UNAM to vaccinate public for 10 days running

“The UNAM Cares sporadic one-day vaccination clinic will now operate daily to support the Ministry of Health & Social Services’ (MoHSS) counter the rising cases in Namibia”. This announcement was made in a notice to... Read more »

SALT and Partners sponsors UNAM’s first Youth in Research and Technology fete

An event that celebrated Youth in Research and Technology, was recently held at UNAM. Although it was the first of its kind, it was well received by staff and students. The event... Read more »

Does Africa have knowledge to offer?

Indigenous knowledge – crafting its precedence in the global knowledge arena  For ages, the African continent has been deemed as a region with impertinent knowledge to contribute to the global pool of... Read more »

UNAM Doctor publishes enlightening anesthesiology book

TOBI’S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE: INTERNATIONAL EDITION Anaesthesiology is a science vaguely understood as the administration of sedatives that limits sensitivity to pain. However, this knowledge domain encompasses... Read more »

Mental Health Awareness that was

During May 2021, the Student Affairs Directorate set about a campaign to sensitise staff and students on the subject of mental health. This happened against the backdrop of International Mental Health Awareness... Read more »

Ruth Harases took her first step with UNAM on a fortunate note

440 days ago, Namibia confirmed its first Covid-19 positive case and since then, the land of the brave has been out of normalcy and desperate to smile again. Despite this challenge, 22-year-old... Read more »

NBS en route to solve the drought challenge in Namibia and the region

Drought has become one of the biggest slow-growing threats to Namibia and Southern Africa’s food security. However, this mammoth challenge is set to change with UNAM’s Namibia Business School (NBS) “Crystal Water”... Read more »

The Class of 2020 will be remembered for persistence and hard work

This year’s early winter hurled in an exciting end for the students of the University of Namibia, as thousands of them gathered online to celebrate their hard work and a new lease... Read more »

The Safety of Journalists

The University of Namibia recently joined the rest of the world in honouring the 30th Anniversary of the Windhoek declaration and World Press Freedom day under the theme “Information as a public good”.... Read more »

Prof Kangira receives award from New Era

Renowned columnist and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor Jairos Kangira recently received a certificate of appreciation for his invaluable contribution to the New Era newspaper’s editorial column... Read more »

UNAM Cares: N$11 424 from Namibian Scholars in the Diaspora for E-learning

Two Namibian scholars in the United States of America have gone the extra mile to support [UNAM] students from low-income families with data bundles, to access online learning during the outbreak of... Read more »

New director for UNAM Foundation

The University of Namibia Foundation has a new leader. The charitable trust recently announced that Ms Bernadette Bock was appointed as director, effective 1st of March 2021. She replaces Ms Lorna Mbwale... Read more »