Author: Paheja Siririka (Paheja Siririka)

Susan Nghidinwa, who was the first democratically-elected mayor of Tsumeb, a long-time Swapo Party Women’s Council activist and a senior official in the Pan-African Women’s Organisation, died at the age of 85 on Friday 7 October.

With birth always comes death; that will never change and is something we need to live with, says musician Vikta Juice Boy. This is the message he wants to bring across through his latest album ‘Itashipu’

They say music is a universal language and one does not have to understand the language sung to interpret the emotions being shared, but have you ever heard a song in Oludhimba/Oluzemba?

The health ministry has warned communities in the Kavango West region to avoid river water following an increase in Schistosomiasis cases.  School-going children are the most-affected. So far, 608 cases were reported in that region.

According to a recent study, more women than men were willing to accept money, goods and other gifts in exchange for sex, further aligning with the idea that “sex work is female”, which view is largely held by traditional communities whose value systems detest the industry.

A group of MTC employees, through their caring initiative, handed over more than 35 bras, about 60 gowns and more than 40 petty coats to expectant mothers at the Katutura State Hospital to the value of N$17 000.

Oshikoto region dominated the second Namibia Mathematics Olympiad (NMO), scooping the top region and top two performers’ awards. Overall male winner Lazarus Shiyelekeni said he was inspired by his math teacher in the lower grades, who was passionate and hardworking and taught them in such a way that they could easily understand. 

NUDO president Esther Utjiua Muinjangue says transgenerational trauma does not leave physical marks but psychological or emotional scars, which make it difficult to recognise, allowing the cycle to continue.

Fuel prices will decrease with 100 cents to N$20.08 per litre for petrol, while diesel will remain at N$22.12 per litre, effective this Wednesday.