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THREAT: Namibia faces growing drought risks as rainfall patterns shift. Photo File

ENVIRONMENT

Drought the new normal, Namibian scientists warn

Drought the new normal, Namibian scientists warn

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

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ENERGY SECURITY: u01C1Kharas governor Dawid Gertze unveils the plaque at the inauguration of Diaz Wind Farm south of Lu00FCderitz. Photo: Otis Danielsrn

ENERGY

N$1.9bn Diaz Wind Farm opens near Lüderitz

N$1.9bn Diaz Wind Farm opens near Lüderitz

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WIDER IMPACT: The cattle crisis is hitting transporters, suppliers and businesses that depend on the livestock industry. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

AGRICULTURE

SA feedlot ban shuts another door on farmers

SA feedlot ban shuts another door on farmers

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EXTENSION: Naloba president Erastus Shapumba. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

BUSINESS

Naloba pleads 24-month tax amnesty extension

Naloba pleads 24-month tax amnesty extension

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SHORT NEWS

Farmers fined over FMD breaches

Farmers fined over FMD breaches

18 Hours Ago

Olsen Siyunda. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Beyond the Barbershop: What Happens When Men Are Given Safe Spaces to Talk?

Beyond the Barbershop: What Happens When Men Are Given Safe Spaces to Talk?

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Sylvia Shimaneni. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

When corporate social responsibility meets community reality

When corporate social responsibility meets community reality

4 Day Ago

Basson van Rooyen. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Basson van Rooyen leads strategy at Sanlam Investments Namibia

Basson van Rooyen leads strategy at Sanlam Investments Namibia

4 Day Ago

Prof Gert C. Cloete. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Are we creating enough space for Namibia's young engineers?

Are we creating enough space for Namibia's young engineers?

4 Day Ago

Cornell Meeks. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Cornell Meeks: Taking executive experience beyond the boardroom

Cornell Meeks: Taking executive experience beyond the boardroom

4 Day Ago

Veronica Mungonena. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Veronica Mungonena hones cross-sector procurement expertise

Veronica Mungonena hones cross-sector procurement expertise

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

8 Month Ago

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My Zone

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

9 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!

9 Month Ago

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When did struggling become a requirement for success?

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

9 Month Ago

Education minister Sanet-Steenkamp. Photo: Contributed

My Zone

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

9 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

9 Month Ago

Picture of The Week
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

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EVENTS

Passenger liners on the horizon

Passenger liners on the horizon

2 Week Ago

EVENTS

Passenger liners on the horizon

Passenger liners on the horizon

2 Week Ago

EVENTS

Sportsmanship rewarded

Sportsmanship rewarded

1 Month 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

1 Month 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

2 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

4 Month Ago

Mekelaye Mwatile en Sunu00E8 Kotze-Wittmann, wie vennootskap 91 lopies opgelewer het, moes tydelik die veld weens weerlig verlaat. Foto Krieket Namibiu00EB

Mwatile (51) en Hamunyela (3/16) blink vir vroue-Eagles

18 Hours Ago Sport

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Galp, Total target Mopane expansion

6 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

1 Month Ago Mining

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Passenger liners on the horizon

2 Week Ago EVENTS

NO COMMENT: TransNamib board chair Esther McLeod. Photo: Contributed

TransNamib told to act on rail crashes by Friday

18 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

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EDITORIAL: When justice loses its judges

18 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

JOB CUTS: Nearly 600 workers face possible retrenchment amid the FMD crisis. Photo: Contributed

FMD threatens nearly 600 jobs at six companies

18 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

SHARED GRIEF: Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba and his son Mandume Pohamba during the visit by an Omusati delegation and police officials. Photo: Loise Shiimi

Remembering Penehupifo Pohamba - 'My wife died in my presence'

18 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

NO UNITY: Professor Mutjinde Katjiua. Photo: Contributed

Katjiua accuses govt of genocide double standards

18 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

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Cash crunch delays Rundu pay

18 Hours Ago SHORT NEWS

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Farmers fined over FMD breaches

18 Hours Ago SHORT NEWS

EXTENSION: Naloba president Erastus Shapumba. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Naloba pleads 24-month tax amnesty extension

18 Hours Ago BUSINESS

WIDER IMPACT: The cattle crisis is hitting transporters, suppliers and businesses that depend on the livestock industry. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

SA feedlot ban shuts another door on farmers

18 Hours Ago AGRICULTURE

ENERGY SECURITY: u01C1Kharas governor Dawid Gertze unveils the plaque at the inauguration of Diaz Wind Farm south of Lu00FCderitz. Photo: Otis Danielsrn

N$1.9bn Diaz Wind Farm opens near Lüderitz

18 Hours Ago ENERGY

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THREAT: Namibia faces growing drought risks as rainfall patterns shift. Photo File

Drought the new normal, Namibian scientists warn

18 Hours Ago ENVIRONMENT

PROJECT: The classroom project at Uupindi Primary School has been delayed by water shortages and outstanding payments for materials. Photo: Loise Shiimi

Rain, water woes stall Uupindi classroom build

5 Day Ago EDUCATION

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BREAKING: Namibia-Angola Ties Get Boost with Sport, Culture Agreements

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

FRESH START: Oluno Secondary School is being revamped. PHOTO: Loise Shiimi

N$57m facelift for abandoned Oluno school

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

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'Keep TVET innovative'

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

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NEV hosts graduation

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

IN THE WORKS: Deputy minister of education Dino Ballotti launched the Strategic Plan for 2025-2030 on Monday. Photo: Marina Antonio

148 classrooms, 25 schools in pipeline

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

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BREAKING: Iipumbu pledges support for Oshikuku Trade Fair Centre

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UPDATE: NUST Medical Laboratory Sciences programme update

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BREAKING: Iipumbu pledges support for Oshikuku Trade Fair Centre

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

URGENT HELP NEEDED: Principal Loide Shipopyeni says a child who waits at home does not just start later but starts further behind, and is at greater risk of abuse and neglect. PHOTO: LOISE SHIIMI rn

Up to 10 years' wait for a spot at Eluwa school

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: a new secondary school being built in Henties Bay. Photo: Adam Hartman

Erongo asks private sector for N$230m for schools

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

GATHERED FOR GROWTH: Educators from Onankali Circuit attend the annual staff conference. Photo: Loise Shiimi

Amutenya slams principals who block innovation

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

NEW FACILITY: Gipfu2019s N$100 million Ondangwa regional office brings the fundu2019s services closer to members in the north. Photo: Loise Shiimi

Ngurare urges Elcin-Gipf to join forces for youth

4 Week Ago YOUTH

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 Month Ago YOUTH

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

2 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

6 Month Ago YOUTH

SKILLS: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. PHOTO: FILE

Companies could get major tax deductions for hiring interns

6 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.

7 Month Ago YOUTH

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

‘We steal just to eat’

7 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

7 Month Ago YOUTH

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Windhoek youth face housing shortages, high living costs

8 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

10 Month Ago YOUTH

PHOTO: Alexas Fotos - Pixabay

Private Windhoek schools deny race-based class placement claims

10 Month Ago YOUTH

Oshipalanyolo: Oprojeka yongulunongelo posikola yopevi yaUupindi yongushu yomayovi N$118 oyi li po-70% yokupwa. Omutungi okwa geele omuloka nompumbwe yomeya sho a ndopa omasiku okugwanitha po iilonga muMeyi. ETHANO: Loise Shiimi

Iiyendo yaNgoloneya ya dhiki oproyeka yosikola yaUupindi

4 Day Ago Oshiwambo

OMUKADHONA GWOMOODHIIMBI: Omupresidente omukulu Hifikepunye Pohamba pamwe nomukulukadhi gwe, nakusa Penehupifo Pohamba, pomwiha gwAaleli yIilongo yoCommonwealth mo-2012. ETHANO: LYA GANDJWArnrnrnrn

Eihokololo lyaPohamba lyohole yomeholamo: ‘Ongame’

4 Day Ago Oshiwambo

INAA HOKWA: Nakulwomukulo gwo-Swapo Jerry u0027Maudjuuu0027 Ekandjo. ETHANO: LYA GANDJWA

oKabinete 'yondiikwatela' ya keelele oSwapo moonkundathana dhomahooli goshiilongo – Ekandjo

1 Week Ago Oshiwambo

OMBOOLOHA YA TINDWA: Omutamanekwa gwedhipago Karinambande Muundjua okwa holoka mompangu mEtitatu, moka a tindilwa ombooloha. ETHANO: Aurelia Afrikaner

‘Ombili ku ayihe mbyoka nda ninga’

1 Week Ago Oshiwambo

Ndohotola gwomOnandjokwe Dennis Noa mompangu yaNdangwa mEtitano. Ethano: Loise Shiimi

Omilalo ka dha li dha manithwa, Omunyenyeti iniiyoga nawa - Noa

1 Week Ago Oshiwambo

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

2 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

6 Month Ago Oshiwambo

Mecthilde Karomo. PHOTO: Rita Kakelo

Omukiintu mongali sho a fikile oonakuholathana mombashu

6 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

ACROSS BORDERS: Philippe Talavera, the founder and director of the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation. PHOTOS: ESTER KAMATI

OYO to share a stage with Botswana's New Moon

3 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

QUESTIONS: Bertholdt Mbinda. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Balcony Mix reignites familiar debate

4 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

MASTERCLASS: Sibling duo Major League DJs will bring the Balcony Mix Africa Experience to Windhoek on Saturday.

Balcony Mix Africa pushes for music and cultural exchange

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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Xallamo dances his way to global final

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

RICH STORIES: EU head of partnerships Alexander Baron. Photo: Christian Stiebahl

EU Film Festival brings Namibian and European cinema together

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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

Choral music gives Lüderitz youth a voice

1 Month 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

1 Month 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

2 Month Ago Look

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

Bience Gawanas documentary to premiere in Windhoek

2 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

2 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’

3 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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