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Exchanging the pen for a hoe  …former newsman Nashongo tills the soil for food security  
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Exchanging the pen for a hoe  …former newsman Nashongo tills the soil for food security  

Lylie Joel  NKURENKURU – John Nashongo never imagined that his journey from the newsroom to the field would lead him to believe that Kavango West could become Namibia’s ultimate food basket. The 45-year-old former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) supervisor resigned from his media career in 2022 to pursue a lifelong dream – growing mango trees...

Oil rich UAE turns to AI to grease economy
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Oil rich UAE turns to AI to grease economy

ABU DHABI – Deep in the Abu Dhabi desert, a vast AI campus a quarter the size of Paris is starting to emerge, the oil-rich UAE’s boldest bet yet on technology it hopes will help transform its economy. Towering cranes clank as long, low buildings take shape below, the eventual home of data centres powered...

Frog sellers cash in on early rains 
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Frog sellers cash in on early rains 

OSHAKATI – After the first heavy rains washed over northern Namibia, the familiar croaking sound did more than announce the frog season; it signalled income, survival, and hope for many families.  Along the highways and village markets, frog sellers say this year’s season started strong, with demand rising from both locals and travellers hungry for...

Aagundjuka mOmusati taya kandungikwa mokufikila 
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Aagundjuka mOmusati taya kandungikwa mokufikila 

Lahja Nashuuta Ombelewa yomukalelipo gwoshilongo shaGermany moNamibia oya tseyitha kutya otayi ka gandja uunongo wokufikila iitenda kaangundjuka moshitopolwa shaMusati oshiwike tashi ya, aagundjuka ye li 20 oya tegelewa ya ka kuthe ombinga momadhewulo ngaka. Pamushangwa okuzilila kombelewa yomukalelipo gwaGermany, omadhewulo ngaka otaga ningilwa poNakayale Vocational Training Centre  okuza momasiku 15 sigo 19 ga Desemba nuumvo. ...

Airline industry profits stabilise despite supply chain issues 
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Airline industry profits stabilise despite supply chain issues 

The global airlines industry is expected to achieve a combined total net profit of US$41 billion (about N$700 billion) next year, up from US$39.5 billion (just over N$674 billion) this year.  This is according to the latest figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that noted while the expected Net Profit would set a...

Know your Regional Councillors – //Kharas Region 
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Know your Regional Councillors – //Kharas Region 

Adolf Kaure  The recent 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections ushered in new councillors in various constituencies, while some were re-elected in their roles around the country.  We continue to feature the councillors in the following weeks as detailed below. The //Kharas region had approximately 109,893 inhabitants [2023 Census].  The region is predominantly a...

Omukulupe vati a monifa mushiinda shaye oshiponga 
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Omukulupe vati a monifa mushiinda shaye oshiponga 

Opolifi moshitukulwa shaHangwena otai konakona oshibofa shomukulupe weedula 62 vati a yasha mushiinda shaye nondjebo mepepe.  Omufekelwa okwa kwatwa po efiku tuu olo a longa oshimbuluma. Oshiningwanima osha ningwa mexuliloshivike komukunda Onambaba moshitukulwa shaHangwena efimbo loufiku. Omupopiliko wopolifi moshitukulwa shaHangwena Warrant Simeon Haufiku okwa koleka oshiningwanima eshi.  Opolifi oya hokolola tai ti nakuninga oshihakanwa okwa...

Magosib ge NNNsa ǀkharib ǁ­îna ǂgurose ǂâisa ra ǂnûi-aixūn ǂnamipe gere !nurimā
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Magosib ge NNNsa ǀkharib ǁ­îna ǂgurose ǂâisa ra ǂnûi-aixūn ǂnamipe gere !nurimā

!Hūb di ǁûs, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwahs ge ǂoa ge wekheb di Denstaxtsēs ai, SADCs di dana sîsenǂui ra sekretareb, Elias Magosiba xu khoexa!nâ sarisa ge !khō!oa. Magosib ge mîs ge ǁîb di saris NNNsa ǀkharib mâ ǀgaub !nâ hâs xa mâi-ai!â tsî ǁkhāti ǁ­îba Namibiab tarena aimâi hâ SADCs ǁgūbade sī!nâs !aromas tsîna ǁnâu!ās ai hâsa....

ǂHanub ge hāǀaro rase N$48miljunsa ǀkhurub huib !aroma ge ǁawoǁ­awo
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ǂHanub ge hāǀaro rase N$48miljunsa ǀkhurub huib !aroma ge ǁawoǁ­awo

Ministeris !Hū-omkhâis, ǁAu!khōs, ǁGam-i tsî !Hū!âde ǁkhawa Kō!gâs dis tsî ǂÛn tsî !Hū-omkhâis ǂNûiǂgās Hoa !Hūbaisi ǁAedi dis hâra ge ǀasa ǁnâuguxoaǁguib ǁaupexa N$48 miljuns diba ge xoa!gao. Nē xoaǁgaub di ǁgūbas ge ǂgari-aon ǀhûhâsiga huisa, ǀgaisa ǀkhurub ǁ­aegu !nâs tsîna mā!kharu ǁkhāsa. Marisiǂkhâ!nâs hîan ge Japanni Marisihuiba xu a !khō!oas ge !Khanni 2026 diba...

Inakulu yomapongo a tengenekwa a ete oshikungulu monooli 
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Inakulu yomapongo a tengenekwa a ete oshikungulu monooli 

Ovatengeneki vonghalo yomhepo moshilongo, ova tengeneka odula yoshikungulu i ka kale ya loka moshitopolwa shanooli oshivike eshi.  Omuyandji womauyelele e na sha nonghalo yomhepo Odilo Gobetsi okwa ti odula ei ya teelelika moshivike omu oi na oupu i ka kale ya etelela nefundja.  Mexuliloshivike natango odula oya loka neenghono, neenhele dihapu oda li da talama...