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Namibia’s youth rise in oil and gas
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Namibia’s youth rise in oil and gas

For Julia Shilongo, transitioning from logistics and procurement to oil and gas was not a walk in the park. It became instead a journey of learning, personal growth and purpose. She said that working on complex Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FSPO) projects with SBM Offshore has ignited a passion for contributing to the country’s...

Over 100 journalists attend the CIPCC programme
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Over 100 journalists attend the CIPCC programme

BEIJING – Over 100 journalists and media professionals from around the world have gathered in Beijing for the China International Press Communication Centre (CIPCC) programme to gain exposure to intricate Chinese affairs. The initiative, which first kicked off in 2014, has brought over 100 journalists from more than 90 countries.  It runs for the next...

Simeon breathing life into content
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Simeon breathing life into content

She yearned to be the Anna Nicodemus of local television and was equally captivated by broadcaster Tonateni Shidhudhu’s confidence and on-camera presentations, whose delivery left a lasting impression. These are the words of Josephina Simeon, an audio-visual journalist at the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa), where her passion for production truly came alive, working under the...

Opinion – We are our relationships
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Opinion – We are our relationships

A relationship is what happens when words, attention and care are shared by people. It begins with the way we relate to ourselves. How we think, treat our own thoughts and feelings, and the words we use towards ourselves shape how we show up for others. If we are negative and pay less attention to...

Youth unite in Namibia for action
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Youth unite in Namibia for action

Monika Amunyela Over 200 young leaders from across the Commonwealth met in Windhoek recently for the first Commonwealth Youth Leadership Consultative Dialogue. Backed by the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) and the Commonwealth Secretariat, the event was hosted by Namibia’s Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture.  Its goal was to provide young people...

‘We are unstoppable’
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‘We are unstoppable’

Monika Amunyela High youth unemployment, lack of digital infrastructure and economic insecurity continue to undermine active youth participation in civic processes.  These were the sentiments shared by the youth from different spheres of the country who had gathered on Friday for the launch of YouthQuake 2025.  The programme is designed to promote civic participation among...

Haitamba dares dreaming
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Haitamba dares dreaming

Hilma Hashange Rudolf Gaiseb  Teofelus Haitamba (24) from Oshivelo in the Guinas constituency of Oshikoto region, is determined not to be just another statistic in Namibia’s high youth unemployment rate. The young artisan has transformed his academic and practical training into a fully fledged construction business, creating employment not only for himself but for other...

Teaghan explores North Pole
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Teaghan explores North Pole

Namibia’s Beresford Teaghan is part of Rosatom’s sixth international Arctic expedition “Icebreaker of Knowledge”, which set sail from Murmansk on 13 August.   The expedition commemorates the 80th anniversary of Russia’s nuclear industry and the 500th anniversary of the start of the Northern Sea Route development. It is scheduled to reach the North Pole on...

Short Story – An absent father
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Short Story – An absent father

Matchstick lived with mommy in a blue door’s shack. The boy kicked his bowl and Oros’ bottle after he scored a nil in ‘My Family’ topic. Since then, he threw up after spotting a tapeworm inside the noodles. Apparently, he’ll eat if he played PlayStation while riding on daddy’s lap. Matchstick refused to eat, painted...

Seeds for the Future participants back home
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Seeds for the Future participants back home

Five students from the University of Namibia (Unam) and the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) recently completed a week-long study visit to Shenzhen, China, as part of Huawei’s ‘Seeds for the Future’ programme. The students, Hilma Uupindi, Justin Campbell and Lilungwe Simasiku from NUST, and Alzira Dongua and Vepukisa Tjiuiju from Unam, were...