Fransina Ndateelela Kahungu Meekulu Paulina ya Abisai (WaApi) was born on 14 June 1920 (one of the few people born before 1921) and had been a proud resident of Okalunga Kaatundu village since her childhood. In the early morning hours of Friday, 14 November 2025, the heartbreaking news spread that Meekulu WaApi had peacefully taken...
ACCRA – Ghana has received official confirmation from the United States that Washington has fully removed the 15% tariff imposed on the West African nation’s cocoa and agricultural exports, its foreign minister announced Monday. The move comes at a sensitive moment in Ghana-US relations. Accra recently accepted dozens of deportees from the United States, exclusively...
Namibia’s manufacturing sector continues to play an important role in driving economic growth, creating jobs and helping to reduce poverty. The sector includes meat and fish processing, food and beverage production and mineral beneficiation, which involvessmelting copper and zinc as well as cutting and polishing diamonds. Manufacturing is highlighted as a national priority in the...
Some 250 experts from around the world and approximately 150 tonnes of equipment will be flown into Namibia next year when the country hosts the next on-site inspection (OSI) Integrated Field Exercise, known as IFE26. Scheduled to take place over six weeks in October and November 2026, the exercises will be the third large scale...
The Capricorn Foundation, in partnership with Bank Windhoek, celebrated its first group of graduates from the Emerging Bankers Programme on Friday. The event marked the successful completion of 18 months of intensive training, hands-on experience and job placements for nine young Namibians in various rural Bank Windhoek branches across the country. Launched in 2024 with...
ONGWEDIVA – Ouministeli wehongo, eenghulunghedi, omaungoba, ovanyasha nomaudano otau pula ovanhu ovo ve na ounongo wopamifyuululwakalo wokupanga ovanhu va lika komayoka, va dengwa kokashelu osho yo eemwengu opo ve lishangife keembelewa dookaansela. Edi oda kolekwa komunambelewa ta longele meembelewa dehongo moshitukulwa shaHangwena, Mateus Iitula ta longele koshikondo sheenghulunghedi nomifyuululwakalo mounisteli wehongo. Okwa yelifa ta ti...
Namibia’s crop sector is fundamental, as it ensures that food is readily available at the household, regional and national levels. It also creates much-needed employment opportunities, providing income for rural populations. One notable observation is that crop production is seasonal and largely relies on annual rainfall, enabling farmers to grow staple grains for both the...
LUANDA – European and African leaders gathered in Angola yesterday for a summit to deepen economic and security ties, with emergency talks on Ukraine also on the cards. France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Friedrich Merz and Kenya’s William Ruto are among dozens of European Union and African leaders expected in Luanda amid a US-European rift over...
EPEMBES – Ministers, ǁGau!nâs, ǀAsa ǂâiǀgauna ǂgâxa-ūs, ǂKhamkhoesib, ǂGamǂgamsenǀhurun, ǂNuwiǁkhāsib tsî !Hao!nāsi ǂŪsigu dis, Sanet Steenkamps ge 20 ǀasa ǁkhāǁkhā!nā-omdi tsî sâi!nâ!nā-oms tsîna koro skolgu Ohangwena ǀkharib diga ǂoa ge wekheb di Donertaxtsēs ai ge ǁkhaeǁnâ. Nē ǁkhāǁkhā!nā-omdi tsî sâu!nâ!nā-omdi ǁkhāsib ge N$8 miljunsa !khōǂgā hâ. Nē N$8 miljuns projeks Ohangwenab dis ge ǀaweǁguisa !hū!nāsi...
Iuze Mukube Windhoek High Court Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo last Wednesday scheduled the trial of British businessman Harvey Boulter for commencement in March, next year. This was following the request of Boulter’s lawyer, Sisa Namandje, for a longer postponement in order to consider the Supreme Court judgement that upheld the decision of the prosecutor...