Auleria Wakudumo While facing an avalanche of challenges, including overcrowded classrooms, inadequate furniture and limited learning resources, Oshikunde Combined School in the Ohangwena region has once again proven that determination and commitment can triumph over adversity. Against all odds, the school secured the seventh position nationally in the 2025 Namibia Senior Secondary School Certificate Ordinary...
LAKE LYIAMBEZI – As farmers in the Zambezi region increasingly plough large tracts of land – some as extensive as 50 hectares – around Lake Liambezi to boost crop production, concerns are growing over the sustainability of agricultural expansion. Historically, local communities have relied on Lake Liambezi during wet cycles for fishing, grazing and subsistence...
KATIMA MULILO – Deputy agriculture minister Ruth Masake has called on young people to position themselves as partners, producers, and leaders in Namibia’s economic transformation. Addressing the inaugural Zambezi Regional Youth Indaba on Tuesday, Masake said under the Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6), agriculture, fisheries, and natural resources have been prioritised as key sectors for...
Matheus David The City of Windhoek has issued a scam alert to residents following a growing number of fake rental scams reported across the city. On Tuesday, tenants were warned not to pay or deposit any fees before signing a lease and confirming the property’s legitimacy. City Police and municipal officials say the rise in...
Namibia is looking to deepen trade and attract investment from Russia, with the country’s top diplomat, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, in Russia this week for a three-day official visit. Ashipala-Musavyi is Namibia’s trade and international relations minister. Her visit is aimed at boosting economic cooperation between the two countries. This came to light after the ministry issued...
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has called for fair and accessible climate finance for developing countries while positioning Namibia as a strategic gateway for green energy and water investment linking Africa to the Middle East. Addressing the Global South Utilities Forum at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Summit on Tuesday, Witbooi said developing countries were paying the...
For years, young people in Okambebe village, in the heart of the Ohangwena region, watched life stand still. Jobs were scarce, youth unemployment was high, and many were forced to sit at home with nothing to do. Promises came and went, but change did not. A government-funded chicken project, revived and led through the office...
Lissony Njembo From being an employee to a successful business owner, Masheti Hamutenya saw an opportunity in the panel beating industry when he dropped out of school. Without any formal education in this industry, Hamutenya, who stayed near a panel-beating workshop in 2000, in Windhoek, gradually showed interest in panel beating until he sought employment....
Namibia recorded fewer road accidents and reduced crime during the 2025/26 festive season, but the country was shaken by a series of violent killings. This was said by police supremo, Inspector General Joseph Shikongo, as he provided an overview of their festive season operations. Speaking in an interview yesterday, Shikongo said while official statistics are...
The fisheries ministry has clarified that the 2026 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for horse mackerel was determined through a statutory, consultative and science-based process, dismissing claims of secretive quota cuts. In a statement issued on Tuesday in response to an article published by a local newspaper on Monday, the ministry said the horse mackerel TAC...