USAKOS – A young female farmer from Outjo, has vowed to continue inspiring young black women to view farming as a dignified and sustainable career. Once again, Kharuxas was the only female competitor at this year’s Araf Agricultural Show during the trade fair held in Usakos over the weekend. With confidence and determination, she competed...
OTJIMBINGWE – Namibia has tested a prototype system that will allow users to access their identity documents on their smart devices as well as register new births remotely. The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), tested the system in Otjimbingwe last week. Levi Ileka,...
OTJIMBINGWE – For years, residents of Otjimbingwe, a small settlement about 60 kilometres from Karibib, endured the frustration of travelling long distances just to send a CV, apply for a job or access the internet. Those without computers had to rely on others to type documents or school projects, an exercise that was both costly...
OTJIMBINGWE – Excitement was the order of the day at Otjimbingwe Primary School as learners lined up impatiently to get their hands on a cricket bat, eager to play a sport they are not familiar with. “This is only the second time Cricket Namibia has visited the settlement, yet the enthusiasm showed the game is...
SWAKOPMUND – Namibia must bridge the skills mismatch and equip its young people with skills for the future. Failure to do this will risk the country ending up with an irrelevant and defunct system. This was said by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in a speech delivered on her behalf by Erongo governor Natalia /Goagoses at the...
WALVIS BAY – Councillors are accountable to the community and the council, not their political parties. This was the message from Attorney General Festus Mbandeka, who ruled that Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) cannot legally restrain Walvis Bay Rural councillor Florian Donatus from fulfilling his mandate. Walvis Bay Rural councillor Florian Donatus cannot be barred...
WALVIS BAY – Restrained Walvis Bay Rural constituency councillor Florian Donatus has raised concern over confidential police matters that may have been improperly leaked to the media. This is after he has been directly linked to an unauthorised spending of over N$116 000 at Metro Swakopmund. The alleged discrepancy was detected after Metro Swakopmund requested...
WALVIS BAY – Fisheries Observer Agency CEO Stanley Ndara, has urged young Namibians to consider maritime law as a career. Speaking to journalists shortly after a SADC Atlantic regional workshop held in Walvis Bay, Ndara, who also serves as interim chairperson of the Southern African Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Coordination Centre (MCSCC) said the fight...
SWAKOPMUND – The Daures Green Hydrogen Village is demonstrating how advanced fertigation and water-saving technologies can transform agriculture in Namibia’s dry climate while reducing reliance on imports. The project, launched in 2023 in Erongo’s Daures constituency, operates a one-hectare butterfly greenhouse and a pad-and-fan nursery, where cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers are cultivated using precision fertigation...
WALVIS BAY –With regional and local authority elections drawing closer, political temperatures are rising in Walvis Bay as rival parties gear up for what promises to be a fiercely contested battle for control of the harbour town. Walvis Bay Rural constituency councillor Florian Donatus, who is currently restrained by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC)...