The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation's (NBC) programme on current affairs, Namibia Connects, has scooped a Gold Media Award in the media category for its outstanding coverage and advocacy on the work of the Namibia Blood Transfusion Services.

The Ministry of Education says its utilities' cost-saving measures are progressing well, with pilot programmes already producing significant financial savings.

The Executive Director for Finance and Administration, Knox Imbuwa, revealed this during NBC's daily programme, Namibia Connects.

Social commentator Sam Kauapirura believes more still needs to be done to incorporate genocide studies into the national school curriculum.

Kauapirura was speaking in an interview with NBC's Namibia Connects programme ahead of Genocide Remembrance Day.