Growing up in an entrepreneurial environment led Martin Pandu Nankela to create a platform for young potential entrepreneurs to acquire the necessary information to set up businesses. The 29-year-old founder of Business Summit Namibia said the idea was initiated during the Covid-19 pandemic to encourage people to tap into business, and for those with small...
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Ovaherero Living Museum: Keeping the fire burning
OTJOKAVARE – Modern ways of living, coupled with the practice of religion and the shift from rural to urban life, are some of the concerns that seem to hamper interest in culture. This is according to Joseph Muzuma (71), who occasionally and voluntarily lives at the Ovaherero Living Museum in Kunene region. Muzuma educates locals...
Kambonde: Navigating through healthcare chaos
When nurses are not distracted, overworked and overwhelmed, they are better at their jobs, and can provide skilled, quality healthcare efficiently and effectively, pointed out Claudia Kambonde, a nurse matron at Windhoek Central Hospital. “This means patients have shorter wait times, more positive experiences in the hospital, and leave with better health outcomes,” she said....
Shangula shuns Katutura hospital critics
Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula says criticism of the state of the Katutura Intermediate Hospital while it is undergoing renovations is misplaced. “It is unfortunate that certain assertions are made and accepted as the truth without understanding the context of a particular matter,” He said while responding to questions posed by Landless People’s Movement lawmaker...
Dignifying a girl child with pads
No girl child should be denied, disadvantaged, or affected academically or any other way by the monthly period cycle because of not accessing dignity pads, said youth activist Turipamue Kazenango. The youth activist said he is saddened by the unfortunate reality that same Namibian girls cannot afford dignity pads. He said this led him to...
500 000 xa a !nāsan ge ǁhûis !aroma xoamâisen hâ
Hoa!nâ-aixa Xoamâisens ǁHûi-aon (GRV) dis ge ǀguitimî tsî 3 Gamaaeb 2024 dis ai tsoatsoasa xu 22 Gamaaeb dis kōsen ge ǀhaob ai 536 202 Namibiaǁ-în hîa ǁhûi ǁkhās di ǂgaoǀkhādi ai ra dīǀoaǀoana xoamâisen hâ. Nē !gôab ge ǁnān hîa !auga!hūgu di !hūǂnûǁkhaebadi tawa a ssenxan di xoamâisendi hîa nēsis kōse 1 000 ai mân...
Babafitelela 500 000 baiñolisize kuba baketi
Lipiho za cwale libonisa kuli kuzwelela liñolisa la sicaba halitateka la 3 Mbuwana, nombolo yezwelapili kunanuha yabayahi banaha Namibia ba ba swanela kuiñolisa yelikana 536 202 baiñolisize kuli babe baketi kutisa la 22 Mbuwana 2024. Nombolo yeo ingelezi ni ba ba iñolisize kwanda naha babato likana sikiti. “Naha izibiswa kuli liñolisa za sicaba lizwelapili mwanaha...
The Ells on the Kapital Ells journey
The Ells, comprising Emmanuel Ndifon and Artwell Neusu, popularly known as Slickartie, are dropping their extended play (EP) today; a project that took them about five months to fine-tune.
Makadi aliketisa haki buikabiso
Katengo kakabona zaliketisa (ECN) kabulela kuli makadi aliketisa haki abuikabiso. Muinasipula wakatengo ka ECN Elsie Ngikembua naize kuiñolisa kinto isili ni kubota kinto isili.
Girl Up Namibia’s quest to provide dignity pads
Menstrual health is a human rights issue, not just a health one, yet millions of women lack access to sanitary products and adequate facilities, the United Nations Population Fund has said.