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UNUSUALLY QUIET: The long queues at the Single Quarters kapana stalls have disappeared. Photo: Desmarius Hansen

AGRICULTURE

FMD crackdown nets first arrests

FMD crackdown nets first arrests

23 Hours Ago

TOO LOW: Naloba vice-president Kanu Amadhila. Photo: File

INFRASTRUCTURE

Naloba rejects Nekundi’s 10% local content threshold

Naloba rejects Nekundi’s 10% local content threshold

23 Hours Ago

Justice Johan Strydom.rnPHOTO:CONTRIBUTED

JUSTICE

Former chief justice Johan Strydom dies at 88

Former chief justice Johan Strydom dies at 88

23 Hours Ago

GOOD ENOUGH: Acting Inspector General Anne-Marie Nainda. Photo: Nampol

POLICE

Police defends investigating itself

Police defends investigating itself

23 Hours Ago

EASED: Government has lifted restrictions on the movement of cloven-hoofed animals and their products in areas north of the veterinary cordon fence. Photo: Haimbodi/DVS Namibia

AGRICULTURE

FMD restrictions lifted north of redline

FMD restrictions lifted north of redline

23 Hours Ago

Minister Sankwasa James Sankwasa. Photo: FILE

LOCAL NEWS

Sankwasa and RedForce at each other's throats in Walvis

Sankwasa and RedForce at each other's throats in Walvis

23 Hours Ago

Elizabeth Kheibes. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Q&A Elizabeth Kheibes: Curiosity, credibility and the making of a journalist

Q&A Elizabeth Kheibes: Curiosity, credibility and the making of a journalist

3 Day Ago

DIGITAL PUSH: Edutec founder and CEO Barthromeus Shileka says technology should complement teachers rather than replace them as Namibia expands digital learning. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Teachers explore Edutec’s digital classroom

Teachers explore Edutec’s digital classroom

3 Day Ago

SKILLS FOR LIFE: Family of Hope Services provides young people with practical skills through its bicycle mechanics workshop. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Family of Hope Services: Where second chances begin

Family of Hope Services: Where second chances begin

3 Day Ago

Angelique Peake. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Angelique Peake's rise in oil and gas at RMB

Angelique Peake's rise in oil and gas at RMB

3 Day Ago

Ndeshihafela Ndivayele. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

One woman, two worlds

One woman, two worlds

1 Week Ago

Dirk van Schalkwyk. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Why local content means earning our place at the offshore table

Why local content means earning our place at the offshore table

1 Week 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

My Zone

My Zone vier 11 jaar

My Zone vier 11 jaar

7 Month Ago

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My Zone

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

8 Month Ago

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

My Zone

Back to school!

Back to school!

8 Month Ago

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My Zone

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

8 Month Ago

Education minister Sanet-Steenkamp. Photo: Contributed

My Zone

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

8 Month Ago

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My Zone

NSSCO/AS deeltydse leerders staar steeds uitdagings in die gesig

NSSCO/AS deeltydse leerders staar steeds uitdagings in die gesig

8 Month Ago

Picture of The Week
Events

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah met with United Nations Secretary-General Antu00F3nio Guterres in New York.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

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Photo Page

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EVENTS

Sportsmanship rewarded

Sportsmanship rewarded

2 Week Ago

Joyful scenes at the opening of the CST Expo in Windhoek last week. Photo NMH

EVENTS

CST Expo unites Namibia’s creative, sport and tourism sectors

CST Expo unites Namibia’s creative, sport and tourism sectors

2 Week Ago

EXPO TOUR: President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare visit exhibitor stalls at the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair on Sunday. PHOTO: Loise Shiimi

EVENTS

President calls for year-round Ongwediva trade hub

President calls for year-round Ongwediva trade hub

1 Month Ago

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

EVENTS

State House wins disability-inclusive employer award

State House wins disability-inclusive employer award

3 Month Ago

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EVENTS

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

10 Month Ago

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

EVENTS

Golfers swing into action for a cause

Golfers swing into action for a cause

10 Month Ago

Fusion Flex Dance Crew members celebrate their historic first-place win at the Global Dance Supreme in Cape Town, which secured them a Thailand 2027 wildcard invitation. Photo Leah Gaeses

Rhythm, glory and dreams of Thailand: how Fusion Flex conquered the world stage

23 Hours Ago Sport

The audience and supporters enjoying themselves at SHEu0027s performance.

SHE brings soulful R&B to Vinyls

23 Hours Ago Market Watch

Joyful scenes at the opening of the CST Expo in Windhoek last week. Photo NMH

CST Expo unites Namibia’s creative, sport and tourism sectors

2 Week Ago Mining

Sportsmanship rewarded

2 Week Ago EVENTS

OIL WARNING: International development expert Jenik Radon has urged Namibia to strengthen its upstream petroleum laws before moving into oil production. PHOTO: Sergi Ferrete / UNSPLASH

Oil law gaps could cost Namibia dearly - expert

23 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

DELAYS: Mabasen Narib, chairperson of the Swakopmund Rent Payers Movement, says the housing waiting list u0022is not working at allu0022. PHOTO: Contributed

Swakop rent payers want land, not waiting lists

23 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

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EDITORIAL: The media must never capitulate to commercial interests

23 Hours Ago OPINION

Minister Sankwasa James Sankwasa. Photo: FILE

Sankwasa and RedForce at each other's throats in Walvis

23 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

EASED: Government has lifted restrictions on the movement of cloven-hoofed animals and their products in areas north of the veterinary cordon fence. Photo: Haimbodi/DVS Namibia

FMD restrictions lifted north of redline

23 Hours Ago AGRICULTURE

GOOD ENOUGH: Acting Inspector General Anne-Marie Nainda. Photo: Nampol

Police defends investigating itself

23 Hours Ago POLICE

Justice Johan Strydom.rnPHOTO:CONTRIBUTED

Former chief justice Johan Strydom dies at 88

23 Hours Ago JUSTICE

TOO LOW: Naloba vice-president Kanu Amadhila. Photo: File

Naloba rejects Nekundi’s 10% local content threshold

23 Hours Ago INFRASTRUCTURE

UNUSUALLY QUIET: The long queues at the Single Quarters kapana stalls have disappeared. Photo: Desmarius Hansen

FMD crackdown nets first arrests

23 Hours Ago AGRICULTURE

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Africa does not have a leadership problem, we have a systemic problem

23 Hours Ago OPINION

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17 FMD-positive samples confirmed in Karasburg

2 Day Ago DISASTERS

FOR LAUGHS

Plan B: Mopane worms!

2 Day Ago OPINION

OUTSIDE: More than 35 learners stand outside their classrooms after they were reportedly forbidden from attending class due to uniform and hair policy breaches, a parent says. Photo: Contributedrnrn

35 Omuthiya boys kept out of class over hair, uniform rules

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

RISING PRESSURE: Sanet Steenkamp says N$2 billion has been spent on subsidised tertiary education this year. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

N$2bn spent on free varsity education but challenges persist

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

ADULT LEARNERSrnAdult learners and community members attended the Adult Learners Week and International Literacy Day event at Oluno Community Hall. PHOTO: LOISE SHIIMI

Literacy gives adults new independence

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

Hilma Weber during a reading session with children. Photo: Hilma Weber/Facebook

Reading pleasure for kids

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

PRIORITISE SAFETY: Students were encouraged to resist financial and emotional pressures in relationships. PHOTO: Loise Shiimi

Students told not to bankroll their girlfriends

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

1 Month Ago Look

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Lawmakers want total ban on hubbly and vaping

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

LONELY: Nathalia /Goagoses blasted senior officials for failing to attend the festival opening. PHOTO: FILE

Governor fumes as education officials skip arts festival

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

CONCERN: Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp. PHOTO: Eliot Ipingernrn

Teaching posts not for sale – Steenkamp

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

LEARNING: The newly constructed Outjo Project Secondary School. Photo: Phillipus Josef

N$70m Kunene schools come with demand for better results

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

AMBITIOUS: A sweeping N$28 billion education plan aims to transform Namibiau2019s schools, universities, skills training and youth development programmes by 2030. PHOTO: Eberhard Kanyanga / WIKI

N$28bn plan targets education overhaul

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

BUDGET: Gerard Vries, Executive Director responsible for Sport, Youth, and National Service within the Ministry of Education. Photo: Contributed

Education ministry warns funding crisis threatens schools, free tertiary education goals

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

BANKABLE PROJECTS: The NYDF seeks to empower young Namibians, who continue to face acute joblessness. Photo: FILE

Youth fund gets N$317m boost, but only N$90.8m disbursed

1 Week Ago YOUTH

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

1 Month Ago Look

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

5 Month Ago YOUTH

SKILLS: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. PHOTO: FILE

Companies could get major tax deductions for hiring interns

5 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.

6 Month Ago YOUTH

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

‘We steal just to eat’

6 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

6 Month Ago YOUTH

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Windhoek youth face housing shortages, high living costs

7 Month Ago YOUTH

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

8 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Outgoing NYC boss’ final foreign trips questioned

9 Month Ago YOUTH

PHOTO: Alexas Fotos - Pixabay

Private Windhoek schools deny race-based class placement claims

9 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Inside the national youth loan scheme

11 Month Ago YOUTH

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

1 Month Ago Look

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

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

5 Month Ago Oshiwambo

Mecthilde Karomo. PHOTO: Rita Kakelo

Omukiintu mongali sho a fikile oonakuholathana mombashu

5 Month Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Unslash/Shane-mclendon

Zim mines see R145bn funding shortfall

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Reuters

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Unsplash/Harli Marten

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

Photo Nampa

Namibia vulnerable to imported inflation

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

LOVE OF MUSIC: Lu00FCderitz Youth Choir founder and conductor Mario Uiseb. Photo: Contributed

Choral music gives Lüderitz youth a voice

3 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

Gazza advocates for stronger legislation and systems that allow creatives to monetise their work and benefit more from the industry they help build.

SADC stars shine bright at CST

2 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

NEW MUSICAL GENERATION: Melzedeck Hammond living his passion at MJH Live Sound and Recording. Photo: Otis Daniels

New music school strikes a chord in Lüderitz

1 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

1 Month Ago Look

ENCAPSULATION: Namibian filmmaker and creative director Othilia Tutu Mungoba with Bience Gawanas. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

Bience Gawanas documentary to premiere in Windhoek

1 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

SUPPORTING THE ARTS: NACN Grants 2026 Cycle 2 recipients minister Sanet Steenkamp.

NACN awards N$1m in grants to 25 creatives

1 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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’

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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

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

2 Month 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

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

DEBUT: Conwill Feris. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Conwill Feris pens personal memoir on mental health

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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

British Love Island ‘bombshell' named after Namibia stuns locals

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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