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CROWNING 2025: Miss Namibia 2025 Johanna Swartbooi, first runner-up Uatjiri Mbaisa, second runner-up Tuilika Andreas and Oshana region governor Hofni Iipinge at the crowning ceremony last year in Ongwediva. Photo: Contributed

ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

Gobabis to host Miss Namibia, Miss Teen Namibia

Gobabis to host Miss Namibia, Miss Teen Namibia

23 Hours Ago

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Photo: Contributed

ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

My 10 Most Anticipated TV Series of 2026

My 10 Most Anticipated TV Series of 2026

23 Hours Ago

Dr Lukas Homateni Julius

OPINION

Priced out of justice: Namibia's 30-year wait for Small Claims Courts

Priced out of justice: Namibia's 30-year wait for Small Claims Courts

23 Hours Ago

HUMANE: Discussions are underway to transfer custody of remand inmates to correctional facilities. PHOTO: FILE

POLICE AND CRIME

Police tackle cell overcrowding crisis

Police tackle cell overcrowding crisis

23 Hours Ago

ACT NOW: NatMIRC deputy director Chris Bartholomae called for stricter measures to drive pilchard stock recovery. Photo: Adam Hartman

FISHING

Sardine recovery untenable without strict measures

Sardine recovery untenable without strict measures

23 Hours Ago

FROM THE HEART: Up-and-coming Rundu artist Hausiku Petrus is preparing to release his new single, u0027A Love Story IIu0027. Photo: Contributed

ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

Hausiku Petrus drops 'A Love Story II'

Hausiku Petrus drops 'A Love Story II'

23 Hours Ago

John Steytler is a former Economic Presidential Advisor and founding member and MD of R&J Steytler. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Taxation needs representation, especially for SMEs

Taxation needs representation, especially for SMEs

1 Month Ago

Hope Village is calling on the public, corporate Namibia and government institutions to support its work through funding, skills sharing and long-term partnerships. Photo contributed

My Zone Careers

Hope Village: Changing young lives

Hope Village: Changing young lives

1 Month Ago

Owen Sikanda, Head of Benefits Administration in the Operations Department at the GIPF. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Owen Sikanda: 15 years of service rooted in excellence

Owen Sikanda: 15 years of service rooted in excellence

1 Month Ago

Managing director and founder Dr Armid Azadeh. Photo Contributed

My Zone Careers

Industries go remote, why can’t healthcare?

Industries go remote, why can’t healthcare?

1 Month Ago

Kehad Snydewel is the managing director of Green Enterprise Solutions. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Make IT your year in 2026

Make IT your year in 2026

1 Month Ago

David Mbeha - Namibian media personalityPhoto: Contributed

My Zone Careers

David Mbeha: Pioneering Namibia’s creative future

David Mbeha: Pioneering Namibia’s creative future

1 Month 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

1 Week Ago

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My Zone

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

1 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!

1 Month Ago

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My Zone

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

1 Month Ago

Education minister Sanet-Steenkamp. Photo: Contributed

My Zone

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

1 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

1 Month Ago

Picture of The Week
Events

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Police arrest a protester during a demonstration against the labour reform bill of Argentine president, Javier Milei, outside the national congress. Photo: Luciano Gonzalez/Anadolu/Getty Images

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

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Photo Page

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EVENTS

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

2 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

2 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

2 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

3 Month Ago

EVENTS

Windhoek–Berlin city partnership celebrates 25 years

Windhoek–Berlin city partnership celebrates 25 years

4 Month Ago

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EVENTS

Dis leeuwêreld op Grootfontein!

Dis leeuwêreld op Grootfontein!

5 Month Ago

Fotou2019s Brian Munango

Atmosfeer by Vegkop sal gelaai wees

23 Hours Ago athletics

Sekelduin is Africau2019s first fully digital 132/66/33 kV Substation, recently commissioned near Swakopmund.rnPhoto ACTOM

Sekelduin substation commissioned

3 Day Ago Market Watch

Mac-Donald Vihanga Independent candidate and community leader.

Vihanga vows to restore integrity and hope in Okahandja

3 Month Ago WIndhoek Express Focus

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2 Month Ago EVENTS

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EDITORIAL: Guard your voice

23 Hours Ago OPINION

SENSATION: Ms Gideon, is ready to explore global collaborations as she takes the Namibian sound to the international stage. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Ms Gideon secures historic Sony Music Africa contract

23 Hours Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

PROBE LAUNCHED: Health minister, Esperance Luvindao. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Luvindao vows action if Otjiwarongo death linked to negligence

23 Hours Ago HEALTH

NO FREE RIDES: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTEDrnrn

Prime minister axes over 20 govt staff across ministries

23 Hours Ago GOVERNMENT

Na yi ye momake ge: Omupelesidente gongundu NEFF Epafras Mukwiilongo. Efano: olyetu ekulu

Omahooli na ga ye momake gapelesidente, oominista odhi na uulingilingi: Mukwiilongo

23 Hours Ago BUSINESS

ETAAGULUKO: Ominista yuundjolowele Dr. Esperance Luvindao okwa inekelelwa a kwashilipaleke kutya iilyo yoPsemas oya pangwa kiipangelo yepangelo Efano: MoHSS

Iilyo yoshiketha shoPsemas otaya tembukile kiipangelo yepangelo

23 Hours Ago HEALTH

NO CLEAR PLAN: Traders demand action as road construction advances. Photo Phillipus Josef

Havana households delay relocation, traders feel the punch

23 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

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Health ministry contests N$1.55m claim over alleged retained surgical needle

23 Hours Ago SHORT NEWS

Karen Muduva. Photo: Eliot Ipinge

Kavango man loses arm in crocodile attack

23 Hours Ago SHORT NEWS

LACKING: Economist warns education billions failing to curb unemployment. Photo contributed

Economist Hei says throwing money at education won’t fix unemployment

23 Hours Ago EDUCATION

Win US$100 000 to turn your conservation solution into a real-world impact. Photo: WILDERNESS

Wilderness Impact Challenge returns

23 Hours Ago ENVIRONMENT

FROM THE HEART: Up-and-coming Rundu artist Hausiku Petrus is preparing to release his new single, u0027A Love Story IIu0027. Photo: Contributed

Hausiku Petrus drops 'A Love Story II'

23 Hours Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

LACKING: Economist warns education billions failing to curb unemployment. Photo contributed

Economist Hei says throwing money at education won’t fix unemployment

23 Hours Ago EDUCATION

SOLUTION FOUND: Registration of the 86 children began immediately after the last Mondayu2019s announcement. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

86 learners to benefit after education officials step in

3 Day Ago EDUCATION

SOLUTION FOUND: Registration of the 86 children began immediately after the last Mondayu2019s announcement. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

86 learners to benefit after education officials step in

3 Day Ago EDUCATION

HELP US: Learners during a lesson at Namhadi yaMwelihanyeka Primary School. Photos: Contributed

N$1.2bn needed to fix Ohangwena schools, official says

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

ON THE FLOOR: Learners at Ngcangcana Junior Primary School taking lessons while crouching on the floor. Photo: Eliot Ipinge

Kavango East school overcrowding reaches 'crisis' point, parents say

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

SICK: An investigation found that poor cooling and storage facilities contributed to the recent food poisoning event. PHOTO: FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY / HISTORY.COM

Unsafe food storage linked to school food poisoning outbreak

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

POWER STRUGGLE: A NamPower bursary recipientu2019s interpretation of a contract with NamPower led him to believe he would be guaranteed a job. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

NamPower dismisses bursary graduate's claim of job guarantee

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

WORTHY: A part of the classroom for visually impaired kids sponsored by the Wilku Trust at Stepping Stones School in Swakopmund. Photo: Adam Hartman

A child born without sight leaves a vision for others

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

CONCERNED: Education minister Sanet Steenkamp the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture. Photo: Contributed

Steenkamp raises concern over school dropouts

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

GAPS: The lack of security services in remote rural areas makes it difficult for the ministry to post guards. Photo: Kenya Kambowe

Parents asked to fund guards for remote schools

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Lawyer donates N$25 000 to top Ohangwena learner

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

PHOTO: Eliot Ipinge

Kavango Kickstart Tour targets drugs, vaping and mental health

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

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

Outgoing NYC boss’ final foreign trips questioned

2 Month Ago YOUTH

PHOTO: Alexas Fotos - Pixabay

Private Windhoek schools deny race-based class placement claims

2 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Inside the national youth loan scheme

4 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Schools to screen Namibian documentaries in September

5 Month Ago YOUTH

File photo showing some of the street children in children.

Gender ministry reintegrates 425 street children into schools

6 Month Ago YOUTH

HUGE DEMAND: Vice President Lucia Witbooi officially received this year's 16th intake at Henites Bay. Photo: Adam Hartman

Over 11 000 youths scramble for National Youth Service intake

6 Month Ago YOUTH

BELONGING: Love Your Neighbour Pre-Primary School learners hold their RichBag backpacks. Photo: Kariiue Katjikonde

RichBag initiative empowers learners, one backpack at a time

6 Month Ago YOUTH

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

8 Month Ago YOUTH

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

NYC director demands pay-back, name clearance

8 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

9 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

9 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

10 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

9 Year Ago Oshiwambo

NCCI ita popile ekaleko lyootendela dhepangelo

NCCI ita popile ekaleko lyootendela dhepangelo

9 Year Ago Oshiwambo

SENSATION: Ms Gideon, is ready to explore global collaborations as she takes the Namibian sound to the international stage. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Ms Gideon secures historic Sony Music Africa contract

23 Hours Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

FROM THE HEART: Up-and-coming Rundu artist Hausiku Petrus is preparing to release his new single, u0027A Love Story IIu0027. Photo: Contributed

Hausiku Petrus drops 'A Love Story II'

23 Hours Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Photo: Contributed

My 10 Most Anticipated TV Series of 2026

23 Hours Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

CROWNING 2025: Miss Namibia 2025 Johanna Swartbooi, first runner-up Uatjiri Mbaisa, second runner-up Tuilika Andreas and Oshana region governor Hofni Iipinge at the crowning ceremony last year in Ongwediva. Photo: Contributed

Gobabis to host Miss Namibia, Miss Teen Namibia

23 Hours Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

LOCAL TREASURES: The National Art Gallery of Namibia and Bank Windhoek triennial takes place on 6 August. Photo: Contributed

Entries open for Bank Windhoek Triennial, with big prizes in store

6 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

PASSION FOR ACTING: Adriano Visagie and MultiChoice have joined forces to empower grassroots filmmakers. Photo: Contributed

Adriano Visagie and MultiChoice join forces to empower grassroots filmmakers

6 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

BACK: NGA-I is back with his new single, u0027Thorotau0027. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

NGA-I makes comeback with hard-hitting upcoming single 'Thorota'

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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Namibian drama ‘Life’ scoops another international film nomination

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

REVIVAL: Esther Beukes, chair of the Namibia Film Commission Board. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Revival of NTFAs spotlight screen and stage excellence in Namibia

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

Sceneu0027s from Fridayu0027s show in Windhoek.

Bach & Beatles

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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Valentine’s Day is a trap

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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Ozonḓu Chronicles: Busy Being Strong

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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