MEN donates €1,000.00 to Side by Side Early Intervention Centre

Springer Nature’s Charitable Giving Initiative is a yearly commitment to supporting charitable efforts in the local communities where we operate.

This year, Macmillan Education Namibia has donated the amount of €1,000.00 to the Side by Side Early Intervention Centre. 

Situated in the heart of Goreangab, Side By Side is a registered NGO, established to provide comprehensive early intervention services to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities and to work with their families to create a holistic support system. In 2024, Side by Side helped over 700 children through their various development activities and programmes.

The donated funds will be used to support the Side by Side Daycare Centre, which offers rehabilitation services and healthy breakfast to 24 children from Monday to Friday, as well as to facilitate home visits and special school readiness program for children preparing to enter special needs school or mainstream school.

The Director of Side by Side, Huipie van Wyk, visited our offices yesterday to personally accept the donation.

Huipie van Wyk (centre) accepting the donation from MEN Director,
Cynthia van der Hoven (left), and our Senior Sales and Marketing Representative,
Freddy Kaulinge Nafuka (right)

MEN Team with Huipie van Wyk (second from left) at MEN Offices

Introducing Solid Foundations Agricultural Science for Junior Secondary Phase!

Macmillan Education Namibia and Namibia Publishing House are delighted to introduce the highly anticipated, approved by NIED Solid Foundations Agricultural Science Grades 8 and 9 course. As part of our Solid Foundations Agricultural Science series for the Secondary Phase, this exciting new course is specifically designed to meet the requirements of the Agricultural Science Syllabus for the Junior Secondary Phase, updated by NIED for implementation in 2025 and 2026.

Norma Brand with the newly published Solid Foundations Agricultural Science
series for Grades 8 and 9

Reflecting the latest information and developments available, the Solid Foundations Agricultural Science Grades 8 and 9 course explores the topics of conservation and sustainable food production in Namibia. The Learner’s Books are fully supported by the Teacher’s Guides and focus on equipping learners with practical knowledge and skills to better understand the natural environment they live in and develop responsibility for its protection and sustainable use.

The Solid Foundations Agricultural Science Grades 8 and 9 Learner’s Books and Teacher’s Guides are listed on the Government Catalogue for Junior Secondary Phase. They can be ordered through the usual procurement channels or directly from MEN & NPH. 

Title	ISBN
Solid Foundations Agricultural Science Grade 8	LB: 9789991627694 TG: 9789991627700
Solid Foundations Agricultural Science Grade 9	LB: 9789991627717 TG: 9789991627724

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Solid Foundations Nongonona Elaka Grades 1–3 Learner's Books, Readers and Teacher's Guides!

Macmillan Education Namibia and Namibia Publishing House are pleased to announce our latest approved by NIED materials for the Junior Primary Phase: Solid Foundations Nongonona Elaka Grades 1–3 Learner’s Books, Readers and Teacher’s Guides.

Written by the language specialists and devoted teachers, Meme Rachel Nandjembo and Meme Vilima Haukongo, the Solid Foundations Nongonona Elaka Grades 1–3 course is based on the Oshikwanyama First Language Syllabus and completes our grammar series for Oshikwanyama First Language, now available from Grade 1 to Grade 12.

The attractive materials encourage learners to become active communicators by participating in a range of stimulating activities designed to develop their skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking in Oshikwanyama. The textbooks support a learner-centred approach and reflect Namibia’s diverse cultural heritage in a positive manner.

The approved Learner's Books, Readers and Teacher's Guides are listed on the Government Catalogue for Junior Primary. They can be ordered through the usual procurement channels or directly from MEN & NPH. 

Freddy Nafuka with the newly published Nongonona Elaka series for Grades 1-3 

Springer Nature has turned 10!

It's been a decade since the merger of trusted brands: Springer, Macmillan, Nature and Palgrave into Springer Nature. 

Building on our collective heritage, we continue to drive progress by:

• Promoting open access to scientific research
• Accelerating solutions to urgent societal challenges
• Leading publishing services in education
• Focusing on sustainability and inclusion.

Macmillan Education Namibia is proud to be part of the global celebrations happening in May. 

Macmillan Education Namibia Team celebrated Springer Nature's
10-year Anniversary on Friday, 16 May 2025.

NPH and MEN Team clean up Auasblick Mountain

A popular hiking and boot camping spot in Windhoek, Auasblick Mountain has been marred by the amount of rubbish those who climb it leave behind. Trapped by the thick bush, the rubbish (plastic and glass bottles, cool drink cans, paper and foil wrappers, etc.) is often inaccessible to City of Windhoek cleaning teams to collect, posing a risk to the abundant wildlife and looking unsightly.

NPH and MEN Team in action

As part of Springer Nature's annual Sustainable Development Goals Impact Festival, Namibia Publishing House and Macmillan Education Namibia Team have come together to participate in an SDG-themed clean-up event at the Auasblick Mountain.

Armed with rubber gloves, collecting sticks and refuse bags, our team of 11 spent the Friday morning, 27 September, scouring the mountain, collecting all the rubbish we could find, often at the cost of personal injury. 😬😏😣 

Fearless against the invader bush, defying thorns and sneaky branches, and motivated by our very own SDG Games Mascot, the team competed with each other on who can collect the most rubbish, collectively filling 30 refuse bags.

NPH and MEN Team with their collected bags of rubbish at the foot of Auasblick Mountain

We proudly delivered the load at the Kleine Kuppe Refuse Site for further processing, hoping we had made a visible impact and that the Auasblick Mountain will stay clean for some time.

NPH and MEN Team unloading the collected bags of rubbish at the Kleine Kuppe Refuse Site

We would like to thank Rent-a-Drum for providing us with the recycling bags for this clean-up operation. At the same time, we implore the public to use the recreational spots such as the Auasblick Mountain responsibly, not littering the site.

 "If you brought it there, take it back with you."

NPH and MEN - Building our nation on Solid Foundations!

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Solid Foundations Social Studies series is here!

Namibia Publishing House and Macmillan Education Namibia are pleased to introduce the Solid Foundations Social Studies series for Senior Primary Phase. The Learner’s Books and their corresponding Teacher’s Guides join our range of approved materials for the phase and thoroughly cover the requirements of the Social Studies Syllabi for Grades 4–7 developed by NIED for implementation in 2016 and in 2024.

The Solid Foundations Social Studies Grades 4–7 series 2023 Edition aims to develop learners’ essential knowledge of History, Geography, Economics and Sociology in order to help them understand the intricate relationships within social, civic, political, economic, cultural and natural environments. At the same time, the course builds the skills of research, decision-making and problem-solving, and attitudes of co-operation, tolerance, commitment to human values and sustainability. 

Updated with the most recent information and developments available in 2023, the Solid Foundations Social Studies Grades 4–7 series 2023 Edition reflects the realities of modern Namibia and equips learners with skills they need to become responsible citizens that cherish a sense of belonging to their community, country, continent and the world.

Solid Foundations Social Studies Grades 4-5 LBs and TGs

Solid Foundations Social Studies Grades 6-7 LBs and TGs

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