With just a laptop, internet connection, and determination, Frida Nandjala Katuta started LinguistIQ in 2023. Nearly two years later, her small business has grown into a trusted name for English tutoring, editing and language support, showing what passion and hard work can achieve. Katuta, who has a background in education and entrepreneurship, saw a clear...
Matheus David The spirit of innovation and academic excellence was on display at Pioneerspark Primary School last week as learners from the Khomas region competed in the Junior Primary Mathematics Olympiad. The event, designed to enhance numeracy skills and build confidence in learners from an early stage, attracted enthusiastic participation and received heartfelt praise from...
Hilma Nalupe Six learners from Delta Primary School will represent Namibia’s culture in Belgrade, Serbia, during the 56th International Gathering of Children: Joy of Europe festival. Joy of Europe is an annual European dance festival held in Belgrade, Serbia, featuring 30 nations showcasing their cultures through dance and music. The group, which calls itself ‘Twaya...
Pinehas K Pinehas Raymond Shikale is another young person taking on the vital responsibility that youth must embrace to drive economic emancipation by harnessing passion and potential. Shikale has carved out a way for himself in the art of making unique and artistic rugs. “To me, rugs aren’t just business; they are my way of...
A TikTok showing six hyenas crushing a faceless man into chunks of meat reached Musarakuumba. Afterwards, Zakueeua pranked Kanairombe that the chewed to bits shoes belong to Kambangane who’d been missing. Luckily, Kambangane had strayed into a bush-fenced graveyard and gathered a bundle of twigs. Immediately, he tripped over an unmarked grave. Instead of running...
Small businesses across Namibia are reaping new opportunities through the Ministry of Mines, Industries and Energy’s Equipment Aid Scheme, a government initiative designed to give micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) the tools they need to grow, create jobs and drive economic development. The programme, first introduced in the 2009/2010 financial year under the leadership...
HONG KONG – Gold hit another record yesterday, while equity markets were mixed as traders prepared for a possible US government shutdown that could affect the release of key economic data, though hopes for more Federal Reserve interest rate cuts provided support. A string of closely watched indicators has recently supported investor expectations that the...
Young Namibian innovators have introduced an innovative development for the domestic digital economy by introducing an online logistics platform designed to connect empty trucks with available loads. Called Londeka, the platform directly tackles one of the industry’s greatest challenges, namely empty trucks traveling long distances. Through the platform on www.londeka.com, truck drivers can receive cargo,...
Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS), in partnership with B2Gold Namibia, the Oelofse family and Fortitude, have commissioned Namibia’s first solar wheeling project under NamPower’s Modified Single Buyer (MSB) programme. The Maxwell Solar Plant represents a groundbreaking step in Namibia’s transition to renewable energy and serves as a model for future public-private power partnerships. The 10 MW...
The colossal N$270 million investment into the much-anticipated Goreangab Mall by homegrown Namibian developers, Oryx Properties Limited and Safland Property Group, is set to transform communities on the fringes of Katutura. The new mall, scheduled to open in May next year, is providing significant opportunities through construction labour, permanent jobs as well as access to...