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A story was once told that eagles can live for up to 70 years because they are mentally strong.

Tension is high among the Top 20 semi-finalists of the Miss Teen Namibia and Miss Namibia as they step onto the runway at Droombos tonight and tomorrow evening in the preliminary rounds of the two beauty pageants.

Albertina Haimbala, the first runner-up for Miss Namibia 2023, is excited about her Miss Earth journey.

Equity traders struggled to get a recent rally back on course yesterday following a tepid lead from Wall Street, but record performance in Europe highlighted optimism that central banks were on course to cut interest rates. 

Namibia’s unique risks insurer, the Namibia Special Risks Insurance Association (Nasria) Ltd and Bank Windhoek have entered into a partnership on the Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) agreement to the tune of N$50 million. 

The Namibian Competition Commission has reached a N$1 million settlement agreement with Johannes !Gawaxab, Ismael Gei-Khoibeb and Gamma Investments CC (Gamma). 

The ministry of education recognised from the onset of independence that urgency and speed were of essence if tangible changes were to be effected by the character and content of the education system in place.

The United Nations estimated that 55% of the world’s population lives in rural areas (United Nations Development Programme, 2022).

One could not help but share views on Namibia’s upcoming elections in November 2024, especially the highly-anticipated presidential election, where seemingly ideas have run out by some contenders who think winning is hauling those personal attacks. 

Youth are the largest segment of the population; they are able-bodied to do the jobs efficiently and on time, with fresh brains to think critically and find solutions to problems that lie in their way.