Nominations for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Awards, which recognise exceptional young people from across the Commonwealth, are now open.
Year: 2022
DHPS learners excel at public speaking competition
On Saturday, 6 August 2022, the national Kurt Böhme Speaking Competition was held at the DHPS, and the young speakers from different Namibian schools impressed with their talents.
Bank Windhoek awards scholarships to Sign Language students
Bank Windhoek recently handed over a cheque of N$ 57 000 to the Namibian College of Open Learning’s (Namcol) Diploma in Sign Language Interpreting students.
Drugs will make you lose yourself
“Don’t even try it. The moment you use it, you will want more and the more you want it, you will commit crimes just to get money to buy drugs.”
Opinion – Navigating market volatility, surging inflation and higher borrowing costs
The Namibia inflation CPI hit 6.80% as prices keep surging in July 2022 – up from 4% recorded in July 2021, largely driven by increases in food, transport and non-alcoholic beverages.
Capricorn’s Food Waste Challenge attracts wide interest
The Capricorn Foundation recently announced the successful conclusion of entries for its Food Waste Challenge. In line with its vision to be Connectors of Positive Change, the foundation had called for innovative solutions from the public to reduce food waste in Namibia to help address the problem of food insecurity when it officially launched the Capricorn Foundation Food Waste Challenge at the e
Residential construction activity gains momentum
Despite more modest growth being experienced in Namibian household mortgages, compared to corporate mortgages, pipeline construction activity in the residential segment of the market continues to record more momentum.
Southern farmers gather to share knowledge
“When a lamb suffers at the initial stage of lambing and growth, they will never forgive the farmer for the rest of their lives.”
Opinion – Settling for toxicity shouldn’t be your portion
Even when there are no longer forced marriages, married people, especially women, continue to suffer. Marriage is still not as sweet as it is supposed to be. There is still no genuine love but lust, greed and fake promises all over.








