Young people came together on Saturday in Windhoek to tackle littering within the community to advocate for environmental preservation. Spearheaded by Tukwatha Youth Organisation and the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF), the clean-up campaign was held under the theme ‘Leaders Get Their Hands Dirty with the Youth Cleaning’. Benedict Libanda, CEO of EIF, highlighted the organisation’s...
Headspring Investments, the Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) and K Neumayer Civil Contractors have teamed up to train and employ 20 youth from Leonardville, Namibia. The project, which was launched in 2024, selected 20 young individuals from Leonardville for a special six-months training course in a range of technical vocations. NIMT, known for...
Gaining practical skills on the job while juggling school work as a student is an art that many interns have to master for them to thrive. Business consultant Linda Pahula has advised interns and prospective young workers to master the art of multitasking, and ensure they balance their academics and work when necessary. She was...
The Active Youth Organisation Namibia (AYO Namibia) has made significant progress in localising the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the country. The organisation acted as a liaison between the government, civil society organisations, the private sector and young people, encouraging collaboration and taking action to achieve the SDGs. AYO Namibia believes localising the SDGs among...
Inomuinjo Kapimbi, a dedicated young Namibian environmental advocate and founder of the Schools Environmental Club (SEC), has once again taken significant steps towards creating a sustainable future. His latest focus is on younger learners nationwide, with the introduction of the SEC Primary Schools’ initiative. This programme intends to spark an understanding of environmental conservation and...
During his time in Windhoek’s informal settlement, Nafimane Halweendo, a then-unemployed law graduate and other unemployed youths used to sit under a tree to discuss various topics daily. This motivated him to create Bashu, an information-sharing media platform that serves as a database that connects people based on various topics of interest. This has become...
Standard Bank Namibia has appointed Zebra Kasete and Andreas Kanime to its board of directors, effective 10 March 2025. News of the appointments was shared via the Stocks Exchange News Service (SENS) as ordered by the Standard Bank board on Monday, 17 March 2025. The statement stipulates that Zebra Karirondua Kasete has been appointed as...
The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) last week hosted a Copperbelt Information- Sharing Session in Kitwe, the economic hub of Zambia’s Copperbelt Province. The session, which took place on 13 March 2025, focused on positioning the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Corridor (WBNLDC) as the preferred trade route for the Copperbelt. The session provided a platform for...
The recently-launched N$60 commemorative Hage Geingob banknote was officially issued into circulation yesterday at the Khomasdal Grove Mall by the central bank governor Johannes !Gawaxab. This special edition banknote honours the legacy of late president Geingob, celebrating his 60 years of dedicated service to Namibia’s independence, democracy and socio-economic progress. “The N$60 banknote is more...
Given the current state of trade tensions, the executive orders imposed by the United States of America’s (USA) new administration are a wake-up call for the global community because they serve as a clear reminder that maintaining economic stability and growth in today’s interconnected world requires cooperation and respect for one another in trade policies....