Epukiro RC Metsweding community wants employment opportunities from road project

Epukiro RC Metsweding community wants employment opportunities from road project

The Epukiro RC Metsweding community has called on Namibbeton Road Contractors to employ 70 per cent of the youth in the area in exchange for using their water and gravel resources. In a letter addressed to Okarukambe constituency councillor Rocco Nguvauva on Thursday, the community asked the company to fulfil its social responsibility by rehabilitating various water points and boreholes. These facilities would not only supply water to the […]

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Namibia

Omaheke Regional Council chairperson urges learners to be more committed

Omaheke Regional Council Chairperson Ignatius Kariseb on Friday appealed to learners to take their education seriously, emphasising its role in shaping their futures. Speaking during a stakeholder engagement on education, Kariseb expressed concern that some children think they are doing their parents a favour by attending school. “Our children must understand that they are not doing their parents a favour by going to school. It is instead an opportunity […]

January 22, 2024 10

Namibia

Otjozondjupa Regional Council addresses disciplinary concerns amongst staff

Employees of the Otjozondjupa Regional Council were on Friday accused of indiscipline, untidiness and frequent absenteeism during working hours during a staff meeting. The chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Regional Council, Marlayn Mbakera, addressed the nearly 100 employees during the meeting held at the head office in Otjiwarongo. Mbakera said 2024 will bring changes for officials who lock their offices and vanish during working hours. She said she has found […]

January 22, 2024 7

Sport

Chiefs and Lions grab spots in NFL’s conference championships

The Kansas City Chiefs reached the AFC Championship game for the sixth straight year while the Detroit Lions will play their first NFC Championship game in 33 years after victories in the NFL playoffs on Sunday. Patrick Mahomes's Chiefs emerged with a 27-24 win from a gruelling battle at Buffalo while the Detroit Lions defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23. The Chiefs will play at the Baltimore Ravens […]

January 22, 2024 3

Sport

Emotional Svitolina retires injured from Australian Open

Elina Svitolina retired in tears from her Australian Open fourth-round match against unseeded Czech player Linda Noskova after just three games on Monday. Svitolina, the 19th seed in Melbourne, needed a medical timeout at 2-0 down in the first set, during which she received treatment on court for her lower back. The Ukrainian, 29, attempted to continue on Margaret Court Arena but was not moving freely and appeared […]

January 22, 2024 5

Africa

Ghana’s masked third candidate tests two party politics

Eleven months ahead of Ghana's presidential election, a new political force is emerging to challenge the long-standing two-party status quo. With deft social media messaging, posters of his masked face and an appeal to younger voters, businessman Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, says his New Force movement will become a third political power. Few analysts believe Bediako can truly test the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the […]

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Business / Economics

Cooperation only path to protecting humanity from ongoing crises, Commonwealth Secretary-General tells Non-Aligned Movement Summit

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, addressed leaders from 121 Non-Aligned Movement countries, calling for greater cooperation to protect all humanity from overlapping economic, environmental and security challenges. She was speaking at the 19th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement in Kampala, Uganda, on 20 January 2024. Addressing leaders, foreign affairs ministers and strategic partners as an official observer, the […]

January 22, 2024 5

Business / Economics

Why sustainability is important for business

By Mignon du Preez, Group Marketing, Public Affairs and Sustainability Executive, Old Mutual Namibia The concept of business sustainability is no longer merely fashionable in today's environment; rather, it represents a fundamental change in the way we think about and conduct business. Businesses now view success through a broader prism that goes beyond market supremacy and profit margins to include a profound duty - a commitment to the […]

January 22, 2024 8

Sport

Ukraine’s Yastremska upsets Azarenka to make Australian Open quarters

Fearless Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska surged into a maiden Grand Slam quarter-final Monday, stunning two-time champion Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Open. Driven by a booming serve and aggressive groundstrokes, the athletic 23-year-old battled past the Belarusian 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena. Her reward is a clash with unseeded Czech Linda Noskova, who progressed to the last eight when Ukraine's Elina Svitolina retired with a bad back […]

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