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Omaheke records 85 child neglect, abuse cases in a year

Omaheke records 85 child neglect, abuse cases in a year

21 Hours Ago

CHOOSE AND PICK: Shoppers browse stalls at Stop N Shop in Okuryangava, Windhoek, as traders and customers keep one of Namibiau0027s oldest informal markets bustling with activity. Photos: Nikanor Nangolo

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No budget for councils without audited books – Sankwasa

No budget for councils without audited books – Sankwasa

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PERMIT DELAYS: Aviation operators say delays in processing foreign pilot permits are worsening Namibiau0027s pilot shortage. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

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AOPA challenges home affairs over pilot permit delays

AOPA challenges home affairs over pilot permit delays

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JOIN HANDS: Erongo RED has launched a public awareness campaign to help combat copper cable theft. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

LOCAL NEWS

Erongo residents urged to help curb copper cable theft

Erongo residents urged to help curb copper cable theft

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POLICE SAY NO: Six accused in the Sanlam fraud case are seeking bail at the Ondangwa Magistrateu2019s Court. PHOTO: Loise Shiimi

CRIME

Seven more arrests expected in Sanlam fraud case

Seven more arrests expected in Sanlam fraud case

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Fanuel Shinedima. Photo: Contributed

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NYEF names Fanuel Shinedima new CEO

NYEF names Fanuel Shinedima new CEO

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Paulina Moses. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Q&A with Paulina Moses

Q&A with Paulina Moses

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Ilona Nkandi. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Ilona Nkandi: Driving Namibia’s industrial policy forward

Ilona Nkandi: Driving Namibia’s industrial policy forward

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Leonard Nangolo Akathingo. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Edu-Pull: A game-changer for education

Edu-Pull: A game-changer for education

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More than 300 children receive meals from the Havana Charity Work Foundation every Saturday. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

A 24-year-old's charity changes lives in Havana

A 24-year-old's charity changes lives in Havana

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Dirk van Schalkwyk. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Industrial catering powers Namibia's mining and energy workforce every day

Industrial catering powers Namibia's mining and energy workforce every day

6 Day Ago

COMING OF AGE: My Zone, Network Media Hubu2019s (NMH) youth and education publication, marked 11 years of youth storytelling yesterday. To celebrate the milestone, the team gave back to the children of Orlindi House of Safety in Windhoek, a heartfelt reminder that community always comes first. My Zone is published every Thursday in NMH daily newspapers u2014 Namibian Sun, Republikein, and Allgemeine Zeitung.rnrnPhoto: Justine Shehama

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My Zone vier 11 jaar

My Zone vier 11 jaar

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NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

6 Month Ago

My Zone visited Grade 5 and 6 learners at Dar E Zahra Private School. Photo: Desmarius Hansen

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Back to school!

Back to school!

6 Month Ago

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When did struggling become a requirement for success?

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

6 Month Ago

Education minister Sanet-Steenkamp. Photo: Contributed

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NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

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NSSCO/AS deeltydse leerders staar steeds uitdagings in die gesig

NSSCO/AS deeltydse leerders staar steeds uitdagings in die gesig

6 Month Ago

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TOGETHER: Vice President Lucia Witbooi practises sign language skills at the awards ceremony. Photo: Otis Daniels

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State House wins disability-inclusive employer award

State House wins disability-inclusive employer award

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Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

7 Month Ago

GOLF DAY: A few of the golfers scene in action at the Charity Golfer Day on Friday in Windhoek.Picture: Aurelia Afrikaner

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Golfers swing into action for a cause

Golfers swing into action for a cause

7 Month Ago

GOLF DAY: Golfers in action at the Christmas Charity Golf Day on Friday in Windhoek. IMAGE: FILE Picture: Aurelia Afrikaner

EVENTS

Golfers swing into action for a cause

Golfers swing into action for a cause

7 Month Ago

CREATIVE ENERGY: Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp delivers a speech on behalf of the president at the 26th Annual Bank of Namibia Symposium in Windhoek last week. Photos: Bank of Namibia

EVENTS

Creativity the new currency of Namibia’s growth - president

Creativity the new currency of Namibia’s growth - president

7 Month Ago

EVENTS

Windhoek–Berlin city partnership celebrates 25 years

Windhoek–Berlin city partnership celebrates 25 years

9 Month Ago

Gymnastics team. PHOTO NNOC

Team Namibia bids farewell ahead of Glasgow Commonwealth Games

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De Beersu0027 Venetia mine appears in the background. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

De Beers pauses Venetia mine

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A mindful escape

2 Week Ago Medical

TOGETHER: Vice President Lucia Witbooi practises sign language skills at the awards ceremony. Photo: Otis Daniels

State House wins disability-inclusive employer award

3 Week Ago EVENTS

LOCAL SOURCING: NTA chief executive officer Erick Nenghwanya. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTEDrn

NTA gets N$540m hostel food tender without public bids

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EDITORIAL: Reining in endless suspensions

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CUSTOMER COMPLAINT: A pensioner says Telecom Namibia billed her for seven months without providing the contracted Wi-Fi service. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Telecom accused of billing pensioner for non-existent Wi-Fi

21 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

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//Hoebes heads to Malaysia

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Nandi-Ndaitwah, Ramaphosa lead joint summit

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PRESENT: Bipau0027s offices opened this month in Rundu. PHOTO: Eliot Ipinge

Bipa counters governor's no-office criticism

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POLICE SAY NO: Six accused in the Sanlam fraud case are seeking bail at the Ondangwa Magistrateu2019s Court. PHOTO: Loise Shiimi

Seven more arrests expected in Sanlam fraud case

21 Hours Ago CRIME

JOIN HANDS: Erongo RED has launched a public awareness campaign to help combat copper cable theft. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Erongo residents urged to help curb copper cable theft

21 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

PERMIT DELAYS: Aviation operators say delays in processing foreign pilot permits are worsening Namibiau0027s pilot shortage. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

AOPA challenges home affairs over pilot permit delays

21 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

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No budget for councils without audited books – Sankwasa

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CHOOSE AND PICK: Shoppers browse stalls at Stop N Shop in Okuryangava, Windhoek, as traders and customers keep one of Namibiau0027s oldest informal markets bustling with activity. Photos: Nikanor Nangolo

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Omaheke records 85 child neglect, abuse cases in a year

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HAPPY COUPLE: Faustinus Mbangu with his graduate fiancu00E9e Lahja Shiponeni. Photo: Contributed

‘She sacrificed her studies for me’

3 Day Ago EDUCATION

READY TO WRITE: Students at the Nursing Training Institute of Technology in Ongwediva outside the exam centre. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Nursing students miss exam over tuition fees

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

CHALLENGES PERSIST: Otjozondjupa governor John Julius //Khamuseb. PHOTO: FILE

Otjozondjupa invests N$55.8m in schools

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

LEARNING SPACES: More classrooms are planned across the Khomas region. PHOTO: FILE / FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY

1 100 learners unplaced as Khomas classrooms overflow

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

UNTRUE: Lu00FCderitz Junior Secondary School. Photo: Otis Daniels

Lüderitz school denies N$310 fee for Grade 8 applications

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

MORE: One of the new classroom being built at Henties Bay. Erongo needs about 60 new classrooms every year. Photo: Contributed

Erongo needs three new schools every year

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

DETERMINED LEARNERS: A rainstorm in January 2023 left classrooms at Twapandula Primary School flooded. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

N$300k classroom pledge ditched as Namport opts to build directly

4 Week Ago EDUCATION

ALL IS WELL: Deputy education minister Dino Ballotti. PHOTO: FILE

Unam public health programme was legit – Ballotti

4 Week Ago EDUCATION

NEW HORIZONS: Swakopmund youth begin training at ODEC. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

73 Swakop youth get training lifeline at ODEC

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

TIIPATANA: Oshitayiputudhilo shopombanda shoNamibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) mEenhana. Ethano: NUST

NUST mEenhana ya tindi omapopyo gaalongwa ya thigwa pondje konima yo-22h00

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

DONE BY JULY: Education minister Sanet Steenkamp. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

NSFAF payment delays traced to late invoices

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

APOLOGY ACCEPTED: A Nanso protest in the Kavango East region last week. PHOTO: ELIOT IPINGE

Ballotti apologises after backlash over protest remarks

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

APPEAL: Prime Minister Dr. Tjitunga Elijah Ngurare meets with Prof. Dr. Max Schlereth, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Namibia in the Free State of Bavaria, Germany. Photo: Office of the Prime Minister

Namibia seeks German to help with water, health systems

3 Month Ago YOUTH

SKILLS: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. PHOTO: FILE

Companies could get major tax deductions for hiring interns

3 Month Ago YOUTH

Newly improved ICU for paediatrics unit at Windhoek Central Hospital. Photos: Desmarius Hansen

Namibia now has a dedicated Paediatric ICU linked to heart surgery.

4 Month Ago YOUTH

DESPERATE FOR HELP: Khorixas youth recently held a public demonstration against unfair employment. Photo: Rodney Pienaar

‘We steal just to eat’

4 Month Ago YOUTH

SECURITY: Some young Namibian girls reportedly marry significantly older men for financial stability. Photo: Contributed

Poverty, pregnancy pushes young girls into early marriage, Nanso warns

4 Month Ago YOUTH

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Windhoek youth face housing shortages, high living costs

4 Month Ago YOUTH

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Polio campaign begins as Namibia moves to protect polio-free status

5 Month Ago YOUTH

FINAL DANCE: NYC director Calista Schwartz-Gowases. Photo contributed

Outgoing NYC boss’ final foreign trips questioned

7 Month Ago YOUTH

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Private Windhoek schools deny race-based class placement claims

7 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Inside the national youth loan scheme

9 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Schools to screen Namibian documentaries in September

10 Month Ago YOUTH

File photo showing some of the street children in children.

Gender ministry reintegrates 425 street children into schools

10 Month Ago YOUTH

YA FUFAUKE: Aakalimo yomoTsumeb pethimbo lyehololomadhilaadhilo mOmaandaha. Efano Otwe li pewarnrn

“Otwa vulwa okulya to i tapula”. Aashomeya ya ningi omunyanyo gopambili

2 Month Ago Oshiwambo

Mecthilde Karomo. PHOTO: Rita Kakelo

Omukiintu mongali sho a fikile oonakuholathana mombashu

2 Month Ago Oshiwambo

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Zim mines see R145bn funding shortfall

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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Plan for a smart working life exit

4 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

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo. Photo Reuters

OPEC has no control over global oil markets

4 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

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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Development Bank announces new bond

4 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’

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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Namibia vulnerable to imported inflation

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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Ongangala ya dhipagwa mOmbaye

9 Year Ago Oshiwambo

NEW CHAPTER: Christ Laolange Shameulu says her debut memoir, u2018The Power of Perseveranceu2019, was born from a season of loss and rebuilding. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Christ Laolange Shameulu’s memoir offers ‘hope, not just pain’

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NEW SERIES: Eros Academy Secrets is set to premiere on 17 July. Photos: Contributed

‘Eros Academy Secrets’ web series shines spotlight on Namibian youth

5 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

STILL HERE: Singer-songwriter Azaria says u0027Nog Hieru0027 is a testament to choosing hope and perseverance through lifeu0027s darkest moments. Photos: Contributed

Azaria bares her soul on new EP

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DEBUT: Conwill Feris. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Conwill Feris pens personal memoir on mental health

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TRUSTED: Joseph Ailonga (Jossy Joss) retained his position as chairperson. Photo: Contributed

Nascam secures N$1.5m Unesco grant as Jossy Joss begins new term

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LOCAL SURPRISE: Reality TV star Namibia Rosa Olpherts. Photo: Contributed

British Love Island ‘bombshell' named after Namibia stuns locals

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MY STORY: Kwaito Lager is set to drop his album u0027Writing My Storyu0027 in July. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Kwaito Lager tells his story with release of long-awaited album

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CREATIVE ROOTS: Haihambou2019s paintings reflect the traditions and values that shaped his upbringing.

Haihambo's debut solo exhibit rooted in culture and wildlife

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BIG OPPORTUNITY: Melisa Poulton. Photos: Ester Kamati

House of Poulton launches masterclass for Namibia’s next fashion stars

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Ally Tobias launches debut album at Ehangano Concert Vol. 2

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