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BE ALERT: Otjozondjupa regional chairperson Paulus Nekundi says unemployment and poverty are increasing young peopleu0027s vulnerability to traffickers. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

CRIME

Fake jobs lure Namibian youth into trafficking

Fake jobs lure Namibian youth into trafficking

12 Hours Ago

REFORM: Namport CEO Andrew Kanime says tangible results, rather than promises, are needed to deliver NDP6. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

LOCAL NEWS

Ageing infrastructure threatens NDP6 delivery

Ageing infrastructure threatens NDP6 delivery

12 Hours Ago

CRIME

Man arrested for allegedly raping 13-year-old girl

Man arrested for allegedly raping 13-year-old girl

12 Hours Ago

BUDGET: ||Kharas regional governor Dawid Gertze. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

LOCAL NEWS

Ariamsvlei gets N$4m development boost

Ariamsvlei gets N$4m development boost

12 Hours Ago

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CRIME

Baby allegedly left at shebeen as parents drank, mother arrested

Baby allegedly left at shebeen as parents drank, mother arrested

12 Hours Ago

GRIEVING: Frieda Muyanga has spent months searching for answers about her missing son, Siegfried. PHOTO: Contributed

ACCIDENTS

Mum asks for new police team in missing son probe

Mum asks for new police team in missing son probe

12 Hours Ago

Joanette Eises. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Joanette Eises joins GIPF as communications practitioner

Joanette Eises joins GIPF as communications practitioner

4 Day Ago

Megan Pritchard, CEO at Ogilvy Namibia. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

From intern to CEO, the rise of Megan Pritchard

From intern to CEO, the rise of Megan Pritchard

4 Day Ago

Vicky Van Dyk. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Vicky van Dyk takes her seat at the top table

Vicky van Dyk takes her seat at the top table

4 Day Ago

Barthromeus Shileka. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Preparing Namibia’s youth for the workplace

Preparing Namibia’s youth for the workplace

4 Day Ago

A practical demonstration of how Edutec enhances teaching, improves learner engagement and builds practical skills across educational institutions. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Edutec reimagines learning through technology

Edutec reimagines learning through technology

4 Day Ago

A Shenmo learner at a weekly class. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Turning numbers into confidence

Turning numbers into confidence

4 Day 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

Picture of The Week
Events

ALL EYES: US ambassador to Namibia John Giordano (facing camera) seen here attending the mining expo 2026 in Windhoek. Photo: Chamber of Mines Namibia

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Photo Page

Photo Page

1 Week 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

1 Month Ago

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EVENTS

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

8 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

8 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

8 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

8 Month Ago

EVENTS

Windhoek–Berlin city partnership celebrates 25 years

Windhoek–Berlin city partnership celebrates 25 years

10 Month Ago

Kobus Reyneke is sent airborne following contact during Race 2 at Aldo Scribante Raceway. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

Reyneke storms to Race 1 victory and regains championship lead

12 Hours Ago Sport

The servicing and repair of the ministryu2019s tractor fleet and agricultural implements takes place until 31 August. Image for illustrative purposes only. Photo Pexels

Ministry prepares 508 tractors for 2026/27 ploughing season

12 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

2 Week Ago Mining

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

State House wins disability-inclusive employer award

1 Month Ago EVENTS

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EDITORIAL: Oil safeguards must be more than good intentions

12 Hours Ago OPINION

CLOSING LOOPHOLES: Minister Emma Theofelus announced the new upstream petroleum local content policy this month that seeks to ensure Namibians capture a greater share of ownership. PHOTO: FILE

New oil policy cracks down on fronting

12 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

Nampower board chair Clive Kavendjii. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Amutse probes NamPower MD post re-advertisement

12 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

Thaddius Maswahu. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Cabinet rejects 'flawed' Nida board appointments

12 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

GRIEVING: Frieda Muyanga has spent months searching for answers about her missing son, Siegfried. PHOTO: Contributed

Mum asks for new police team in missing son probe

12 Hours Ago ACCIDENTS

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Baby allegedly left at shebeen as parents drank, mother arrested

12 Hours Ago CRIME

BUDGET: ||Kharas regional governor Dawid Gertze. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Ariamsvlei gets N$4m development boost

12 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

IMAGE: FILE

Man arrested for allegedly raping 13-year-old girl

12 Hours Ago CRIME

REFORM: Namport CEO Andrew Kanime says tangible results, rather than promises, are needed to deliver NDP6. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Ageing infrastructure threatens NDP6 delivery

12 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

BE ALERT: Otjozondjupa regional chairperson Paulus Nekundi says unemployment and poverty are increasing young peopleu0027s vulnerability to traffickers. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Fake jobs lure Namibian youth into trafficking

12 Hours Ago CRIME

CALL: The official SCAN volunteer snake catcheru0027s list. IMAGE: CONTRIBUTED

Low antivenom stocks as snake season looms

1 Day Ago ENVIRONMENT

Matheus Hangula. Photo: Contributed

The persistent crisis of graduate unemployment in Namibia

1 Day Ago OPINION

CONCERN: Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp. PHOTO: Eliot Ipingernrn

Teaching posts not for sale – Steenkamp

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

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

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

1 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

1 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

1 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

1 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

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

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

Swakopmund parents vote to end Afrikaans matric at Pro-Ed

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

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

NUST bars SRC vice president from SA tour

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

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

Otjiwarongo secondary pushes back against claims of declining standards

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

ETHANO: LYA GANDJWA

Osekundoskola Atshipala ya pata uule wiiwike iyali omolwuupyakadhi womeya gonyanata

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

HAPPY COUPLE: Faustinus Mbangu with his graduate fiancu00E9e Lahja Shiponeni. Photo: Contributed

‘She sacrificed her studies for me’

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

READY TO WRITE: Students at the Nursing Training Institute of Technology in Ongwediva outside the exam centre. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Nursing students miss exam over tuition fees

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

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

4 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

5 Month Ago YOUTH

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

6 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

11 Month Ago YOUTH

File photo showing some of the street children in children.

Gender ministry reintegrates 425 street children into schools

11 Month Ago YOUTH

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

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

3 Month Ago Oshiwambo

Mecthilde Karomo. PHOTO: Rita Kakelo

Omukiintu mongali sho a fikile oonakuholathana mombashu

3 Month Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Unslash/Shane-mclendon

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

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Ongangala ya dhipagwa mOmbaye

9 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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

NACN awards N$1m in grants to 25 creatives

1 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

1 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

1 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

BIG OPPORTUNITY: Melisa Poulton. Photos: Ester Kamati

House of Poulton launches masterclass for Namibia’s next fashion stars

1 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

A GREAT SHOW: Ally Tobias gears up for Ehangano Concert Volume 2. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Ally Tobias launches debut album at Ehangano Concert Vol. 2

1 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

The End of Oak Street. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

2026 still has plenty to offer

1 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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