PARIS – The world economy has been “surprisingly resilient” in the face of adversity this year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said yesterday, raising its growth estimates for key economies, notably the US and the eurozone. The OECD is an international organisation of democratic countries with market economies that promotes sustainable economic...
NEW YORK – Economic activity in the US manufacturing sector contracted more than expected in November, according to a survey released on Monday, pointing to lingering concerns about tariffs. The reading from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) fell to 48.2 from 48.7, the ninth straight month of contraction. A rating of 50 separates growth...
Iuze Mukube A sentence of life imprisonment was imposed on a convicted man by Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen for the murder of his ex-domestic partner and the mother of his three children. Arnold Khamseb (50) was convicted in November for a charge of murder, and housebreaking with intent to rape and rape. The...
Monika Amunyela Namibia officially launched phase II of the AfricaEducatesHer Campaign, joining the African Union (AU) to empower women through education. Delivering the welcoming remarks, Ayesha Wentworth, the director of the programs and quality assurance directorate at the ministry of education, highlighted the importance of the occasion and the campaign’s purpose as an advocacy platform...
Auleria Wakudumo Ouministeli wouhaku nonghalonawa owa didilika etukuluko lomukifi wocholera oo wa didilikwa moshipangelo shepangelo shaGrootfontein moshitukulwa shaTjozondjupa. Minista wouhaku, Dr Esperance Luvindao okwa holola kutya okwa shivifilwa koshipangelo shaGrootfontein momafiku 18 Novemba kutya otava fekele umwe womovanaudu va etwa koshipangelo e na omadidiliko omukifi wocholera. Omunaudu okwa ningilwa omakonaakono oo a tuminwa koNamibia Institute...
Taimi Haihambo Minista womayambulepo eedoolopa nomikunda James Sankwasa okwa kaleka manga enangeko lookansela novaleli veedoolopa ovo va findana po omahoololo oshivike sha dja ko. Momukanda wa pitifwa kuminista, enangeko lookansela osho yo ovaleli vedoolopa okwa li li na okukala ko nena momafiku 3 Desemba, ashike molwoyiimbo ya yooloka okwa undulilwa komesho. “Omanangeko itaa ka ka...
Hilma Nalupe The U/21 women’s hockey team lost 0-13 to India in their first Junior World Cup match on Monday in Santiago, Chile. The women’s team went into the match with much hope and determination, but that was unfortunately not enough to score them goals. India’s women’s team is currently ranked 8th in the world,...
Ali Negumbo Edward Tenete Mental health has increasingly become a public health challenge in Namibia, with rising suicide cases shaking communities and exposing deep social and emotional vulnerabilities, particularly among the youth. With university students among those affected, concerns are mounting over the availability of support systems in higher education and the urgent need to...
Namibia this week joined the international community in marking World AIDS Day under the national theme “Sustaining the HIV Response, Ending Stigma and Building Resilient Communities.” The global theme for 2025, “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response,” reminds us that the HIV epidemic continues to evolve and requires renewed global attention. Both themes acknowledge the...
Iuze Mukube A resident of Lüderitz yesterday in the Windhoek High Court tendered a guilty plea to a charge of murder for stabbing his four-month pregnant wife, Dorethea Ricket, multiple times with a knife in 2014. Johannes Swartbooi, is facing a charge of murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act....