The state has a duty to ensure that public prosecutors can perform their roles without intimidation, hindrance, or harassment, and, where possible, to extend these protections to close family members when their personal safety is threatened. The state must ensure that prosecutors have safe working conditions, including adequate security. Protection is required when personal safety...
Monika Amunyela ‘Echoes of Omusati’, a Namibian documentary film, is set to premiere tonight, at the Ster-Kinekor cinema in Maerua Mall, Windhoek. The film tells intimate stories from one of the country’s northern regions. The project, co-produced and directed by Oshoveli Shipoh, focuses on the people, culture, and history of Omusati, a region in northern...
School principals in Namibia are accountable for overseeing instruction, managing staff, supervising finances, coordinating safety, communicating with communities, and responding to emergencies at any time. However, there is a startling discrepancy between incentives and accountability in how the system pays people. A principal on Salary Grade 5 gets N$432 601–N$517 195 per year, augmented solely...
Alie Thaniseb KEETMANSHOOP – In a landmark moment for the //Kharas region recently, the Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre was officially inaugurated, marking a new chapter for technical education in southern Namibia. Delivering the welcoming address, Melody Swartbooi, Mayor of Keetmanshoop, issued a stirring call to action, urging trainees to adopt a “culture of discipline” to...
Namibia’s latest national budget has been widely described as disciplined, cautious and forward-looking. Policymakers have been praised for navigating what economists call a “budget trilemma” — balancing fiscal discipline, economic growth, and social priorities amid constrained revenue. But beyond policy language and economic forecasts, a more pressing question remains: what does this budget actually mean...
DHAKA – Rescue teams, including navy divers, in Bangladesh have recovered 24 bodies from a bus that plunged into a river at a ferry crossing, officials said on yesterday. The bus sank into the deep waters of the Padna River in Goalanda on Wednesday, about 65 kilometres (40 miles) west of the capital, Dhaka. It...
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Namibia plays a central role in human capital development, economic growth, and industrialisation. As the country faces high youth unemployment, skills shortages, and changing labour market demands, TVET has become a strategic pillar for inclusive development and productivity enhancement. It provides practical, occupation-oriented training that equips individuals...
Abraham Mwanyekange Ospana ya Namibia yopashiwana yokatanga kokeemadi Brave Warriors oya dengwa mbali monola koshilongo Kazakhstan Etitatu moudano wopambili wa FIFA. Osho oshikando shotete omaudano opambili a FIFA taa kufa ombinga omo muna oilongo ya yooloka ili 48 okudja komanenedu aeshe mounyuni Omudeuli wo Warriors Collin Benjamin konima youdano okwa lombwela oikundaneki ya Kazakhstan ta...
Sergeant Kavekotoka Humavindu The Windhoek City Police Service has noted a growing trend of motorists driving into oncoming traffic, which has become a serious road safety concern. This practice involves motorists driving on the wrong side of the road, while facing vehicles approaching from the opposite direction. This poses a significant danger to all road...
Auleria Wakudumo Namibia okwa dika eenyala medu okutambula ko elongifo lomayakulo ointerneta yedina Starlink yoshipuna mounyuni Elon Musk. Minista womauyelele nomakwatafano opaungoba Emma Theofelus okwa holola kutya ouministeli opamwe nehangano lokukwashilipaleka omakwatafano la shiivika nawa Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) ola anya omayakulo ointerneta shaashi inai wanifa po oipumbiwa ya pulwa okupewa epitikilo okulonga...