Month: October 2025

Ovanamibia mave sokuungura ovikurya vyawo oveni
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Ovanamibia mave sokuungura ovikurya vyawo oveni

Ovanamibia mave sokuungura ovikurya vyawo oveni okuhenununa omaṱaṱero wehi kokuiisa ovihepwa okuza pendje. Omuute wotjiungura tjotutumbo novikunwa itji Oroots Agricultural project mOstampieta, Johan Rieckerta, wa tjere nao Oritjatatu rotjiveke tji tja zuko. Operesindenda yokehi ya Namibia, Lucia Witbooi, tja karyangererere otjiungura itji. Rieckerta ma tja Onamibia nai ozoperesende o-85 zovikurya ri isa okuza kOsouth Afrika...

Uncommon sense – See the forest for the trees 
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Uncommon sense – See the forest for the trees 

The truth must be told that the truth itself does not need anyone to defend it.  Therefore, anything that must be continually defended and explained is most likely a lie or superficial.  Today, there seems to be a common misunderstanding that academic education is superior and has a monopoly on knowledge.  The impression given is...

Mavutu Conversations – In my mother’s house
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Mavutu Conversations – In my mother’s house

I recently saw a post that “All African mothers are siblings, and we all live in the same house”.  I laughed because it is true.  Whether you are in Katutura, Okalongo or Ondangwa, our mothers all seem to move the same. They refuse to sit still.  Whenever I go home for the holidays, my mother...

Ome Backoz releases Sabusen 
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Ome Backoz releases Sabusen 

Renowned veteran Ma/ Gaisa producer, singer, songwriter, and artist, popularly known as Andreas Ignatius !Aibeb Ome Backoz, is back with his 12th studio album titled ‘Sabusen’.  The ‘! Gûbēxū’ hitmaker has maintained his style after many years of consistently releasing music in 2018, 2022, and now finally in 2025.  “This album mostly has fancy tunes...

65th Oktoberfest promises more entertainment 
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65th Oktoberfest promises more entertainment 

Hilma Nalupe  The 65th celebration of the Oktoberfest will be held in the capital from the 31st of today till tomorrow at Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW). Oktoberfest, translated to ‘October festival’ brings together people in the spirit of culture and joy.  The Windhoek Oktoberfest is hosted in collaboration with SKW and Namibia Breweries Limited and...

Opinion – Rethinking financial resilience on World Savings Day
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Opinion – Rethinking financial resilience on World Savings Day

Saving money has become more complex in today’s world, with instant gratification, rising living costs, and intricate financial systems making it easy to feel overwhelmed. As world-renowned author Tony Robbins notes that, consistency transforms the average into excellence, a principle that applies perfectly to saving.  As we observe World Savings Day on 31 October, it...

42 Youth startups get N$14.8m boost
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42 Youth startups get N$14.8m boost

The Ministry of Finance announced that N$14.78 million has been allocated to 42 startups through the first phase of the Namibia Youth Fund (NYF). The Executive Director within the finance ministry, Michael Humavindu, said the funding is more than just money; it is a way to turn opportunity into production and production into livelihoods.  He...

BoN confident on reserves after Eurobond repayment 
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BoN confident on reserves after Eurobond repayment 

Speaking at the annual Economic Breakfast Budget Review hosted by FirstRand Namibia, Abigail Nainda, Deputy Director of Policy Research and Analysis at the Bank of Namibia, assured the public that the country’s foreign reserves remain strong despite the recent repayment of the second Eurobond.  Nainda was responding to a question from the moderator about how...

Opinion – Street trading and road traffic safety
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Opinion – Street trading and road traffic safety

Very often, street vendors are hit by speeding vehicles or narrowly avoid traffic accidents with serious injuries while habitually trying to sell their goods by dashing across busy streets to approach potential customers. This is a common sight on our busy streets, markets or alongside roads. This highlights the growing danger of illegal street trading,...

Opinion – From campfire wisdom to paywalled knowledge
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Opinion – From campfire wisdom to paywalled knowledge

Access to knowledge is critical for informing evidence-based policy and for catalysing the transformation of Namibia and, by extension, Africa into a sustainable knowledge-based economic society.  However, access to knowledge produced in most African countries remains limited for the general public and policymakers due to the dominance of the commercial publishing ecosystem.  It is shocking...