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HACKED Namibia’s cybersecurity authority, NAM-CSIRT, is investigating a ransomware incident targeting the Otjiwarongo municipality. PHOTO: FILE
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CRIME

Otjiwarongo municipality hit by cyberattack, ransom demanded

Otjiwarongo municipality hit by cyberattack, ransom demanded

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HISTORY: A state of the art cancer treatment centre is being constructed in Ongwediva.

HEALTH

N$150m Ongwediva cancer centre brings vital care closer to patients

N$150m Ongwediva cancer centre brings vital care closer to patients

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NO MINCING: Oshana governor, Hofni Iipinge.

POLITICS

Opposition must not win any seats - Oshana governor

Opposition must not win any seats - Oshana governor

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DIVERSIFY... Minister of International Relations and Trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi speaking to the business community at Swakopmund on Wednesday. Photo: Adam Hartman

BUSINESS

Erongo businesses urged to diversify beyond mining in export push

Erongo businesses urged to diversify beyond mining in export push

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BEHIND BARS: Members of the Aroab Farmers’ Association and residents of the southern town gathered at the circuit court on Wednesday to oppose bail for the alleged rapist of a 61-year-old woman. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

CRIME

Aroab farmers rally against bail for alleged rapist (19)

Aroab farmers rally against bail for alleged rapist (19)

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The Tunnel of Friendship is an underground pedestrian tunnel connecting the Istiqlal Mosque and the Jakarta Cathedral.

TOURISM

Between continents: Jakarta as seen through a Namibian’s eyes

Between continents: Jakarta as seen through a Namibian’s eyes

15 Hours Ago

Hessie Hugo, Project/Design Manager at Bright Design CC (t/a) Tabled-Namibiasince March 2025. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Hessie Hugo brings new vision, heart to Tabled Namibia

Hessie Hugo brings new vision, heart to Tabled Namibia

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A life devoted to science and service

A life devoted to science and service

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My Zone Careers

Hango and Hendjala forge their own branding path

Hango and Hendjala forge their own branding path

6 Day Ago

Gas-operated coffee machine. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Namibian innovator launches unique gas-powered coffee maker

Namibian innovator launches unique gas-powered coffee maker

6 Day Ago

*Dr Rowan van Dyk is a TVET specialist and a member of the ministerial task force for TVET. Photo Contributed

My Zone Careers

TVET: The smart choice for Namibia’s next generation

TVET: The smart choice for Namibia’s next generation

6 Day Ago

Rackel Shikongo. Photo Contributed

My Zone Careers

Unlock doors to knowledge

Unlock doors to knowledge

6 Day Ago

Hoërskoolleerders het op 15 Julie by die NIRO-loopbaanleidingskonferensie in die DW-ouditorium bymekaargekom. Foto verskaf

My Zone

NIRO rig fokus op toekomsbeplanning vir Namibiese jeug

NIRO rig fokus op toekomsbeplanning vir Namibiese jeug

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Volunteers help keep the Havana Charity Work Foundation garden growing. All photos contributed

My Zone

Warming hearts this winter

Warming hearts this winter

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Davidy Kandimba. Photo: Contributed

My Zone

Head Boy: Davidy Kandimba

Head Boy: Davidy Kandimba

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Secilia Neema. Photo: Contributed

My Zone

Head Girl: Secilia Neema

Head Girl: Secilia Neema

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My Zone

Helping learners find their way

Helping learners find their way

15 Hours Ago

Ree-ann Matroos, captain of the netball team. Photo: Contributed

My Zone

Suiderlig teams show heart at Kalahari Circuit Competition

Suiderlig teams show heart at Kalahari Circuit Competition

1 Week Ago

Picture of The Week
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PICTURE OF THE DAY

News through the lens

News through the lens

10 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

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A choir performing at the 6th Annual Nama Cultural Festival in Keetmanshoop. Photo Otis Daniels

EVENTS

Traditional authorities warned against succession disputes

Traditional authorities warned against succession disputes

1 Month Ago

CONDOLENCE... Erongo governor Nevile Andre signs the book of condolence for late Founding President Sam Nujoma opened at the governor’s office on Wednesday. Photo: Adam Hartman

EVENTS

Erongo announces commemorative plans for Nujoma

Erongo announces commemorative plans for Nujoma

4 Month Ago

EVENTS

Constitution Day commemorated on Sunday

Constitution Day commemorated on Sunday

5 Month Ago

EVENTS

Constitution Day commemorated on Sunday

Constitution Day commemorated on Sunday

5 Month Ago

Photo: Frank Steffen

EVENTS

Annual Ace Charity Golf Day tees off to support education

Annual Ace Charity Golf Day tees off to support education

5 Month Ago

Team Namibia celebrate their impressive showing at the South African National Wrestling Championships, having returned from Pretoria with 11 medals. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Namibian wrestlers shine with 11 medals in SA

15 Hours Ago Sport

Overgrazing leads to reduced root growth and declining plant health as livestock repeatedly graze areas without sufficient recovery time.

Namibian livestock farmers urged to prepare for next drought

15 Hours Ago Market Watch

Dr. Rowan van Dyk is a TVET Specialist and a member of the Ministerial TaskForce for TVET. Contact him rowan@dnltraining.com or 081 663 6249.

Managing work integrated learning and apprenticeships

2 Day Ago FOCUS Careers

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

Namibia to host inaugural communicators conference

1 Day Ago EVENTS

HACKED Namibia’s cybersecurity authority, NAM-CSIRT, is investigating a ransomware incident targeting the Otjiwarongo municipality. PHOTO: FILE
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Otjiwarongo municipality hit by cyberattack, ransom demanded

2 Hours Ago CRIME

HISTORY: A state of the art cancer treatment centre is being constructed in Ongwediva.

N$150m Ongwediva cancer centre brings vital care closer to patients

3 Hours Ago HEALTH

NO MINCING: Oshana governor, Hofni Iipinge.

Opposition must not win any seats - Oshana governor

3 Hours Ago POLITICS

DIVERSIFY... Minister of International Relations and Trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi speaking to the business community at Swakopmund on Wednesday. Photo: Adam Hartman

Erongo businesses urged to diversify beyond mining in export push

5 Hours Ago BUSINESS

BEHIND BARS: Members of the Aroab Farmers’ Association and residents of the southern town gathered at the circuit court on Wednesday to oppose bail for the alleged rapist of a 61-year-old woman. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Aroab farmers rally against bail for alleged rapist (19)

5 Hours Ago CRIME

PLANS IN MOTION: A groundbreaking took place earlier this year for the construction of the Katima Mulilo TC Water Treatment Plant. Photo: Contributed

Katima sewer crisis: N$1.5 billion needed to fix failing system

15 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

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LAC, EU empower San communities

15 Hours Ago SHORT NEWS

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Namibia charts green skies at landmark aviation workshop

15 Hours Ago SHORT NEWS

Editorial

EDITORIAL: It’s time for Sankwasa to act decisively or keep quiet

15 Hours Ago OPINION

STEADFAST: Urban development minister Sankwasa James Sankwasa. Photo: Phillipus Josef

Katima council slams Sankwasa over ‘tribalism, political meddling’

15 Hours Ago GOVERNMENT

AUGUST TAKEOVER: A Namibian military vehicle. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

NDF dumps Enercon, turns to August 26

15 Hours Ago GOVERNMENT

LIFE IN THE LUXURY LANE: Former Namcor managing director Imms Mulunga pictured beside a luxury Audi R8 Spyder. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Fugitive Malima allegedly bought Mulunga’s Audi Q8

15 Hours Ago JUSTICE

Namibia University Of Science & Technology

NUST, Unam await final directive from task force on free education

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

Disgruntled unemployed teachers.

Unemployed teachers demand overhaul of interview processes

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

READY: Namibian universities are involved in discussions with the national task force deliberating on the way forward for free tertiary education. PHOTO: FILE

NUST, Unam await final directive from task force on free education

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

INCREASE: Government has allocated N$51 million for textbooks and learning materials for the 2025/26 academic year. Photo for illustrative purposes only. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED.

Education ministry increases textbook budget to N$51 million

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

INCREASE: Government has allocated N$51 million for textbooks and learning materials for the 2025/26 academic year. Photo for illustrative purposes only.

Education ministry increases textbook budget to N$51 million

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES: Rumanyo and Thimbukushu-speaking teachers in Kavango East circuit unhappy with treatment. Picture for illustration purposes only. PHOTO: Contributed

Teachers demand end to indigenous language bias in Rundu circuit

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

UNPREPARED: Relocated Unam students pictured outside Concordia College hostel, their temporary accommodation during the AUSC Region 5 Youth Games. A total of 375 students were moved ahead of the continental event. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Ballotti says Unam students relocated with consent, not force

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

BUDGET PLANS: Education minister Sanet Steenkamp. PHOTO: FILE

Over N$503 million for new schools, hostels and libraries

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

PHOTO: Proceeds from the highly anticipated golf event will support early childhood education. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Putt for progress: Annual Ace Golf Day kicks off 26 June

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

BREAKING THE BANK: A PMT Health Care Institution campus in Windhoek.Photo: Contributed

College makes graduation attendance mandatory – for N$4500

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

BOTTOMLESS: NSFAF is struggling to recover monies disbursed as student loans. Photo contributed

Less than 1% of N$1.8 billion student loans recovered by NSFAF

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

PUSHING AHEAD: Deputy minister of education Dino Ballotti, and education education Sanet Steenkamp speaking to former secretary to cabinet George Simataa recently. Photo: MEIYSAC

Free tertiary education talks kick off

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

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

1 Month Ago YOUTH

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

NYC director demands pay-back, name clearance

1 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

2 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

2 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

3 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

3 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

3 Month Ago YOUTH

OVERSTEPPED: Finance minister Ipumbu Shiimi. PHOTO: FILE

Tjongarero defies Shiimi, reinstates NYC boss

3 Month Ago YOUTH

CONTRADICTIONS: Finance minister, Iipumbu Shiimi. Photo: File

Evidence contradicts Shiimi’s denials in NYC fiasco

4 Month Ago YOUTH

RETIREMENT: Outgoing youth minister, Agnes Tjongarero. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Tjongarero: AG and Shiimi delayed my action on NYC

4 Month Ago YOUTH

Ndeshipanda Shaamena. PHOTOS: Contributed

NYC board places HR, finance bosses on forced leave

5 Month Ago YOUTH

The Rehoboth edition of the Media Road Show in 2024. PHOTO INGRID BOOYSEN

Annual media roadshow kicks off

5 Month Ago YOUTH

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Zim mines see R145bn funding shortfall

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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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

8 Year Ago Oshiwambo

NCCI ita popile ekaleko lyootendela dhepangelo

NCCI ita popile ekaleko lyootendela dhepangelo

8 Year Ago Oshiwambo

DStv Selected as Most Admired Media Brand

2 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

CALL OUT: The Namibia Film Commission’s 2025/2026 call for funding submissions prioritises regional voices and first-time filmmakers, with a focus on fresh, locally-rooted storytelling for the screen.

NFC opens 2025 Film Project Funding submissions

2 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

MTC sweeps top honours at 2025 Brand Africa Awards

2 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

COMING UP: South African rising music stars Jazzworx and Thukuthela, famed for hits like ‘Uzizwa Kanjan’ and ‘Tholukuthi (clap song)’, will headline the 2025 Havana Festival at Windhoek High B-Field on Saturday, 30 August. The festival is a vibrant celebration of Namibian music, street culture, fashion and innovation, empowering Namibian youth by providing a platform to showcase their entrepreneurial and creative talents.Festival highlights include live performances by top South African acts Jazzworx and Thukuthela, with more local artists to be announced soon; showcases from leading local artists and DJs; a VIP experience for festival-goers; and business opportunities for youth, with stalls available for food, art, clothing, beverages, firewood, and cocktails. Rooted in Namibia’s expressive street culture, the Havana Festival offers young people real opportunities to grow their businesses, explore their talents, and share their unique voices.

Jazzworx and Thukuthela to headline 2025 Havana Festival

5 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

INTERCULTURAL FUSION: Namibian dancer Gift Uzera and Japanese pianist Yukako Yamano gear up for ‘Resonant Bodies: In Motion, in Sound’, a powerful exploration of rhythm and movement, live at the Goethe-Institut Namibia. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Keys meet kicks: A Namibian-Japanese fusion

5 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

NEW MUSIC: Tyla unveils her new single 'Is It', along with a music video featuring captivating choreography. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Tyla's 'Is It' is here: get ready for a visual feast and catchy beats

5 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

HONOURED: In a historic and heartfelt gesture, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) on Tuesday, 8 July, officially renamed its recently refurbished television Studio 4 to the Stanley Benjamin Similo (SBS) Studio, honouring its director general, Stanley Benjamin Similo, a pioneering force in Namibian broadcasting. This significant recognition celebrates Similo’s transformative leadership and over 37 years of unwavering service to not only the national broadcaster but also to the industry and the broader media landscape in Namibia and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Similo’s journey with NBC began in 1988 as a 22-year-old promotion and advertising officer. Over the years, he rose through the ranks with roles including camera operator, subeditor, HR manager, and senior manager for local programmes, where he created some of NBC’s most iconic shows, such as Tutaleni, Talk of the Nation, and Penduka. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

NBC renames Studio 4 to Stanley Benjamin Similo Studio in honour of a broadcasting trailblazer

5 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

MASTER OF MAYHEM: South African comedy legend Rob Van Vuuren brings his electrifying stage presence to the NTN stage for The Hoeked Comedy All Stars this weekend. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Comedy giants unite Windhoek

6 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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National Theatre, Goethe-Institut call on artists for 2025 Otjomuise Live Arts Festival

6 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

GLOBAL ALLYSHIP IN ACTION: Lize Ehlers shares a moment with Pride Toronto Executive Director Kojo Modeste.

Lize Ehlers takes Namibian Pride to the world stage at Toronto Pride 2025

6 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

BEHIND THE SCENES: Latoya Stella on set filming the music video for 'Obinna', her latest single set for release today. PHOTOS: PEKE LA TATE

Latoya Stella leans into love with new single ‘Obinna’

6 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

INTERCULTURAL FUSION: Namibian dancer Gift Uzera and Japanese pianist Yukako Yamano gear up for ‘Resonant Bodies: In Motion, in Sound’—a powerful exploration of rhythm and movement, live at the Goethe-Institut Namibia.

Keys meet kicks: A Namibian-Japanese fusion

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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