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04/15/19--16:00: _Ondonga ya ulike aa...
04/15/19--16:00: _A Ukrainian journey
04/15/19--16:00: _Prepaid water for B...
04/15/19--16:00: _Elections not trans...
04/15/19--16:00: _Platonic Academy el...
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04/15/19--16:00: _We will die here - ...
04/15/19--16:00: _Ueitele embroiled i...
04/15/19--16:00: _Blaauw makes a diff...
04/15/19--16:00: _Hats off to Unam gr...
04/15/19--16:00: _A partnership for c...
04/15/19--16:00: _Fishing company to ...
04/15/19--16:00: _State House officia...
04/15/19--16:00: _Appeal backfires
04/15/19--16:00: _Never have I ever
04/15/19--16:00: _Elections must be c...
04/15/19--16:00: _Dial a Vrrpha
04/15/19--16:00: _Kombat residents pr...
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04/15/19--16:00: Orban groet die eerste termyn
Orban groet die eerste termynSkool wat volhard My Zone het onlangs Orban-laerskool besoek om te hoor hoe die jaar hulle tot dusver behandel het. Evany van Wyk
Orban-laerskool in Windhoek is in 1975 gestig en meneer Jan Cloete is die afgelope 15 jaar die skoolhoof daar.
“Ons hier by Orban sien onsself as ons grootste mededingers en probeer deurentyd om onsself te verbeter,”sê Cloete.
Die skool motiveer leerlinge om verantwoordelike Namibiese burgers te word sodat hulle die wye wêreld kan aandurf en hul drome uitleef.
Cloete sê sy doel die afgelope 15 jaar was om te verseker ouers staan hul plek vol in hul kinders se lewe en bied die nodige ondersteuning.
“Die ouers het gesorg dat hul kinders die nodige skryfware het om die jaar mee af te skop, en ons kon sommer al die eerste dag begin lesse aan bied.”
Volgens hom is dit wat Orban uniek maak, en verdien ouers definitief applous daarvoor. Orban se kalender is propvol die jaar. Die sportseisoen skop volgende termyn af en die spelkompetisie word ook dan aangebied. Geldsinsamelings word gereeld gehou om die skool se infrustraktuur in stand te hou.
Afgesien van die skool se suksesvolle eerste termyn, erken die skool dat hulle nie perfek is nie – daar is wel ‘n paar dissiplinêre probleme. “Die persentasie van sulke tipe probleme is minder as 1% en sodra ons iets oplet, probeer ons dit dadelik aanspreek en die ouers betrek,” sê me. Theresa Damases, die departementshoof vir tale en sosiale studies.
“Onse skool het ‘n goeie stelsel in plek waar ons vir die onderwysers sowel as die leerlinge, teikens stel. Aan die einde van die termyn besin ons daaroor en kyk wat ons bereik het.”
The Zone het ook gesels met Kirsten Rittman, die hoofmeisie vir 2019. Sy sou aanvanklik na ? ander skool, maar is afgekeur.
“Ek is baie bly dat ek na hierdie skool toe gekom het, want dit het vir my baie geleenthede gebied, soos om hoofmeisie te word,” sê sy.
Kieran Lewies, die hoofseun, sê hy is baie opgewonde oor die vakansie, want hy gaan eers Swakopmund en daarna saam met die skool Suid-Afrika toe.
“Volgende termyn wil ek baie dinge aan myself verander. Ek wil harder werk, want ek weet ek kan beter doen in alles,” sê Kieran. Die twee leiers maak ‘n gedugte span. Hul stem saam dat Orban nie baie probleme het nie en die dissiplinêre probleme baie goed hanteer word.
Me. Shirley Karuhumba, die Lewensvaardighede-onderwyseres, sê die grootste probleem is die kinders wat sukkel om te sê wat hulle pla, asook minderbevoorregte kinders. “Ons sal wil die kinders motiveer om oor hul gevoelens te praat. Ons wil ook borge kry sodat al die kinders gedurende pouses kan iets eet,” sê Karuhumba.
04/15/19--16:00: ‘Animalia’ ‘n groot sukses
‘Animalia’ ‘n groot sukses Vier 100 jaar se bestaan ‘n Plaaslike skool het behoorlik beïndruk met hul uitsonderlike konsert. Evany van Wyk
04/15/19--16:00: Ondonga ya ulike aakwaniilwa yaali
Ondonga ya ulike aakwaniilwa yaaliOndonga ya topolwa kekondjelo lyuuleli Onkalo yeuliko lyomuleli gwaNdonga oya dhigupala ngashiingeyi nokuhalutha oyendji, sho oshitunda shoka sha langeleke aakwaniilwa yaali mOsoondaha. Oshitunda shoka osha kala kashi na omuleli sha landula sho Omukwaniilwa Immanuel Kauluma Elifas, ngoka a lela oshilongo shoka uule woomvula odhindji a hulitha momasiku 26 gaMaalitsa. Elifas okwa fumbikwa mOlukonda mOlyomakaya.
04/15/19--16:00: A Ukrainian journey
A Ukrainian journey Namibian national Taimi Kashilula had the following to share with The Zone regarding her experience as a first-year foreign student at Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University. Taimi Kashilula
04/15/19--16:00: Prepaid water for Blikkiesdorp
Prepaid water for BlikkiesdorpInformal residents can install their own toilets Residents who want their own taps in their yards should open municipal accounts and apply for water meters. KENYA KAMBOWE
04/15/19--16:00: Elections not transparent enough
Elections not transparent enough The latest Action Namibia Coalition research has found that the level of transparency and accountability in publishing election information is unsatisfactory.
Role players such as the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) still do not disclose even the most basic information, says John Nakuta, the author of the report 'Access to Information and Elections: The Case of Namibia'.
His research found that data delivery is generally done reactively except for a few instances where the law requires proactive disclosure.
The paper was discussed at an event in Windhoek on Friday morning.
Political analyst Graham Hopwood said the verification of Namibian elections has always been a grey area.
“We are not just talking about the ECN; access to information has many stakeholders and it also includes the political parties. A political party must, for example, make available its candidates and its manifesto,” he said.
Political activist Carola Engelbrecht shared that she found it extremely difficult to obtain information from the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). They only concentrated on political parties and neglected the rest of the nation, she said. She admitted, though, that things had changed at the ECN in the last few years.
“It was as if you were entering the central intelligence centre and you were looked at as if they wanted to know who was behind you coming there, who had sent you, whose agenda was this and why you wanted the information.
“I remember in 2004 I wanted a training manual for election officials from the ECN. That was state secret. There was one person who was willing to help me and I had to meet him at night behind a bush, but I got it,” she said.
04/15/19--16:00: Platonic Academy elevates education
Platonic Academy elevates educationTutoring for Mathematics and Science learners When a learner is struggling at Platonic Academy, the teachers go the extra mile by giving individual attention, and learners are also encouraged to work in groups. Michelline Nawatises
Platonic Academy strongly empowers and inspires critical thinking by its learners.
Their services solely focus on the new Namibian junior and senior secondary phase curriculum, which was initially implemented in 2017.
At present the academy accommodates a total of 100 learners, which comprises of grade 8, 9 and 10 Mathematics, Physical Science, Physics and Chemistry secondary school learners.
However, their vision is to develop together with the new curriculum and provide academic solutions.
The learners are from Concordia College, Windhoek High School, Centaurus High School, Delta Secondary School, Jan Möhr Secondary School, Academia Secondary School and Windhoek Technical High School.
There are two tutors. Frank Mungunda has classroom experience of more than five years and is a committed Physical Science and Chemistry teacher who has experience in both the state and private educational sectors.
He obtained his Bachelor of Science (Chemistry and Geology) and is now in his final year of his Masters of Science (Chemistry) degree at the University of Namibia (Unam).
Amanda Mungunda is a dedicated Mathematics teacher with more than five years of secondary school experience.
She is skilled at communicating complex information in a simple and entertaining manner. She earned a Bachelor of Education (Mathematics and Physical Science) degree from (Unam).
When asked by The Zone what the academy does to prepare students for advancement, Frank mentioned they start every lesson with a prayer and a welcome to create a conductive and interactive environment.
Secondly, they provide summarised notes and work through past exam papers, in order to enhance understanding, and answer questions. Additionally, learners are given worksheets as well as mock exams and feedback, in order to fully prepare them for tests and examinations.
When a learner is struggling the teachers go the extra mile by giving individual attention, and learners are also encouraged to work in groups at the academy, which has proven to be very fruitful. In addition, a teacher-learner WhatsApp group also provides a great platform for the learners to post questions they are struggling with, and the teachers respond accordingly.
When asked what makes the academy different from others, Frank mentioned that they create a conducive environment that brings joy to their teaching.
“We strive to connect the soul to the mind, in order to empower and inspire young minds,” he said.
The academy strives to develop learners' intellectual and practical skills in an integrated and holistic manner, by inspiring life-long learning and enabling learners to fully develop their unique capacities.
All in all, the cultivation of imagination and creativity is the central focus.
A learner-centred teaching approach is mainly used at the academy, as they want the learners to understand and not only memorise what is being taught. The only way learners understand a concept is if they are fully involved in the process at all times. For science subjects, Platonic does experiment-based teaching in which the learners conduct a practical experiment in groups with the teacher’s guidance, to learn concepts through sensory perception.
The academy’s teachers are in constant communication with school teachers. Therefore, lessons are prepared based on the syllabus.
Platonic Academy instils the value of responsibility by informing the learners of the importance of taking charge of they own future, as it all depends on the choices they make every day.
You can take a horse to the water, but you cannot force it to drink. However, you can put salt in its hay to make is thirsty.
The teachers strongly believe in the learners’ ability to do well and be the best they can.
The academy uses multiple communication methods for their parent-teacher interactions. This allows parents to hear from the teachers in ways that work for them. Moreover, the parent WhatsApp group is by far the most effective communication tool.
Platonic has a basic set of rules and expectations for the learners. These regulations and a positive mindset help to maintain classroom management and discipline. This enables the academy to engage learners, keeping them prepared and boosting their confidence in terms of meaningful learning.
The learners took the initiative to host an ‘appreciate and gratitude ceremony’ with the help of the academy’s teachers, during which parents were thanked for their devoted support. Each learner also receives an appreciation certificate from the academy.
Fransina Amunyela, a grade 10 learner from Jan Möhr, said that apart from effective learning material, the academy offers efficient teaching methods to help them absorb knowledge better.
“I have seen great progress in my work at school and am proud of the way my grades have improved with the help of Mr and Mrs Mungunda,” she said.
Tashwin Husselmann, another grade 10 learner from Windhoek Technical High School, said: “I get more time to understand my work and the teachers explain everything much better, because they have time to explain the work.”
A parent, Shirley Tibinyane, said she would recommend the academy to anyone.
“They give attention to our kids, not only academically, but spiritually also. They involve all aspects into their curriculum, where they invite motivational speakers to talk to our kids,” she said.
There is a compulsory annual registration fee of N$200. The monthly fee for Grade 8 and 9 learners is N$550 for two subjects (Mathematics and Physical Science) and for Grade 10 learners it is N$650 for three subjects (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry). Each grade group is seen twice a week from 14:30 until 17:00, at Paulinum, Pioneers Park Extension 1 in Erasmus Street.
For more information, parents can visit their website at www.platonicacademy.edu.na or simply reach them via their Facebook page, PLATONIC ACADEMY NAMIBIA or call +264 81 122 5578 (Mr Mungunda).
04/15/19--16:00: Irimari to focus on youth enterprises
Irimari to focus on youth enterprises The newly appointed governor of the Oshana Region, Elia Irimari, says he will strive for socio-economic development, environmental governance, regional environmental planning, and youth development.
Irimari called for support from his regional councillors in order to transform the regional economy into an industrialised economy guaranteeing economic freedom and prosperity for all inhabitants. At his first meeting with regional councillors and administrators, Irimari said he would focus on building public-private partnerships (PPPs) to support local small and medium enterprises. The former regional councillor for the Ondangwa Urban constituency said he had earmarked N$550 000 for youth enterprise development.
“We have a daunting task before us and we need to build a PPP arrangement in order to improve the livelihood of our people. We need to have confidence in the local SMEs.
“All we need to do is to always put them first and empower them to do better, otherwise they will never get the opportunity to grow,” said Irimari.
“It is with this conviction that the office of the governor has put aside N$550 000 toward youth enterprises development in the region, which is N$50 000 per constituency among all our 11 constituencies.”
Last month President Hage Geingob appointed Irimari, a teacher by profession, as the governor for Oshana to replace the newly appointed Namibian ambassador to the Russian Federation, Clemens Kashuupulwa.
Irimari told the regional councillors that he would not be a spectator but would play an active role in initiating development projects.
He said as leaders of the region, they had a task to lead the people towards sustainable prosperity.
He said the region faced the challenges of youth unemployment, poverty, income inequality, gender inequality, and slow economic growth.
“I need your support to transform the regional economy into an industrialised economy that will guarantee us economic freedom and prosperity.
“I would like us to focus on our competitive and comparative advantages at local [and] national [level] and beyond the borders of our country and capitalise on those local opportunities,” said Irimari.
04/15/19--16:00: We will die here - Swartbooi
We will die here - SwartbooiLPM leader warns City of Windhoek The LPM leader says future generations will be trapped in the same cycle of poverty, if the current injustices are not addressed. Landless People's Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi this weekend told Windhoek residents that they could no longer vote for governments that disrespected them.
04/15/19--16:00: Ueitele embroiled in land saga
Ueitele embroiled in land saga A man who was resettled on a farm near Gobabis claims to be on the brink of losing his land after allegedly refusing to surrender a portion to Omaheke governor Festus Ueitele as “compensation”.
Obed Hamutenja claims he has faced constant “harassment and intimidation” from Ueitele and a regional land reform official who say they went out of their way to ensure he was resettled for 99 years on portion 13 of Farm Kranz No. 169, situated about seven kilometres outside Gobabis.
“The governor approached me in 2016 and explained how he fought tooth and nail to ensure that I get this plot, and that in return, someone would come and stay with me,” Hamutenja said.
He said he was also approached around the same time by an official from the land reform ministry who allegedly demanded a heifer for his efforts.
“How did you go out of your way to help someone you don't know? And if I was helped, and was not deserving, does this mean there were other, more deserving Namibians who were overlooked?” Hamutenja asked.
On 15 June 2018, Hamutenja petitioned land reform executive director Peter Amutenya.
His letter was confirmed by the ministry's deputy director in Omaheke, Mclesia Mbaisa. She also confirmed Ueitele's visits to the farm but indicated these were done in his official capacity.
Repeated efforts to reach Amutenya on his cellphone failed. He also did not respond to text messages.
Ueitele did not shy away from the role he played in the resettlement, as he held the view that if given the opportunity, Hamutenja could succeed as a crop farmer.
Ueitele said after the committee received complaints that Hamutenja was using the plot for purposes other than it was allocated for, which was crop farming, he took on the issue in his capacity as regional resettlement committee chairperson. He vehemently denied asking Hamutenja to surrender a portion of the farm.
“What am I going to do with 26 hectares?” Ueitele asked.
“This man is just trying to cover his back, because when we went there, we found out from his neighbour that he bought solar systems, submersible water pumps and pressure pumps from this man (Hamutenja). The neighbour said this man sold these things to him, but then he asked the neighbour to supply him with water. That's why we asked the ministry to go there.”
Hamutenja said the governor can submit his evidence to the police, so the law can take its course.
04/15/19--16:00: Blaauw makes a difference
Blaauw makes a difference Mariselle Stofberg and Michelline Nawatises
04/15/19--16:00: Hats off to Unam graduates!
Hats off to Unam graduates!The beginning of a new chapter Over 800 University of Namibia (Unam) students graduated at the institution’s first graduation ceremony for the year among all 12 campuses. Ester Kamati
04/15/19--16:00: A partnership for change
A partnership for change On 9 April, Hollard reached out once again and this time made a very generous donation towards the Pupkewitz Foundation.
04/15/19--16:00: Fishing company to the rescue
Fishing company to the rescue A local fishing company has come to the rescue of a destitute couple at Gcigco village in Kavango West, and three other needy families, by donating items worth N$23 000 to them.
04/15/19--16:00: State House official commits suicide
State House official commits suicide A State House official allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol in his vehicle at the Midgard Country Estate yesterday.
04/15/19--16:00: Appeal backfires
Appeal backfiresChinese smugglers get longer sentence The High Court has added money laundering to the list of convictions of four Chinese men who had appealed against their sentences for wildlife crimes. Four Chinese men, who were originally handed 14-year sentences for wildlife crimes, including rhino horn smuggling, had the shock of their lives when their appeal ended with the High Court also convicting and sentencing them for money laundering.
04/15/19--16:00: Never have I ever
Never have I ever Evany van Wyk
04/15/19--16:00: Elections must be credible
Elections must be credible There is no iota of doubt that voter education and effective registration campaigns remain a core issue if the Electoral Commission of Namibia is to deliver a credible poll at the end of this year.
04/15/19--16:00: Dial a Vrrpha
Dial a VrrphaSlinger is your go-to-guy The 19-year-old Junior Slinger is the CEO of Dial a Vrrpha. Pull quote: “It was difficult for me to rely on the transportation services here in town.” -Junior Slinger
04/15/19--16:00: Kombat residents protest against Katti
Kombat residents protest against Katti Kombat residents staged a demonstration at the settlement on Saturday to protest against new rentals introduced by a property management company, Kombat Village Properties, on behalf of the new owner, businessman Knowledge Katti.