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...
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...
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...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Jazema Hangero, president of the Ovambanderu Youth League (OYL), said Africans, particularly Ovambanderu, need to learn and understand their history to take pride in their humanity. In his New Year’s address to the Ovambanderu youth, Hangero encouraged them to believe in themselves, their culture, religion and languages. “We, specifically the youth, cannot embrace...
Gladice Pickering was sworn in as an Acting Judge of the High Court on Monday during a ceremony officiated by Deputy Chief Justice Petrus Damaseb. Pickering will serve on the High Court bench from 16 March 2026 until 30 June 2026, according to a statement issued by the Judiciary.Her appointment results in a temporary leadership...
SESFONTEIN – The Annual Kunene Regional Career Fair 2026 concluded at Elias Amxab Combined School in Sesfontein on Saturday. The week-long outreach programme aimed at providing career guidance to learners across the Kunene region. The career fair, organised by the Kunene Regional Council Directorate of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, visited several towns,...
Bravery Kabula The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has dismissed allegations of purported favouritism by students in the Emergency Medical Care (EMC) programme regarding exit examinations, training equipment and assessment opportunities last year. The concerns came to light in December when several EMC students claimed that the programme does not normally offer exit...
OSHAKATI – A pensioner, who was arrested on Friday for allegedly physically abusing her domestic worker, an Angolan national, was denied bail when she made her first appearance in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The 62-year-old Selma Daniel was arrested for allegedly employing the 16-year-old girl as a domestic worker and assaulting her. The...
Abraham Mwanyekange Ovakalimo momukunda Onhuno moshikandjo Onandova moshitukulwa Ohangwena otava ti kave uditile ombili mwene womukunda wavo eshi te va futifa N$2 500 okupewa omadu neenhele domalukalwa. “Paife edu mOnhuno olaninga ondilo nai, katu na eshiivo okutya mwene womukunda ota longifa oveta ya dja peni,” tava ti ngaho. Josephina* (kali fi edina laye loshili),...