Long before the sound of guns could be heard in the Windhoek Old Location on 10 December 1959, the sound of drums and saxophones had already fallen silent. Many researchers and writers have written about the Old Location and the mass protests. A lot has been documented about the hardships and daily lives of the...
Rudolf Gaiseb Only undergraduates at public and private tertiary institutions, including technical and vocational trainees, qualify for subsidised education. This means registration fees and tuition fees are covered by government. This announcement was made by the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, yesterday, who added that postgraduate studies will not...
Adolf Kaure Swapo Party’s Moses Garoeb constituency councillor Stefanus Ndengu has been elected as the new chairperson of the Khomas Regional Council (KRC) during a swearing-in ceremony presided over by Windhoek district magistrate Ndapewa Celma Amadhila. During his inaugural speech, Ndengu vowed to address the growing unemployment rate in the region, mainly caused by urbanisation....
Auleria Wakudumo Several young people in Oniipa, in the Oshikoto region, who had previously dropped out of school, are now returning to their studies and making steady progress, thanks to the youth empowerment initiatives of Live Out Loud (LOL) Namibia. Founded by the visionary and internationally recognised Mandela Washington and fellow Tabita Neshiko, the organisation...
Rudolf Gaiseb Families in Okarundu 2, near Otjimbingwe, may spend another Christmas without water amid the ongoing water crisis at the settlement. The water shortage in Otjimbingwe and its surrounding settlements is so dire that residents use water from the Swakop River to carry out their daily utilities. Okarundu 2 and other settlements are not...
Auleria Wakudumo Molukanda laDonkerhoek modoolopa yaKhorixas moshitukulwa shaKunene, Adleritha Haraes weedula 44 oha kongelele oimutu nokuipa oipalwifa oshoyo olukalwa nefiloshisho lokofikola. HAraes, nedina la shiivika nawa ‘meme woukadona’ olo hali ifanwa moshiingilisa ‘girls mother’ kuvahapu vomolukanda lavo okwa ti okwa tokola okuamena ounona voukadona molwaashi ha mono ominyonena odo hadi ningilwa ounona voukadona molukanda lavo...
Iuze Mukube The trial of a group of businessmen accused of allegedly defrauding the finance ministry of N$3.5 billion in revenue, has been accorded trial dates. This follows an order of Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo last Friday for the accused’ trial to begin on 20 January 2026. The accused are Namibian national Laurensius Julius...
Auleria Wakudumo Odoolopa yaNdangwa, Ongwediva, Oshikuku, Outapi nOniipa oya hoolola oomayola vedoolopa ovakainhu va pingafana po oomayola vovalumenhu ovo vali nale koipundi. Elelo lodoolopa yaNdangwa ola hoolola Ester Auala oye a ninge mayola wodoolopa. Auala okwa kufa oo ali nale mayola wodoolopa, Paavo Amwele koshipundi. Auala ota kwafelwa komupedu mayola waye Nikodemus Amadhila, omunashipundi wokakomitiye...
Lahja Nashuuta Iilongo hangano ta yi ungaunga niimeno niikwakuti muuyuni oya tindi eyindilo lya Namibia opo oshilongo shi pitikwe okulanditha omayego goominda noondjamba kondje yoshilongo. Eyindilo ndjono olya li lya gandja kepangelo koshigongi shinasha nesiloshipwiyu lyiimeno niikwakuti lya tseyika nawa nedhina Convension to international Trade in Endangered Species (CITIES) shono shali sha gogala ko Samarkand...
Adolf Kaure The Rundu Town Council has received N$109 million from the Road Fund Administration (RFA) since the 2022/2023 financial, to rehabilitate roads. This is through a three-year tripartite agreement signed in November 2022 between the RFA, the Roads Authority (RA) and local authorities countrywide. The funds made available were used to rehabilitate five roads...