At the age of 22, Jane Muhepa has started breaking barriers and stigma by using her drive, Diversability Foundation, to create a more inclusive world for the differently abled Namibians. The psychology student at the University of Namibia started this movement from her discovery of Namibian Sign Language (NSL). “My initiative is centred on being an ally of differently...
Author: Paheja Siririka (Paheja Siririka)
Drilling a future for Namibian youth
The Youth in Oil and Gas Summit (YIOGS) is returning for the second edition, slated for 25-26 July 2025 at the Walvis Bay Town Hall in Erongo after successfully hosting about 600 youths last year at Narraville in the same town. This year’s event aims to bring together close to 1000 young professionals and industry leaders under the theme Drilling into the Future: Empowering Youth...
Namibia urges global action on food security
Namibia has called on all Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) member states to implement the recommendations of the State of Food and Agriculture Report, localise the Pact for the Future, and prioritise improving food security while building more sustainable agri-food systems. This call was made by the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Inge...
Sport is a powerful engine for economic growth
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah stated that sport is not merely a leisure activity but a powerful engine of socio-economic growth. She said that it builds critical infrastructure, creates new industries and ensures a healthier and more productive workforce. The President made these remarks during the official opening of the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5...
India’s Modi in Namibia on Wednesday …expected to address Parliament
In less than 48 hours, on Wednesday to be exact, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi will land in Namibia. It will be the last country he visits as part of his five-nation tour to strengthen strategic connections throughout Africa and Latin America and gain traction. Modi embarked on an eight-day trip last week, starting in...
Opinion – Namas must meet international standards
The Namibian Annual Music Awards (Namas) over the years have seen technical mishaps with live broadcast surprises and controversies over the conduct and how the voting for winners was done. The question of fairness came into play as music enthusiasts and supporters called the genres of the awards biased. However, with all these glitches, one cannot take away the fact that the awards at one point grew into a national music event, a unifier promoting local...
Africa at digital crossroads – Mathe
Information executive director Adrin Mathe says the African continent stands at a digital crossroads, with a population of 1.4 billion people, yet it holds less than 1% of global data centre capacity. He was speaking at the African Data Summit, Nairobi, Kenya, recently. Mathe said this stark statistic is not merely a number but a...
Youth redefine public health
Namibia largely depends on quality public healthcare. A new generation of young healthcare professionals has taken the initiative to redefine the health sector. Dr Byron Bock, a senior medical officer, is one of the 16 Namibians selected to be part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship programme 2025. They were selected on the basis they have...
Nedbank invests in employees’ education
Nedbank Namibia recently announced its largest-ever bursary investment of over N$800 000 for the 2025 academic year. Since its launch in 2019, the bursary programme has given students in a variety of fields vital financial support so they may concentrate on their academic objectives. “I’m truly honoured to have received this bursary. It’s a powerful...
Appreciating culture through pageantry
Vice President Lucia Witbooi says it is through initiatives and institutions like Miss NGO Namibia that young people are taught to not only be proud of their roots, but also to understand and respect the roots of others. Witbooi gave these sentiments at the weekend during the preliminary competition of the Miss NGO 2025 in...