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Namibia pays homage to the late Ludwig Stanley The Namibian government has described the late Ludwig Stanley, who was buried on his farm in Botswana on Saturday, as a selfless freedom fighter who sacrificed a lot for the liberation of Namibia. Speaking at the funeral service held at Farm Good Hope in the Charles Hill District, Khomas Regional Governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua, who went there as the Namibian government’s representative, said the sacrifices made by the late Stanley will never be forgotten in the annals of Namibian history. Stanley, who died on December 10, is credited with helping Namibian freedom fighters fleeing through Botswana to Tanganyika, present-day Tanzania, where they went on to wage the struggle for their country’s liberation from Apartheid South Africa’s illegal occupation. Women the backbone of NAM economy: Shitaleni Swapo Party Member of Parliament (MP) Germina Shitaleni has described Namibian women as “the backbone of the country's economy”. Shitaleni, who is also the chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Gender, Youth and Information and Communication Technology, said this in the National Council (NC) as she reported back on the parliamentary committee's recent visit to the //Karas, Hardap, Erongo and Oshikoto regions from August 4 to 30, 2013. The committee visited the regions to familiarise themselves with the operations of several government-funded projects, and to assess the impact of those projects on the beneficiaries and other people in surrounding communities. Gqwede pleased with Hardap Grade 10 results Hardap Region’s Education Director, Mzingisi Gqwede, says he is happy with his region’s performance in the 2013 Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) examinations. The Hardap Region was ranked as one of the poorer performing regions at 13th last year, but has now moved up to 10th place. Gqwede told Nampa in an interview that the overall performance of the JSC/Grade 10 candidates was better than in previous years, but he believes that they (learners) could have done even better if they had put more effort into their studies. He also said learners need to have committed teachers who will support them in their learning process, especially from the beginning of the year.