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LAWSUIT WIN: A woman was awarded N$1 million after the Windhoek High Court found staff at the Otjiwarongo State Hospital acted negligently. PHOTO: FOR ILLUSTRATION

LOCAL NEWS

Omupolisi omukulu ta fekelelwa eponokelo lyomuhokololithi mOndangwa.

Omupolisi omukulu ta fekelelwa eponokelo lyomuhokololithi mOndangwa.

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FAIR: The ECN says allegations of corruption in the recruitment of polling officials are “misleading and unfounded”. PHOTO FILE

POLITICS

ECN rubbishes claims of corruption in recruitment of polling officials

ECN rubbishes claims of corruption in recruitment of polling officials

12 Hours Ago

CRISIS: Windhoek’s informal settlements have mushroomed steadily over the years. PHOTO: FILE

GOVERNMENT

Windhoek rejects N$750m informal settlements upgrade funds

Windhoek rejects N$750m informal settlements upgrade funds

12 Hours Ago

DRY TAPS: The Hoachanas community members are struggling to ensure the successful project can continue but face a steep uphill battle amid a lack of water. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

LOCAL NEWS

Water crisis threatens to undo Hoachanas’ food security gains

Water crisis threatens to undo Hoachanas’ food security gains

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SHORT NEWS

Gambler, PST Bet strike resolve winnings' dispute

Gambler, PST Bet strike resolve winnings' dispute

12 Hours Ago

LOSING GROUND: Voters lined up to cast their votes during the 2024 November presidential and National Assembly elections. Photo Nikanor Nangolo

LOCAL NEWS

Oongundu dhopapilitika oonkulu tadhi kanitha oonkondo sho kwa taalelwa omahoogololo – Aasokononi

Oongundu dhopapilitika oonkulu tadhi kanitha oonkondo sho kwa taalelwa omahoogololo – Aasokononi

12 Hours Ago

Hans Thilo Himmel. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Hans Thilo Himmel guides Synergi Marketing towards regional impact

Hans Thilo Himmel guides Synergi Marketing towards regional impact

3 Day Ago

LIGHT IT UP: Ponheni Kafidi, electrical engineer and YCEN council member. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Engineering a brighter future for Namibian communities

Engineering a brighter future for Namibian communities

3 Day Ago

WORDSMITH: Sanjay Korteweg, MD of Core Public Relations. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Meet Sanjay Korteweg: Namibia’s PR and storytelling innovator

Meet Sanjay Korteweg: Namibia’s PR and storytelling innovator

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Rickey Kutisezo. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Principles for career growth in the Namibian labour market

Principles for career growth in the Namibian labour market

3 Day Ago

ADVOCATING FOR ALL: Emmanuela Jossob. PHOTO: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Emmanuela Jossob champions a community-centred green economy

Emmanuela Jossob champions a community-centred green economy

3 Day Ago

IMAGINATION AND SKILL: Xavier M. Peters. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Xavier M. Peters marks a decade at Synergi Creative

Xavier M. Peters marks a decade at Synergi Creative

4 Day Ago

The kits were developed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Photo: Contributed

My Zone

Government invests N$3m to bring learning through play to classrooms

Government invests N$3m to bring learning through play to classrooms

4 Day Ago

The NUST boy's hostel building. Photo contributed

My Zone

Students in dire need of hostel accommodation

Students in dire need of hostel accommodation

4 Day Ago

Ellen Shatilwapo, Duneside's Dux learner. PHOTO: Contributed

My Zone

Ellen Duneside's Dux learner

Ellen Duneside's Dux learner

4 Day Ago

At the TechHub young entrepreneurs share their ideas and make their dreams come to life. Photo: Shera-Lee Hambira

My Zone

From filing to innovation

From filing to innovation

4 Day Ago

Kimberly Zimunya. PHOTO: Contributed

My Zone

When the ocean speaks through poetry

When the ocean speaks through poetry

4 Day Ago

Angodene Titus (left) and Nylah Müller.

My Zone

Duneside gymnasts shine at national championships

Duneside gymnasts shine at national championships

4 Day Ago

Picture of The Week
Events

GAZA, CITY: Palestinian students attend classes at al-Kamaliya school, which has reopened after the ceasefire. Established in the 13th century, under the Ayyubid dynasty, it is one of the oldest educational institutions in Gaza. Photo: Omar Ashtawy/APA Images/Shutterstock

PICTURE OF THE DAY

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Photo Page

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EVENTS

Windhoek–Berlin city partnership celebrates 25 years

Windhoek–Berlin city partnership celebrates 25 years

1 Month Ago

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EVENTS

Dis leeuwêreld op Grootfontein!

Dis leeuwêreld op Grootfontein!

1 Month Ago

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EVENTS

Grootfontein readies itself for a big one

Grootfontein readies itself for a big one

2 Month Ago

Erna Chimu. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

EVENTS

NTN comes alive with the sound of music

NTN comes alive with the sound of music

2 Month Ago

COMING HOME: Marelize Horn celebrated the Namibian launch of ‘My F*k, Marelize!’ on Wednesday evening. PHOTOS: Iréne-Mari van der Walt

EVENTS

‘My F*k, Marelize’ is finally here!

‘My F*k, Marelize’ is finally here!

2 Month Ago

EFFECTIVE MESSAGING: The conference is taking place in Swakopmund this week. Photo: UnSplash

EVENTS

Namibia to host inaugural communicators conference

Namibia to host inaugural communicators conference

4 Month Ago

Die Namibiese slot Johan Retief (foto), flank Prince !Gaoseb en haker Louis van der Westhuizen het met 14 duikslae elk die toon aangegee. Foto World Rugby/Getty Images

Samoa skakel Namibië uit in 2027-wedloop

12 Hours Ago Sport

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COTA runway show marks 7 years of stunning creativity

12 Hours Ago Market Watch

Mac-Donald Vihanga Independent candidate and community leader.

Vihanga vows to restore integrity and hope in Okahandja

2 Week Ago WIndhoek Express Focus

Windhoek–Berlin city partnership celebrates 25 years

1 Month Ago EVENTS

COMMISSIONED: Works minister Veikko Nekundi (second from left) has commissioned the Engoyi-Omuntele road. Photo: Kenya Kambowe

Nekundi opens Engoyi-Omuntele road

12 Hours Ago SHORT NEWS

editorial

EDITORIAL: Namibia’s housing crisis smaller than claimed – so why does it remain unsolved?

12 Hours Ago OPINION

INNOCENT LIFE LOST: Hazel Uiras (7). PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Windhoek’s runaway gun culture claims an innocent child’s life

12 Hours Ago CRIME

UNIQUE SCHOOL: Lüderitz Blue School learners enjoying ocean-based activities. Photo: Contributed

Lüderitz Blue School in contention for international accolade

12 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

Radio personality Frans Sinengela is one of many blind voters who may face problems because of lack Braille. Photo: Frans Sinengela

‘How do I know I really voted?’ - The silent struggle of Namibia’s blind voters

12 Hours Ago POLITICS

LITTLE OR NO HOPE: The Enercon offices in Windhoek. Photo: Nikanor Nangolo

Elindis’ company broke, reportedly owes staff over N$6.7m

12 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

SEALED: Congolese envoy Sumbu Sita Mambu shook hands with M23 secretary Benjamin Mbonimpa at the signing in Doha. Photo: AFP

DR Congo and M23 rebels sign framework for peace in Qatar

12 Hours Ago ACCIDENTS

About 23 of them have since left for other destinations, authorities say. Photo: Gift if Givers

South Africa to investigate 'mystery' of planeload of Palestinians

12 Hours Ago ACCIDENTS

Efraim T. Nanyeni. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

The African economic renaissance is the political manuscript for 26 November

12 Hours Ago OPINION

FLAWED: Social justice activist Shaun Gariseb (far right) says NamPost’s investigation into 75-year-old pensioner Ouma Petrina Sikela’s (near right) disputed account is “flawed and incomplete.” Second from left is NamPost's Gladwin Mouton. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

NamPost denies wrongdoing in alleged pensioner scam

12 Hours Ago PEOPLE

LOSING GROUND: Voters lined up to cast their votes during the 2024 November presidential and National Assembly elections. Photo Nikanor Nangolo

Oongundu dhopapilitika oonkulu tadhi kanitha oonkondo sho kwa taalelwa omahoogololo – Aasokononi

12 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

PHOTO: PSTBET

Gambler, PST Bet strike resolve winnings' dispute

12 Hours Ago SHORT NEWS

No water, two pit latrines for over 400 learners at Ngcove. Photo file

Ngcove reportedly still without toilets despite N$1m govt pledge

6 Day Ago EDUCATION

PROUDLY NAMIBIAN: Students and lecturers working on the transient array radio telescope (TART). Photo: Contributed

‘It’s ours’: Namibia builds radio telescope from scratch

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

UNHAPPY: Unam students say they are frustrated after they were ordered to rewrite an exam after a question paper blunder. PHOTO: FILE

Students fume over Unam exam blunder

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

TO THE RESCUE: The University of Namibia's main campus in Windhoek. Photo: FILE

NSFAF to settle Unam readiness programme students’ bill

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

CRY FOR HELP: Concerned teachers and parents at Ncamagoro Combined School say there is a dire need for a hostel to accommodate learners. Photo: Nikanor Nangolo

Hostel learners survive on N$22 a day

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

RACIST: A screenshot of the Instagram Story posted of the party. Photo: Contributed

Blackface scandal: WAP and DHPS take disciplinary action

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

NO RESPONSE: The school’s former principal, Amanda Moresche (far left), alongside the school's sports team. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Constantia principal untraceable as parents demand missing certificates

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

GWENI MELONGO: Omukuluntuwiliki gwelongo moshitopolwa shaKhomas, Paulus Nghikembua. ETHANO: UUMINISTELI WELONGO

Aalongi ya tegelelwa ya kale nokwiigwedhela ko kuunongo wawo

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

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SHOT IN THE ARM

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

ACCESS: Deputy minister of education Dino Ballotti. PHOTO: NAMCOL

Namcol awarded 525 scholarships last year

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

ACCOUNTABILITY: Mbunza Traditional Authority leader Hompa Alfons Kaundu has taken aim at underperforming teachers. Photo: Phillipus Josef

‘A learner is not stupid unless the teacher is also stupid or lazy’

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

HIGH STANDARDS: Khomas regional education director, Paulus Nghikembua. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Continuous learning to become law for teachers

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

GO AND SHINE: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. PHOTO: OPM

Inside the national youth loan scheme

1 Month Ago YOUTH

YOUR STORY: Filmmaker and creative practitioner Othilia Tutu Mungoba. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Schools to screen Namibian documentaries in September

2 Month Ago YOUTH

File photo showing some of the street children in children.

Gender ministry reintegrates 425 street children into schools

2 Month Ago YOUTH

HUGE DEMAND: Vice President Lucia Witbooi officially received this year's 16th intake at Henites Bay. Photo: Adam Hartman

Over 11 000 youths scramble for National Youth Service intake

3 Month Ago YOUTH

BELONGING: Love Your Neighbour Pre-Primary School learners hold their RichBag backpacks. Photo: Kariiue Katjikonde

RichBag initiative empowers learners, one backpack at a time

3 Month Ago YOUTH

NOT NOW: Okahandja activist Gerub Gâseb insists the expo should be postponed until next year, citing the recent brutal and still unsolved murders of three young girls. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Okahandja forges ahead with expo despite outcry

5 Month Ago YOUTH

PAY ME BACK: NYC director Calista Swartz-Gowases. Photo: FILE

NYC director demands pay-back, name clearance

5 Month Ago YOUTH

The signing of the petition handed over to the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture - Photo by Annemarie du Toit

Axing of Khoekhoegowab lessons sparks protest at Auas Primary School

6 Month Ago YOUTH

WET FEET: The San learners step into the ocean for the first time. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

San learners touch the ocean for the first time

6 Month Ago YOUTH

ALIGNED VALUES: Former first lady Monica Geingos was recently inaugurated as the founding chancellor of Kepler College in Kigali, Rwanda. Photo: Contributed

Geingos urges youth to redefine leadership in Africa

7 Month Ago YOUTH

Junior Kapofi, ’n digitale digitale bemarkings beampte vir Synergi, het sy begin in die mediabedryf as ’n intern vir My Zone gevind.

A DECADE OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

7 Month Ago YOUTH

WOES: Last year Bridgehead declared dividends of N$500 000 to the National Youth Council.

Bridgehead: NYC’s business arm turns heads for wrong reasons

7 Month Ago YOUTH

Photo Unslash/Shane-mclendon

Zim mines see R145bn funding shortfall

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Reuters

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Unsplash/Harli Marten

Plan for a smart working life exit

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Nandoiye Ole Yiele, 74, prepares to receive her first dose of the coronavirus disease vaccine. Photo Reuters

Moderna announces vaccine facility in Kenya

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo. Photo Reuters

OPEC has no control over global oil markets

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

People remove personal belongings from a burning house after being shelled in the city of Irpin, outside Kyiv. Photo Nampa/AFP

World Bank approves support package for Ukraine

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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Development Bank announces new bond

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Ukrainian refugees get on the train to Warsaw, at the Przemysl railway station, near the Polish-Ukrainian border.. Photo Nampa/AFP

Invasion has caused ‘seismic changes in Europe’

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

A man walks past a mural depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the Russian flag, in Belgrade. Photo Nampa/AFP

‘Ban on Russian oil will be catastrophic’

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Nampa

Namibia vulnerable to imported inflation

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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Ongangala ya dhipagwa mOmbaye

9 Year Ago Oshiwambo

NCCI ita popile ekaleko lyootendela dhepangelo

NCCI ita popile ekaleko lyootendela dhepangelo

9 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Glen-Nora Tjipura. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Ozon?u Chronicles: Why we shouldn’t cry over situationships (Part III)

2 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

Freddy Kandjala (18), popularly known as Baby Boi Jr.

Breakthrough hit ‘Mr Driver’ marks rise of Mapuzza and Baby Boi Jr

2 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

SUSTAINABLE FASHION: Emmanuel Kayenda, the creative director of Botswana’s Batho Fashion Week. PHOTOS: ESTER KAMATI

MTC Windhoek Fashion Week attracts continental talent

3 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

GREAT TALENT: Brenda Ngxoli has been cast as music legend Brenda Fassie in a new documentary series. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Brenda Ngxoli cast as music legend Brenda Fassie in new documentary series

3 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

AMBASSADOR: Cassia Sharpley will represent Namibia internationally as Miss Cosma Namibia 2025. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

Cassia Sharpley jets off to Vietnam for Miss Cosmo

3 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

FASHION FORWARD: The College of the Arts promises an evening of creativity, innovation and style. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Emerging Namibian designers take centre stage at annual COTA fashion show

3 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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Namibia’s Adriano Visagie to co-host 10th edition of the Sotigui Awards Awards

3 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

Jesicca Mpinge, who performs as 'Sica' online, created a dance challenge to Ayra Starr and Rema’s hit song 'Who’s Dat Girl'. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

'Sica' dances her way into the spotlight

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

Glen-Nora Tjipura. PHOTO: FILE

Ozon?u Chronicles Part 2: Why we shouldn’t cry over situationships

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

LOCAL MUSIC: DJ and musician DJ Spuzza features on the performance line-up for this year’s Oriege Festival. Photo: Contributed

Fun and creativity take centre stage at Oriege Fest

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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MTC Windhoek Fashion Week wraps up in style

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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Katutura Fashion Week launches its 7th edition

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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