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SAME STORY: Whatever method of payment is adopted, the deficit still remains. Image: Namibian Sun

LOCAL NEWS

The maths behind Kahungu's payday proposal

The maths behind Kahungu's payday proposal

21 Hours Ago

RESIGNED: Former PDM Khomas regional Coordinator Joel Mutorua. Photo Contributed

POLITICS

Opposition fragmentation leaves SWAPO unchallenged, former PDM member says

Opposition fragmentation leaves SWAPO unchallenged, former PDM member says

1 Day Ago

Michael Neema. Photo: Contributed

OPINION

Reflections on the National MSMEs Festival 2026: Entrepreneurship as the Heartbeat of Namibia’s Economy

Reflections on the National MSMEs Festival 2026: Entrepreneurship as the Heartbeat of Namibia’s Economy

1 Day Ago

DISORDER: Residents collecting social cash grant. Photo: ContributedrnrnPHOTO: Phillipus Josef

LOCAL NEWS

Omaheke social grants top N$12 million

Omaheke social grants top N$12 million

1 Day Ago

STRUGGLE CONTINUES: Kyani workers stationed at Cheetah cement remain on staggered pay as tax debt lingers. Photo: File

LABOUR

Split salaries will continue until N$7m tax debt resolved, Kyani security says

Split salaries will continue until N$7m tax debt resolved, Kyani security says

1 Day Ago

ETHANO: LYA GANDJWA

EDUCATION

Osekundoskola Atshipala ya pata uule wiiwike iyali omolwuupyakadhi womeya gonyanata

Osekundoskola Atshipala ya pata uule wiiwike iyali omolwuupyakadhi womeya gonyanata

1 Day Ago

Kehad Snydewel. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Establishing an Institute for Africa's AI Revolution

Establishing an Institute for Africa's AI Revolution

1 Day Ago

TEAMWORK: UYCA held an internal team-building workshop focused on teamwork, conflict management and leadership skills. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Youth-led UYCA drives community change

Youth-led UYCA drives community change

1 Day Ago

Melanie Meiring. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Is Namibia's VAT system keeping pace with the modern service economy?

Is Namibia's VAT system keeping pace with the modern service economy?

1 Day Ago

Zandria Venter. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Venter takes charge of growth at Alexforbes Namibia

Venter takes charge of growth at Alexforbes Namibia

1 Day Ago

Dr Gereon Koch Kapuire. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

How a father's advice shaped a NUST academic's future

How a father's advice shaped a NUST academic's future

1 Day Ago

Ester Kamati. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Ester Kamati's rise to tjil TV's top spot

Ester Kamati's rise to tjil TV's top spot

1 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

5 Month Ago

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My Zone

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

6 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!

6 Month Ago

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My Zone

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

6 Month Ago

Education minister Sanet-Steenkamp. Photo: Contributed

My Zone

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

6 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

6 Month Ago

Picture of The Week
Events

EFFECTIVE: VP Lucia Witbooi (seated third from left) officially opened the Effective Communicators Conference in Swakopmund. Her Botswana counterpart, Ndaba Gaolathe (seated second from left), was the guest speaker. Photo: Facebook

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Photo Page

Photo Page

4 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

1 Month Ago

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EVENTS

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

7 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

7 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

7 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

9 Month Ago

Action from the 2025 edition of the Lu00FCderitz Speed Challenge. Photo Otis Daniels

Funding woes bring Lüderitz Speed Challenge to a standstill

1 Day Ago Sport

The Independent Patriots for Change and the National Planning Commission are at odds over future oil-backed borrowing. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Oil wealth fuels debt row

1 Day Ago Market Watch

PHOTOS CHANTEL VAN STADEN

A mindful escape

3 Week Ago Medical

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

SAME STORY: Whatever method of payment is adopted, the deficit still remains. Image: Namibian Sun

The maths behind Kahungu's payday proposal

21 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

STRUGGLE CONTINUES: Kyani workers stationed at Cheetah cement remain on staggered pay as tax debt lingers. Photo: File

Split salaries will continue until N$7m tax debt resolved, Kyani security says

1 Day Ago LABOUR

DISORDER: Residents collecting social cash grant. Photo: ContributedrnrnPHOTO: Phillipus Josef

Omaheke social grants top N$12 million

1 Day Ago LOCAL NEWS

Michael Neema. Photo: Contributed

Reflections on the National MSMEs Festival 2026: Entrepreneurship as the Heartbeat of Namibia’s Economy

1 Day Ago OPINION

RESIGNED: Former PDM Khomas regional Coordinator Joel Mutorua. Photo Contributed

Opposition fragmentation leaves SWAPO unchallenged, former PDM member says

1 Day Ago POLITICS

NO SPECIAL TREATMENT: Industries, Mines and Energy Minister Modestus Amutse. Photo contributed

Namibia won't bend oil laws for foreign firms - Amutse

1 Day Ago LOCAL NEWS

REJECT: Works minister, Veikko NekundirnPhoto: contributed

Nekundi rejects Katjavivi's bid to buy state house

1 Day Ago LOCAL NEWS

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Editorial: Oil wealth demands backbone

1 Day Ago OPINION

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

NUST bars SRC vice president from SA tour

1 Day Ago EDUCATION

Photo: Contributed

Meatco owes farmers N$8m under drought relief programme

1 Day Ago SHORT NEWS

FINDINGS: NSA CEO Alex Shimuafeni. Photo: Contributedrnrn

Only 2.2% of Namibians earn above N$11 000 monthly - NSA

1 Day Ago LOCAL NEWS

Photo: Phillipus Josefrnrn

SSC encourages youth to submit viable proposals

1 Day Ago SHORT NEWS

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

NUST bars SRC vice president from SA tour

1 Day Ago EDUCATION

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

Otjiwarongo secondary pushes back against claims of declining standards

1 Day Ago EDUCATION

ETHANO: LYA GANDJWA

Osekundoskola Atshipala ya pata uule wiiwike iyali omolwuupyakadhi womeya gonyanata

1 Day Ago EDUCATION

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

‘She sacrificed her studies for me’

1 Week 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

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

CHALLENGES PERSIST: Otjozondjupa governor John Julius //Khamuseb. PHOTO: FILE

Otjozondjupa invests N$55.8m in schools

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

LEARNING SPACES: More classrooms are planned across the Khomas region. PHOTO: FILE / FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY

1 100 learners unplaced as Khomas classrooms overflow

4 Week Ago EDUCATION

UNTRUE: Lu00FCderitz Junior Secondary School. Photo: Otis Daniels

Lüderitz school denies N$310 fee for Grade 8 applications

4 Week Ago EDUCATION

MORE: One of the new classroom being built at Henties Bay. Erongo needs about 60 new classrooms every year. Photo: Contributed

Erongo needs three new schools every year

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

DETERMINED LEARNERS: A rainstorm in January 2023 left classrooms at Twapandula Primary School flooded. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

N$300k classroom pledge ditched as Namport opts to build directly

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

ALL IS WELL: Deputy education minister Dino Ballotti. PHOTO: FILE

Unam public health programme was legit – Ballotti

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

NEW HORIZONS: Swakopmund youth begin training at ODEC. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

73 Swakop youth get training lifeline at ODEC

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

3 Month Ago YOUTH

SKILLS: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. PHOTO: FILE

Companies could get major tax deductions for hiring interns

3 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.

4 Month Ago YOUTH

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

‘We steal just to eat’

4 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

4 Month Ago YOUTH

PHOTO: PEXELS

Windhoek youth face housing shortages, high living costs

4 Month Ago YOUTH

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

5 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Outgoing NYC boss’ final foreign trips questioned

7 Month Ago YOUTH

PHOTO: Alexas Fotos - Pixabay

Private Windhoek schools deny race-based class placement claims

7 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Inside the national youth loan scheme

9 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Schools to screen Namibian documentaries in September

10 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

2 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

Photo Reuters

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

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’

2 Week 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

2 Week 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

2 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

DEBUT: Conwill Feris. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Conwill Feris pens personal memoir on mental health

3 Week 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

3 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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

British Love Island ‘bombshell' named after Namibia stuns locals

3 Week 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

4 Week 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

4 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

BIG OPPORTUNITY: Melisa Poulton. Photos: Ester Kamati

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

4 Week 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

4 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

The End of Oak Street. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

2026 still has plenty to offer

4 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

ALLEGATIONS DENIED. FAN chairperson Byron Joseph. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Film association denies allegations of ‘secret’ content plan

1 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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