The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) has been
touring various schools with the play, Hostel Monologues, as the youth
organisation attempts to address issues surrounding HIV/AIDS.The play, which
explores issues surrounding contracting and preventing the virus, came about
after the organisation asked learners living in hostels to write short stories
based on their experiences, and provide insights into the lives of [...]

The Red Cross said this week that it was on red
alert as the level of the Zambezi River continued to rise following heavy rains
in the northeast of the country. Floods have been reported in Botswana, Zimbabwe
and Mozambique. Reports said this week that the water level in the river has
risen to 6.71 metres and continued to [...]

A new Smart Card gaming system for the Kalahari
Sands Casino provides more security with a pin number for added convenience and
people no longer need to get coins to play the gambling machines according to
the hotel?s new general manager, John Airey.Airey came to the Kalahari Sands
Hotel and Casino late last year. His appointment, which was handled [...]

Floods from the rising Zambezi river in the
Caprivi region are threatening to displace around 20 000 people, the
International Red Cross said on Tuesday.The water level in the Zambezi river,
which borders Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique, has
continued to rise over the past few weeks following heavy rains.The Zambezi has
now risen more than 7 metres in [...]

Shebeens may no longer sell hotstuff (anything
stronger than beer), ‘kapana’ (food), sweets or any of the other goods they
currently sell. That will be the picture once the Liquor Act is implemented. The
act allows shebeens to sell light liquor, not exceeding 16% alcohol by volume.
This limits shebeens to ‘tombo,’ beer, and Tassenburg and Capenheimer wines.It
will be [...]

The Christina Swart-Opperman (CSO) Aids
Orphan Foundation Trust has come to the rescue of the Pashukeni Orphans and
Vulnerable Children’s Kindergarten.Last September Pashukeni approached the Trust
for assistance culminating in the handing over of N$9785 last week.The CSO Trust
sourced the money through donations from the Windhoek Harriers and the Child
Evangelism Fellowships that donated N$6800 and N$2985, respectively.This week
Pashukeni [...]

During the Global Campaign for Education?s Action
held this week, UNICEF called for increased attention to the disproportionate
number of girls who are denied the right to education.During ?The World?s
Biggest Ever Lobby,? thousands of children worldwide took part in the ?National
Lobby,? making a personal plea to their governments to get more children into
school. UNICEF said these children [...]

The Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) celebrated
its tenth anniversary as a commercial entity. Namport manages the ports of
Lüderitz and Walvis Bay that together handle more than 2,5 million metric tonnes
of cargo annually.According to the CEO of Namport, Mr Sebby Kankondi, Namport
was rated the ?Number One Port in Africa? by the Africa Competitive Report 2000.
?This is a [...]

The two-day first National Consultative Conference
for NGOs, CBOs and Activists on Violence Against Women and Children, which was
organised by Women’s Solidarity Namibia, ended in Windhoek last week.The main
objectives of the conference were to bring the NGOs, CBOs and activists
together, to build a strategy on how to advocate and lobby for non-violent and
peaceful programs and also [...]

The People?s
Republic of China last week donated US$100,000, which will go towards assisting
flood victim in the north and northeastern parts of the country.The funds were
handed over by at the Chinese ambassador to Namibia, Ren Xiaopin, to Deputy
Prime Minister Dr Libertina Amathila.The donation was in response to President
Hifikepunye Pohamba?s appeal for aid from the international community [...]