ON THE RADAR WITH HAPPY (25 APRIL 2025)
1. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, in her Maiden State of the Nation Address, A key announcement was that from 2026, tertiary education at public institutions will be fully subsidized by the Government—no registration or tuition fees—with students covering only accommodation and related costs. Engaged Simon Amunime.
2. So what about in terms of completion for private institutions and how can they leverage themselves, to ensure finance keep coming in? lets look at the questions alongside Dina Gowases, Corporate Communications Practitioner at the Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC).
3. Still on free tertiary education, come next year, we further caught up with head of Namibia Council for Higher Education (NCHE) secretariat Sylvia Demas on her sentiments in this regard, in terms of students and parents themselves.
4. Malaria cases are reported to be on the rise in both Kavango regions, 10 deaths from Kavango east , Rundu, with 2 092 confirmed cases between January and mid April alone, mean while Kavango West has reported 6 deaths between January and March this year, with 1 400 confirmed cases during the same period. Regional Health Director for Kavango East Region, Ida Mendai
