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HERO: Cornelius Shimuafeni (16).rnPHOTO: Contributed

LOCAL NEWS

Presidency defends teen's hero accolade

Presidency defends teen's hero accolade

10 Hours Ago

OFF THE HOOK: Dr Pieter van der Westhuizen. Photo: FILE

JUSTICE

Doctor escapes alleged rape hearing due to 5-year delay

Doctor escapes alleged rape hearing due to 5-year delay

10 Hours Ago

SHORT NEWS

Dorado Valley relocation leaves vendors counting losses

Dorado Valley relocation leaves vendors counting losses

10 Hours Ago

HAUNTING MEMORIES: Many hundreds of thousands of people were killed in the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Photo: FILE

AFRICA

Dutch court sentences man to life over Rwanda genocide

Dutch court sentences man to life over Rwanda genocide

10 Hours Ago

NO: Reykjavik, Icelandu2019s capital. A vote on Saturday will determine whether the country restarts talks to join the European Union. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images

INTERNATIONAL

Iceland votes against restarting talks on joining EU

Iceland votes against restarting talks on joining EU

10 Hours Ago

The late Lamech Mwanyangapo. Photo: Contributed

SHORT NEWS

EFN mourns veteran cameraman Lamech Mwanyangapo

EFN mourns veteran cameraman Lamech Mwanyangapo

10 Hours Ago

Pupkewitz Motors MD Anton Westraadt. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Westraadt’s road to automotive leadership

Westraadt’s road to automotive leadership

3 Day Ago

Tilman Friedrich. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Tilman Friedrich’s path of perseverance and leadership

Tilman Friedrich’s path of perseverance and leadership

3 Day Ago

Juvanni Elia says his training at Women at Work gave him the skills and confidence to enter the hospitality industry. Photo: Christofine Nelumbu

My Zone Careers

Women at Work opens doors to new beginnings

Women at Work opens doors to new beginnings

3 Day Ago

Emilia Nghikembua. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTEDrn

My Zone Careers

Nghikembua named vice-chair of CEO Forum

Nghikembua named vice-chair of CEO Forum

3 Day Ago

PRINT EVOLVES: Print Digital Hub executive director Rudolf Witbooi. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Print is not dead, it is evolving – Witbooi

Print is not dead, it is evolving – Witbooi

1 Week Ago

Annebell Diergaardt. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Annebell Diergaardt’s people-first approach to HR

Annebell Diergaardt’s people-first approach to HR

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

6 Month Ago

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My Zone

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

7 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!

7 Month Ago

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My Zone

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

7 Month Ago

Education minister Sanet-Steenkamp. Photo: Contributed

My Zone

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

7 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

7 Month Ago

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

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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

6 Day 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

2 Month Ago

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EVENTS

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

9 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

9 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

9 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

9 Month Ago

FNB Kudus captain Alexander Jansen (right) received the Chandler Plato Cup from Chad Plato, Aurelio Plato and Lovina Plato. Photo Leandrea Mouers

Kudus celebrate homecoming with win against Unam

10 Hours Ago Sport

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Windhoek Oktoberfest gears up for 66th edition

10 Hours Ago Market Watch

Leading Namibiau0027s green building movement is Nedbank Namibiau0027s headquarters at Freedom Plaza in Windhoek. Photo contributed

Namibia's growing collection of Green Star buildings

3 Week Ago Mining

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

President calls for year-round Ongwediva trade hub

6 Day Ago EVENTS

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Man faces 8 charges over alleged N$3.8m abalone export

10 Hours Ago JUSTICE

BUDGET CONSTRAINTS: Works and transport minister Veikko Nekundi. Photo: Contributed

Dual carriageways for Otjiwarongo routes still years away

10 Hours Ago INFRASTRUCTURE

Christophine Iyambo. Photo: Contributed

When the Bruises Fade: The Hidden Mental Health Toll of GBV in Namibia

10 Hours Ago OPINION

STILL WAITING: Unfinished mass housing units standing empty a short distance from Thursdayu0027s handover site. Photo: Adam Hartman

82 Swakopmund families get new homes

10 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

STRUGGLING: Pensioner Libertine Popas (76). Photo: Phillipus Josef

Kalkfeld pensioners seek relief from crippling debts

10 Hours Ago SOCIAL ISSUES

EQUAL: New standards aim to ensure learners receive quality education regardless of where they live. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

New frameworks aim to level the playing field for learners

10 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

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EDITORIAL: When opposition becomes government

10 Hours Ago OPINION

The late Lamech Mwanyangapo. Photo: Contributed

EFN mourns veteran cameraman Lamech Mwanyangapo

10 Hours Ago SHORT NEWS

NO: Reykjavik, Icelandu2019s capital. A vote on Saturday will determine whether the country restarts talks to join the European Union. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images

Iceland votes against restarting talks on joining EU

10 Hours Ago INTERNATIONAL

HAUNTING MEMORIES: Many hundreds of thousands of people were killed in the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Photo: FILE

Dutch court sentences man to life over Rwanda genocide

10 Hours Ago AFRICA

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Dorado Valley relocation leaves vendors counting losses

10 Hours Ago SHORT NEWS

OFF THE HOOK: Dr Pieter van der Westhuizen. Photo: FILE

Doctor escapes alleged rape hearing due to 5-year delay

10 Hours Ago JUSTICE

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

1 Week Ago Look

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Lawmakers want total ban on hubbly and vaping

1 Week 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 Week Ago EDUCATION

CONCERN: Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp. PHOTO: Eliot Ipingernrn

Teaching posts not for sale – Steenkamp

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

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

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

2 Week 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

3 Week 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

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

COMMUNITY SUPPORT: The new classroom block at Onekondjelo Primary School. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED rn

Iyaloo Women funds N$62 500 Onekondjelo classroom block

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

DILAPIDATED: The ageing Andimba Toivo ya Toivo Secondary School in Ondangwa will receive a major facelift. Photo: Loise Shiimi

N$50m earmarked for Ondangwa school revamp

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

TURNING POINT: Pro-Ed Akademie in Swakopmund. Photo: Adam Hartman

Swakopmund parents vote to end Afrikaans matric at Pro-Ed

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

ANSWERS: Shikesho Natangwe, Student Union of Namibia (SUN) President. PHOTO ELIZABETH KHEIBES

NUST bars SRC vice president from SA tour

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

CONFIDENT: Acting principal confident school can bounce back. Photo Phillipus Josef

Otjiwarongo secondary pushes back against claims of declining standards

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

1 Week 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

4 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.

5 Month Ago YOUTH

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

‘We steal just to eat’

5 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

5 Month Ago YOUTH

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Windhoek youth face housing shortages, high living costs

6 Month Ago YOUTH

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

7 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Outgoing NYC boss’ final foreign trips questioned

8 Month Ago YOUTH

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Private Windhoek schools deny race-based class placement claims

8 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Inside the national youth loan scheme

10 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Schools to screen Namibian documentaries in September

1 Year Ago YOUTH

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

1 Week Ago Look

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

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

4 Month Ago Oshiwambo

Mecthilde Karomo. PHOTO: Rita Kakelo

Omukiintu mongali sho a fikile oonakuholathana mombashu

4 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

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

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Namibia vulnerable to imported inflation

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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

3 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

1 Week Ago Look

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

Bience Gawanas documentary to premiere in Windhoek

1 Week 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

3 Week 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’

1 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

1 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

1 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

DEBUT: Conwill Feris. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Conwill Feris pens personal memoir on mental health

1 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

1 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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

British Love Island ‘bombshell' named after Namibia stuns locals

1 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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

Haihambo's debut solo exhibit rooted in culture and wildlife

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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