Auleria Wakudumo The education ministry has handed over mushroom production start-up materials valued at N$223 000 to youth groups across the country to help them establish small agricultural enterprises. The equipment was officially handed over at the Berg Aukas Youth Skills Training Centre in Grootfontein, where six youth-led mushroom cultivation projects received specialised materials to...
Adolf Kaure Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare stressed Namibia’s commitment to ensure food security at all levels countrywide. He was speaking at a handover of rice worth N$61 million, which was donated from the Republic of South Korea to the Office of the Prime Minister to be used for drought relief. The donation comprises 4 896...
OTJIWARONGO – The newly upgraded solar plant for ANIREP-HopSol Africa at Otjiwarongo was commissioned on Thursday. Otjozondjupa Regional Council chairperson Paulus Nekundi commissioned the plant on behalf of the Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Modestus Amutse, and led a site tour to the plant situated about three kilometres west of Otjiwarongo. In a statement...
TEHRAN – Loud explosions shook Tehran yesterday after a night of bombing, as US President Donald Trump pressed allies to help in the war that has engulfed the Middle East and sparked global economic turmoil. Oil prices rose more than five percent yesterday afterseveral countries pushed back on Trump’s demand they help protect shipping in...
Eighteen inmates at the Windhoek Correctional Facility have taken the head of educational services at the facility to court after she allegedly reduced their study hours from six to two per day. The matter was heard on Monday before Judge Beatrix de Jager. The applicants are Ujama Tjingee, Weldried Langerman, Kleopas Kapalanga, Dumingu Zuzee Da’Costa,...
Monika Amunyela Students from the University of Namibia (Unam) have revived the #LosDieChoef campaign to address the rising use of vapes among youth. Originally launched in May 2025 as part of the Access to Education campaign, it addresses growing concerns about vaping spreading from secondary to primary schools. Nanso spokesperson and Jessy Abraham, who is...
OSHAKATI – Ohangwena Regional Youth Forum chairperson Monica Ndeilenga said young people in the region are reflecting on the progress made since 1990 while confronting the reality that economic opportunities have not kept pace with educational advancement. Ndeilenga told Nampa on Friday that, although Namibia has achieved political freedom since independence, many young people are...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Women of Purpose (WoP), a community-based organisation, is sharpening its roles in society through education, community support and collaboration. Founded in 2022, WoP is composed of six women who came together with the idea of making a difference in society. They are Diana Tjitemisa, Migal Tujama Nganiva, Elise Mauano, Jasmine Tjikundi, Jenny-fa Maendo...
GRAAFF REINET – A rebellion over the renaming of the historic country town of Graaff-Reinet has exposed deep-rooted fractures in South Africa as it grapples with its tormented history. In a government decree published last month, the nearly 250-year-old town of whitewashed Cape Dutch houses and red flamboyant trees was renamed after anti-apartheid icon Robert...
Auleria Wakudumo Omukulunhuwiliki mouministeli wehongo, oungoba, omaudano novanyasha Mbumba Haitengela okwa yandja elombwelo lomeendelelo keefikola dopaumwene moNamibia odo hadi yandje ekonakono lomufindalandu we likalekelwa wondodo onhi-12 opo ve lishangife naado da tambulwa ko kouministeli. Omukulunhuwiliki okwa ti ovahongwa keefikola dopaumwene ovo va shangifwa nolutu olo tali ifanwa oInternational Secondary Certificate (IEB-ISC) otava dulu va kale...