little processing. Witbooi noted that the global blue economy is worth more than US$300 billion, while about 70% of African fish exports leave the continent with minimal value addition. She said Namibia is shifting towards a system where…

Staff Writer  Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) and National Housing Enterprise (NHE) have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at improving digital connectivity in housing developments across Namibia. The agreement was signed in Windhoek on Tuesday and will run for five years. Under the partnership, the two entities will work together to expand telecommunications infrastructure in current and future NHE housing projects. The agreement includes co-trenching opportunities for MTC’s Spectra Home fixed services in new housing developments identified by NHE. This means that the construction phase will include the installation of fibre and other telecommunications infrastructure, thereby reducing costs and expediting…