Kaviveterue Virere Namibian contenders are requesting national support as the Miss HOPE Journey International 2025 pageant draws near. The pageant will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 26 to 30 November 2025. Among them are Pedro Nambandja, a 37-year-old single mother, and Henry Kondo, a 24-year-old Otjiwarongo resident, who are passionate supporters of...
Taimi Haihambo Oshakati – What started as a childhood hobby of restyling clothes has grown into a life-changing career for Kornelia Gabriel, a young fashion designer who turned her vocational training into a thriving tailoring business in the town of Oshakati. Growing up, Gabriel always had a creative spark. “I would change my clothes into...
“Don’t play with uncultured children,” said the queen, waving a finger at Muniomuvanda. Every day, the queen hid the heir from children who came to beg for churned milk poured into dogs’ bowls. Yesterday, her majesty pinched the heir for blinking at a stick girl. “The sun will melt the red-ochre lotion from your arms...
Taimi Haihambo Helao Nafidi – Amid growing concerns about youth unemployment, Governor of the Ohangwena region, Kadiva Hamutumwa has assured graduates that the solutionto their joblessness has already arrived— through the National Youth Development Fund (NYDF). Addressing the 3rd Joint Graduation Ceremony of the NEV TVET Hub graduation ceremony, a collaboration between Nakayale, Eenhana, and...
Immanuel Natanael, a 21-year-old student from Valombola Vocational Training Center (VTC), won first place at the 2025 WorldSkills Namibia National Competition. He received the President’s Award for his hard work and discipline. His journey started with a strong passion for making and building things by hand. He said that he trained very hard for the...
Hilma Nalupe Young Namibians are stepping up to address health challenges in their communities. Last Friday, the One Economy Foundation hosted the first SparkRx Youth Health Innovation Summit at the #BeFree Youth Campus in Windhoek. The event brought together more than 200 youth, health workers and innovators to share ideas on how to improve sexual...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso), in partnership with Huawei Technologies, hosted a Youth in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Summit on Monday at the Namibia Cricket Grounds in Windhoek. Held under the theme “Advancing Digital Literacy and Cyber Security”, the summit brought together young people, educators, and industry leaders to explore how...
Kambangane’s sweat-dripping hands clasped a girl whose box braids stretched to the kraal. “This is my soulmate,” he said, his heart skipping. The orange braids girl poses her lemony fingernails on the hips. “What’s up, guys?” she said, lifting a high-five. Immediately, Kambangane’s cousin, Musuverua spilled a wooden spoon of sour milk on her lap....
Hilma Nalupe At the beginning of September 2025, nine final-year law students from the University of Namibia (Unam), operating under the name Firm Aristotle, donated a CCTV camera to Tobias Hainyeko Primary School in Katutura. This was part of their Legal Aid community impact project. The initiative forms part of the Faculty of Law’s community...
Olsen Siyunda When gender-based violence steals a mother’s life, it also steals a child’s world. What remains is a haunting silence, a silence so heavy it follows the child into every corner of their life. In Namibia, this silence is growing, yet few dare to listen. These children are not only left behind, but they...