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Banana ba mwamakululu habalati tuso ya muuso
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Banana ba mwamakululu habalati tuso ya muuso

Rudolf Gaiseb Likolo la kulikanelela kwa baana ni basali, kulwanisa bubotana ni pabalelo ya sicaba libulela kuli banana babapila mwamakululu mwanaha Namibia habalati tuso ya muuso yakubata kubazwisa mwamakululu. Tuso yeo ingelezi cwalo kuba fumanela maino, kubabatela likolo ni kubafa lico. Kulatelela patalazo yalikolo la mabasi la 24 Kandao kuli banana babalekisa mwamakululu basina mapampili...

Oil-tainted lake a symptom, symbol of Venezuela’s collapse
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Oil-tainted lake a symptom, symbol of Venezuela’s collapse

MARACAIBO (Venezuela) – A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country’s once-enviable petroleum industry.  Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America’s richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of July 28...

Seattle plant eyes 2025 Boeing 777X commercial launch
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Seattle plant eyes 2025 Boeing 777X commercial launch

EVERETT (United States) – In a mammoth factory that a Boeing manager calls the largest “on the planet” by volume, the aviation company is assembling the world’s biggest double-engine aircraft: the 777X. The Seattle-area plant is filled with several of the flying behemoths at various stages of production, with the snow-capped mountains of Washington state...

Destitute Katutura pupils receive uniforms
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Destitute Katutura pupils receive uniforms

Iuze Mukube Under the ‘Back to School Programme’, the Katutura Central constituency office handed over school uniforms to 50 vulnerable and destitute pupils from all five schools in the constituency. The event was held at the Katutura Community Hall last Wednesday. The 10 learners each were selected from five schools –  Moses Van Del Byl,...

Marginalised communities represented
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Marginalised communities represented

Sylvia Hashondali At least six members of indigenous minority groups formed part of the sixth Session of the Children’s Parliament. This was revealed by deputy minister of marginalised communities, Royal |Ui|o|oo on Thursday during his address to the Children’s Parliament on empowering the voices of marginalised communities in shaping Namibia’s future. ||Ui|o|oo mentioned the need...

Young voters: ‘Our voice will be heard’
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Young voters: ‘Our voice will be heard’

Paulina Ndalikokule  ONGWEDIVA – With just 10 days to go before the Electoral Commission of Namibia wrapsup the general registration of voters,  high school learner Ottlie Sheelongo who just turned 18, is nervous. She cannot wait to exercise her democratic right for the first time.  Sheelongo wants to elect a president who takes change seriously...

Lasting solution mooted for Katutura’s Covid-19 homeless
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Lasting solution mooted for Katutura’s Covid-19 homeless

Isai Sipunga Following recent reports concerning the future of residents housed at the Katutura Sports Complex, the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service has issued a comprehensive response aimed at addressing the community’s concerns. In particular, the ministry is collaborating with stakeholders to guarantee that, even in the event of eviction, the group will...

Poor registration gives ECN headaches
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Poor registration gives ECN headaches

Lahja Nashuuta With under 10 days to go before the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) winds up its general voters’ registration exercise, its latest statistics are a cause for consternation to the commission and the public alike. A week ago, the ECN reported that 989 367 eligible Namibians had registered as voters inside the country...

Man allegedly commits suicide after mourning girlfriend
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Man allegedly commits suicide after mourning girlfriend

TSUMEB – The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in Oshikoto have reported the death of a 40-year-old man who allegedly committed suicide after mourning the death of his girlfriend, who had also allegedly committed suicide. According to the region’s crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo, the incident occurred on Thursday around 04h00 at Omunyekadhi village...