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PLEADING WITH TEARS: Children hold empty pots as they gather in hopes of receiving food from a charity kitchen. Photo: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters.

ACCIDENTS

More than 100 aid groups warn 'mass starvation' spreading across Gaza

More than 100 aid groups warn 'mass starvation' spreading across Gaza

10 Hours Ago

UNENDING WAR: The UN children's agency (UNICEF) said more than 450 civilians—including 24 boys, 11 girls and two pregnant women—were reportedly killed in recent attacks in North Kordofan's Bara area and the villages of Shag Alnom and Hilat Hamid. Photo: Avaaz via Getty Images.

ACCIDENTS

The latest front line in the battle for Sudan

The latest front line in the battle for Sudan

10 Hours Ago

MARKET COMING: Government and China have signed an agreement to trade with small livestock.Photo: File

AGRICULTURE

Namibian small livestock market created in China

Namibian small livestock market created in China

10 Hours Ago

DROP: Live exports were 70.7% lower last month than observed in June last year. Photo: FILE

AGRICULTURE

Cattle exports declined by 70% in June compared to 2024

Cattle exports declined by 70% in June compared to 2024

10 Hours Ago

HIGH AND DRY: Residents queuing with plastic containers to collect water at Area 7 in Lüderitz. Photo: Otis Daniels

LOCAL NEWS

Lüderitz left high and dry

Lüderitz left high and dry

10 Hours Ago

PROTEST: The residents say they are fed up with the Katima Mulilo Town Council being treated as a private office rather than a public institution.

LOCAL NEWS

Katima Mulilo residents plan protest over land deal secrecy

Katima Mulilo residents plan protest over land deal secrecy

10 Hours Ago

Dantagos Jimmy- CEO BANImage: Provided

My Zone Careers

Dantagos Naomi Jimmy appointed as CEO of the Bankers Association of Namibia

Dantagos Naomi Jimmy appointed as CEO of the Bankers Association of Namibia

6 Day Ago

Damian RulePhoto: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Damian Rule’s swift ascent at Agra Safari Den

Damian Rule’s swift ascent at Agra Safari Den

6 Day Ago

Renate AmericaPhoto: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Renate America’s story in tourism

Renate America’s story in tourism

6 Day Ago

Dr Bubbles Udjombala. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

So you want to be a doctor? Here’s what to expect

So you want to be a doctor? Here’s what to expect

6 Day Ago

Sacky Iipinge is the chief L&D officer at the finance ministry. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

L&D drives organisational growth

L&D drives organisational growth

6 Day Ago

Paulina Shapwanale.

My Zone Careers

Okahandja’s beauty trailblazer

Okahandja’s beauty trailblazer

6 Day Ago

Head Boy: Immanuel Gawaseb

My Zone

Headboy and Headgirl

Headboy and Headgirl

10 Hours Ago

Learners from Beta celebrating a win.

My Zone

Victory for the Reds

Victory for the Reds

10 Hours Ago

St George’s College recently hosted Namibia’s first-ever Cambridge University Press & Assessment Professional Development Training. Photo: Contributed

My Zone

St George’s College hosts Cambridge teacher training in Namibia

St George’s College hosts Cambridge teacher training in Namibia

10 Hours Ago

St George's Diocesan School -SeniorChoir. Photo: Contributed

My Zone

St George’s senior choir heads to ATKV Applous Finals

St George’s senior choir heads to ATKV Applous Finals

10 Hours Ago

Matheu Nahenda at the DTS volleyball field moments before a game kicks off. Photo: Contributed | Graphics: Kariiue Katjikonde

My Zone

SPORT STAR OF THE WEEK - Matheu Nahenda

SPORT STAR OF THE WEEK - Matheu Nahenda

10 Hours Ago

Johanna Swartbooi was crowned Miss Namibia 2025 on Saturday. All photos contributed

My Zone

Queens with a cause

Queens with a cause

10 Hours Ago

Picture of The Week
Events

UYUNI, BOLIVIA: Tourists watch the sunset at the Uyuni salt flat, which has an area of more than 10,000 sq km and is the biggest such landscape in the world. Photo: Esteban Biba/EPA.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

Photo Page

Photo Page

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EFFECTIVE MESSAGING: The conference is taking place in Swakopmund this week. Photo: UnSplash

EVENTS

Namibia to host inaugural communicators conference

Namibia to host inaugural communicators conference

1 Week Ago

A choir performing at the 6th Annual Nama Cultural Festival in Keetmanshoop. Photo Otis Daniels

EVENTS

Traditional authorities warned against succession disputes

Traditional authorities warned against succession disputes

1 Month Ago

CONDOLENCE... Erongo governor Nevile Andre signs the book of condolence for late Founding President Sam Nujoma opened at the governor’s office on Wednesday. Photo: Adam Hartman

EVENTS

Erongo announces commemorative plans for Nujoma

Erongo announces commemorative plans for Nujoma

5 Month Ago

EVENTS

Constitution Day commemorated on Sunday

Constitution Day commemorated on Sunday

5 Month Ago

EVENTS

Constitution Day commemorated on Sunday

Constitution Day commemorated on Sunday

5 Month Ago

Photo: Frank Steffen

EVENTS

Annual Ace Charity Golf Day tees off to support education

Annual Ace Charity Golf Day tees off to support education

5 Month Ago

Aston Mukwiilongo, FNB Kudus se glibberige heelagter of vleuel.

Drietal na Kampala ingevlieg vir Emirate-botsing

10 Hours Ago Sport

The DBN aims to make access to youth finance more inclusive.

DBN launches national SME campaign

10 Hours Ago Market Watch

Dr. Rowan van Dyk is a TVET Specialist and a member of the Ministerial TaskForce for TVET. Contact him rowan@dnltraining.com or 081 663 6249.

Managing work integrated learning and apprenticeships

1 Week Ago FOCUS Careers

EFFECTIVE MESSAGING: The conference is taking place in Swakopmund this week. Photo: UnSplash

Namibia to host inaugural communicators conference

1 Week Ago EVENTS

UYUNI, BOLIVIA: Tourists watch the sunset at the Uyuni salt flat, which has an area of more than 10,000 sq km and is the biggest such landscape in the world. Photo: Esteban Biba/EPA.

Photo Page

10 Hours Ago PICTURE OF THE DAY

PROTECTION: Government has prioritised child protection reforms under NDP6, citing a critical shortage of social workers and rising cases of abuse. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

One social worker for every 17 923 children, NDP6 flags capacity gap in child protection

10 Hours Ago SOCIAL ISSUES

Swapo Rundu Urban members. Photo: Photos: Phillipus Josef

Sinonge wins Swapo Rundu Urban elections

10 Hours Ago SHORT NEWS

CHECKING DETAILS: Former minister Mac Hengari at court. Photo: Contributed.

Hengari's co-accused alleges pressure by investigator

10 Hours Ago SHORT NEWS

Editorial

EDITORIAL: State-owned, privately captured

10 Hours Ago OPINION

PRIORITY: Government has prioritised child protection reforms under NDP6, citing a critical shortage of social workers and rising abuse cases. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Namibia has one social worker for every 17 923 children

10 Hours Ago SOCIAL ISSUES

DBN

DBN seeks to attach houses of Enercon owners

10 Hours Ago BUSINESS

IN THE DOCK: Former Namcor managing director Immanuel Mulunga. photo: Rita Kakelo

Mulunga denies Audi bribe, seeks N$10 000 bail

10 Hours Ago JUSTICE

RENEWED CALLS: Newly appointed Zambezi governor said referrals to Rundu Intermediate Hospital cost lives. Photo: Contributed

Zambezi renews call to upgrade Katima Mulilo hospital

10 Hours Ago HEALTH

HEARTBROKEN: A father holds his daughter’s lifeless body while waiting for help at Keetmanshoop District Hospital on Monday. The health ministry says they are investigating the issue. Photo: Contributed.

Baby death after ambulance delay devastates family

10 Hours Ago OTHER

MAIDEN SORA: Dorothy Kabula. PHOTO MICT

Cross-border theft costs Zambezi over N$3 million in cattle

10 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

EXHIBIT... The likkewaan found in Riegel’s possession. Photo: Police

Senior citizen remains in custody for keeping reptiles

10 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

Namibia University Of Science & Technology

NUST, Unam await final directive from task force on free education

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

Disgruntled unemployed teachers.

Unemployed teachers demand overhaul of interview processes

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

READY: Namibian universities are involved in discussions with the national task force deliberating on the way forward for free tertiary education. PHOTO: FILE

NUST, Unam await final directive from task force on free education

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

INCREASE: Government has allocated N$51 million for textbooks and learning materials for the 2025/26 academic year. Photo for illustrative purposes only. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED.

Education ministry increases textbook budget to N$51 million

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

INCREASE: Government has allocated N$51 million for textbooks and learning materials for the 2025/26 academic year. Photo for illustrative purposes only.

Education ministry increases textbook budget to N$51 million

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES: Rumanyo and Thimbukushu-speaking teachers in Kavango East circuit unhappy with treatment. Picture for illustration purposes only. PHOTO: Contributed

Teachers demand end to indigenous language bias in Rundu circuit

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

UNPREPARED: Relocated Unam students pictured outside Concordia College hostel, their temporary accommodation during the AUSC Region 5 Youth Games. A total of 375 students were moved ahead of the continental event. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Ballotti says Unam students relocated with consent, not force

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

BUDGET PLANS: Education minister Sanet Steenkamp. PHOTO: FILE

Over N$503 million for new schools, hostels and libraries

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

PHOTO: Proceeds from the highly anticipated golf event will support early childhood education. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Putt for progress: Annual Ace Golf Day kicks off 26 June

4 Week Ago EDUCATION

BREAKING THE BANK: A PMT Health Care Institution campus in Windhoek.Photo: Contributed

College makes graduation attendance mandatory – for N$4500

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

BOTTOMLESS: NSFAF is struggling to recover monies disbursed as student loans. Photo contributed

Less than 1% of N$1.8 billion student loans recovered by NSFAF

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

PUSHING AHEAD: Deputy minister of education Dino Ballotti, and education education Sanet Steenkamp speaking to former secretary to cabinet George Simataa recently. Photo: MEIYSAC

Free tertiary education talks kick off

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

NOT NOW: Okahandja activist Gerub Gâseb insists the expo should be postponed until next year, citing the recent brutal and still unsolved murders of three young girls. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Okahandja forges ahead with expo despite outcry

1 Month Ago YOUTH

PAY ME BACK: NYC director Calista Swartz-Gowases. Photo: FILE

NYC director demands pay-back, name clearance

1 Month Ago YOUTH

The signing of the petition handed over to the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture - Photo by Annemarie du Toit

Axing of Khoekhoegowab lessons sparks protest at Auas Primary School

2 Month Ago YOUTH

WET FEET: The San learners step into the ocean for the first time. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

San learners touch the ocean for the first time

3 Month Ago YOUTH

ALIGNED VALUES: Former first lady Monica Geingos was recently inaugurated as the founding chancellor of Kepler College in Kigali, Rwanda. Photo: Contributed

Geingos urges youth to redefine leadership in Africa

3 Month Ago YOUTH

Junior Kapofi, ’n digitale digitale bemarkings beampte vir Synergi, het sy begin in die mediabedryf as ’n intern vir My Zone gevind.

A DECADE OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

3 Month Ago YOUTH

WOES: Last year Bridgehead declared dividends of N$500 000 to the National Youth Council.

Bridgehead: NYC’s business arm turns heads for wrong reasons

3 Month Ago YOUTH

OVERSTEPPED: Finance minister Ipumbu Shiimi. PHOTO: FILE

Tjongarero defies Shiimi, reinstates NYC boss

4 Month Ago YOUTH

CONTRADICTIONS: Finance minister, Iipumbu Shiimi. Photo: File

Evidence contradicts Shiimi’s denials in NYC fiasco

4 Month Ago YOUTH

RETIREMENT: Outgoing youth minister, Agnes Tjongarero. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Tjongarero: AG and Shiimi delayed my action on NYC

4 Month Ago YOUTH

Ndeshipanda Shaamena. PHOTOS: Contributed

NYC board places HR, finance bosses on forced leave

5 Month Ago YOUTH

The Rehoboth edition of the Media Road Show in 2024. PHOTO INGRID BOOYSEN

Annual media roadshow kicks off

5 Month Ago YOUTH

Photo Unslash/Shane-mclendon

Zim mines see R145bn funding shortfall

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Reuters

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Unsplash/Harli Marten

Plan for a smart working life exit

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Nandoiye Ole Yiele, 74, prepares to receive her first dose of the coronavirus disease vaccine. Photo Reuters

Moderna announces vaccine facility in Kenya

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo. Photo Reuters

OPEC has no control over global oil markets

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

People remove personal belongings from a burning house after being shelled in the city of Irpin, outside Kyiv. Photo Nampa/AFP

World Bank approves support package for Ukraine

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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Development Bank announces new bond

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Ukrainian refugees get on the train to Warsaw, at the Przemysl railway station, near the Polish-Ukrainian border.. Photo Nampa/AFP

Invasion has caused ‘seismic changes in Europe’

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

A man walks past a mural depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the Russian flag, in Belgrade. Photo Nampa/AFP

‘Ban on Russian oil will be catastrophic’

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Nampa

Namibia vulnerable to imported inflation

3 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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Ongangala ya dhipagwa mOmbaye

8 Year Ago Oshiwambo

NCCI ita popile ekaleko lyootendela dhepangelo

NCCI ita popile ekaleko lyootendela dhepangelo

8 Year Ago Oshiwambo

READY TO ROLL … MultiChoice Southern Africa Regional Director, Kemi Omotosho says MultiChoice remains committed to the development of African film and television talent across the continent as the MTF Southern Africa Academy commences soon.

Learning begins for aspiring creatives at MultiChoce Talent Factory Southern Africa Academy

1 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

HOST: Ebuka Obi-Uchendu makes his way back as the host for Big Brother Naija’s 10th edition.

Big Brother Naija Season 10 set to ignite screens with unprecedented entertainment

2 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

ART EXHIBITION: OMDis Artists in Residence: 2025 Art Exhibition will be on view at the Namibian Arts Association from 29 July to August 29, open on weekdays from 09:00 to 17:00. Admission is free.

Oranjemund exhibition brings desert-inspired works to Windhoek

4 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

ART EXHIBITION: OMDis Artists in Residence: 2025 Art Exhibition will be on view at the Namibian Arts Association from 29 July to August 29, open on weekdays from 09:00 to 17:00. Admission is free.

Oranjemund exhibition brings desert-inspired works to Windhoek

4 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

KAVANGO’S FINEST: M-Gee, one of the featured performers at the inaugural Kavango Youth Music Festival, is set to bring his signature sound to the Rundu Beach stage. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

10 days of music, food, art & culture at inaugural Kavango Youth Music Festival

5 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

MTC sweeps top honours at 2025 Brand Africa Awards

5 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

VIBE SHIFT: Namibian Afro-pop artist 6Five continues to make waves with his fresh sound and dynamic collaborations.

6Five drops party anthem ‘6Load’ featuring MEGA

5 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

FILM SCREENING: ‘The Fencer’ will be screened on 22 July at 18:00 Goethe-Institut Namibia. Entry is free with complimentary popcorn. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Multinational film production ‘The Fencer’ to screen at Cinemaverse Film Series

5 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

MUSICAL MASTERY: The Hot Pocket Band is set to headline this month’s Concert Under the Stars at Stratos Ballroom, promising a bold showcase of musical brilliance and fresh Namibian talent. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Hot Pocket ready to dazzle at Concert Under the Stars

6 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

ARTISTIC FUSION: Japanese pianist Yukako Yamano is set for a collaborative performance with Namibian dancer Gift Uzera at the Goethe-Institut tonight. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Sound meets movement in ‘Resonant Bodies’

6 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

Ella 'Hella' Nghifindaka. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

From silence to service: Ella 'Hella' Nghifindaka returns to public life

6 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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Justin Bieber releases new album ‘Swag’ featuring Sexyy Red, Lil B and Gunna

6 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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