Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business achieves BGA bronze membership

Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business achieves BGA bronze membership

The Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business members. Windhoek, Namibia – The Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business (HP-GSB), part of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), has proudly announced its Bronze Membership with the prestigious Business Graduates Association (BGA), making HP-GSB the first and only business school in Namibia to receive this international recognition. The announcement was made during a press conference held today at […]

October 17, 2024 9

Local

Old Mutual Foundation empowers communities

Media Release: Old Mutual Foundation Empowers Communities Through Staff Community Builder Initiative Kamutjonga Primary School in the Mukwe Circuit Kavango East Region 2 October 2024, Windhoek – In line with Old Mutual’s vision to empower communities, the Old Mutual Foundation’s Staff Community Builder initiative continues to demonstrate impactful community support. Over the past three years (2022-2024), this flagship initiative has enabled 30 Old Mutual staff members to actively […]

October 2, 2024 12

Africa

Pan-African Youth Organization marks two decades

Pan-African Youth Organization Marks Two Decades of Empowering Young Africans to Break the Cycle of Poverty and Drive Sustainable Change Image distributed by African Media Agency on behalf of gold-youth. RWANDA, Africa, 2 October 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- From classrooms to communities, gold-youth has been unlocking the potential of Africa’s young leaders for two decades. Now, it is set to expand its impact and reshape the future of an entire continent. gold-youth […]

October 2, 2024 25

Namibia

UNAM education conference underway in Windhoek

The University of Namibia education conference is underway in Windhoek. The conference serves as a platform for educators, researchers, policymakers, and education stakeholders to explore the avenues and possibilities of promoting innovative skills-based education in the 21st century. The Deputy Executive Director of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Edda Bohn.

September 18, 2024 17

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Kepler College appoints former First Lady, Monica Geingos as Chancellor

Kepler College, which equips young Africans with global competencies, has appointed former First Lady, Madam Monica Geingos, as its inaugural Chancellor. A qualified lawyer with extensive experience in the financial sector, Geingos has held senior roles in capital markets, corporate finance, and private equity, and has made significant contributions to both public and private sectors. Chancellor Geingos, who began her term at Kepler College on 29 July 2024, said that […]

August 19, 2024 15

Namibia

Education Ministry launches digital school’s programme

The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture on Monday, 12 August launched the Digital Schools program at the National Institute for Educational Development in Okahandja. This initiative, aimed at modernising classrooms across Namibia, introduces advanced digital tools and resources to strengthen learning and prepare students for the future. Executive Director of the Ministry, Sanet Steenkamp. Meanwhile, speaking at the event, Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture, Anna Nghipondoka, said that […]

August 12, 2024 44

Africa

Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

By Vera Ng’oma, Country Director, Malawi, British Council These are the kinds of success stories young Africans aspire to achieve, African governments aim to facilitate through their policies, and educational institutions strive to prepare students for them. However, as the world celebrates International Youth Day the challenges are substantial: poor educational outcomes, a shortage of relevant skills, and low job creation. Each year, at least 10 million youth […]

August 12, 2024 13

Namibia

Education Ministry warns of school dropout crisis

The Executive Director in the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has warned that school dropouts remain a concern in Namibia and across Africa. Moreover, a survey conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) with community-based organizations revealed that 41 percent of respondents cited socio-economic factors as the primary reason for school dropouts. According to the Namibia 2011 census, at least 103,768 children were out of […]

August 7, 2024 58

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MTC expands rural schools procject

The MTC Rural Schools Project has built over 40 classrooms across 9 regions, since its inception in 2019. MTC Public Relations Officer, Erasmus Nekundi said this during the handover of 8 classrooms at Tsumeb Primary School in the Oshikoto region on Wednesday. Since the start of this project, the Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture has emphasized that the Ministry requires a total of N$1.8 billion to address […]

August 1, 2024 27