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CULTURAL

BRIGHT COLOURS

BRIGHT COLOURS

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SCIENCE

GALACTIC JOUST IN COSMIC MEGA-MERGER

GALACTIC JOUST IN COSMIC MEGA-MERGER

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FILE PHOTO: An offshore wind farm stands in the water near the windswept Danish island of Samso May 19, 2008. REUTERS/Bob Strong

SCIENCE

'Wind theft': The mysterious effect plaguing wind farms

'Wind theft': The mysterious effect plaguing wind farms

6 Hours Ago

RUN FOR THEIR LIVES: The suspect has been identified as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman. PHOTO: AL JAZEERA

INTERNATIONAL

Boulder attack suspect used flamethrower and yelled ‘Free Palestine’

Boulder attack suspect used flamethrower and yelled ‘Free Palestine’

6 Hours Ago

ALONG THE RIVER: An aerial view shows the river Nile and traffic in Cairo, Egypt. PHOTO: REUTERS

AFRICA

Egypt plans desert city supplied with diverted Nile water

Egypt plans desert city supplied with diverted Nile water

6 Hours Ago

AFTERMATH: Resident clear rubble following a devastating flood. PHOTO: AP

AFRICA

Nigeria floods flatten a town

Nigeria floods flatten a town

6 Hours Ago

Selma Smiley Malwa. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

The making of a dedicated nurse

The making of a dedicated nurse

1 Week Ago

Benedikt Herold Gaseb. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Gaseb marks 20 years of service at the MVA Fund

Gaseb marks 20 years of service at the MVA Fund

1 Week Ago

David Mbeha: From TV to the Power of "Uninterrupted" Conversations.

My Zone Careers

Uninterrupted: David Mbeha’s podcast spearheads meaningful conversations

Uninterrupted: David Mbeha’s podcast spearheads meaningful conversations

1 Week Ago

TALENT SCOUT: Yvonne le Roux is a recruitment specialist and the managing member of Elite Employment. Photo Contributed

My Zone Careers

Championing executive talent

Championing executive talent

1 Week Ago

Dr. Rowan van Dyk, TVET Specialist and member of the Ministerial TaskForce for TVET

My Zone Careers

Why skills matter more than degrees

Why skills matter more than degrees

1 Week Ago

Selma Kamanya. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Selma Kamanya back on the global stage

Selma Kamanya back on the global stage

1 Week Ago

Gesellig om die kampvuur, waar stories gedeel en herinneringe gemaak is.

My Zone

’n Reis deur getalle en probleemoplossing

’n Reis deur getalle en probleemoplossing

1 Week Ago

Tradisionele drag uit Manali.

My Zone

’n Indiese avontuur

’n Indiese avontuur

1 Week Ago

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My Zone

Five students receive bursaries from NAM and UNAM Foundation

Five students receive bursaries from NAM and UNAM Foundation

1 Week Ago

Gabriella Schultze

My Zone

Meet our Miss Teen finalists!

Meet our Miss Teen finalists!

1 Week Ago

18 May 2025 UN Plaza - A friendly basketball match between Windhoek youth Photo: Gifty Muhinda

My Zone

Photo of the week

Photo of the week

1 Week Ago

Monique van Wyk: There's a perception that youth are unwilling to work hard, expecting quick success or government handouts without putting in effort. Many young Namibians do complete secondary or even tertiary education, but the skills they acquire may not match the demands of the labour market, especially in technical or entrepreneurial sectors.Photo: Contributed

My Zone

Vox Pop

Vox Pop

1 Week Ago

Picture of The Week
Events

PICTURE OF THE DAY

News through the lens

News through the lens

9 Month 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 Day 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

3 Month Ago

EVENTS

Constitution Day commemorated on Sunday

Constitution Day commemorated on Sunday

3 Month Ago

EVENTS

Constitution Day commemorated on Sunday

Constitution Day commemorated on Sunday

3 Month Ago

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EVENTS

Annual Ace Charity Golf Day tees off to support education

Annual Ace Charity Golf Day tees off to support education

4 Month Ago

STRONG FOUNDATIONS: As a key initiative empowering Namibia’s youth, the Old Mutual indaba tackles critical challenges in skills development and career readiness. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

EVENTS

Old Mutual to host second youth indaba

Old Mutual to host second youth indaba

4 Month Ago

Sondag se wenner Rosa van Doorn (middel) van Nederland, die tweede geplaaste Sandra Meirhofer (links) van Italië en Vera Looser (derde) van Namibië by die eindstreep. Foto Harald Wisthaler

Vera beoog steeds druk op voorlopers

6 Hours Ago Sport

Pictured FLTR at the sponsorship announcement are Arnold Klein (Agra); JG van Graan (Nedbank Namibia); Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Inge Zaamwani; Dr Fidelis Mwazi (Namibian Agronomic Board); Martha Murorua (Nedbank Namibia); and Fiona Anderson (Agra ProVision). PHOTO Jacques du Toit

Nedbank serious about agri-sector, low GDP contribution unimportant

6 Hours Ago Market Watch

PHOTOS NDAKA MUSHROOMS AND PROCESSING

One mushroom farmer at a time

6 Hours Ago Medical

HANDY: Scientists think that ancient humans were crafting whale bone instruments in places including the Arctic and South Pacific. PHOTO: AP

Scientists date oldest known tools to 20 000 years ago

6 Hours Ago SCIENCE

UKRAINE: A woman with a bouquet of flowers walks past a high-rise residential building heavily damaged by a Russian drone strike in the district of Shevchenkivskyi. Russian forces have used North Korean weapons to intensify missile attacks against critical civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and ‘terrorised’ entire cities, according to a report by UN members that reveals the extent of Moscow’s dependence on the regime in Pyongyang.Photo: Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine

FROM AROUND THE WORLD

6 Hours Ago INTERNATIONAL

POLITICAL AGENDA BLAMED: Divundu village council chairperson Christoph Kupembona. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Divundu chair blames IPC for village tension

6 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

UNITY OF PURPOSE: President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. PHOTO: Namibian Presidency

President hails unity among NDF’s former war foes

6 Hours Ago GOVERNMENT

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

6 Hours Ago YOUTH

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

NYC director demands pay-back, name clearance

6 Hours Ago YOUTH

HERE TO HELP: Health minister, Esperance Luvindao stands inside one of the newly commissioned ambulances. PHOTO: ELIZABETH KHEIBES

N$32m ambulance fleet unveiled

6 Hours Ago HEALTH

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EDITORIAL: Namibia must offer more than peace and sand to attract investors

6 Hours Ago OPINION

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Police investigate two rapes

6 Hours Ago CRIME

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Kids aged 3 and 4 dead from food poisoning

6 Hours Ago ACCIDENTS

REGRET: Kevin Cloete (34) stands accused of fatally stabbing his 51-year-old stepfather, Deon Bobeje. PHOTO: RITA KAKELO

Man pleads self-defence in stepfather stabbing case

6 Hours Ago CRIME

INITIATION: The 10th edition of the Olufuko festival was held at Outapi last year. PHOTO: FILE

Olufuko festival to be held in honour of Nujoma

6 Hours Ago CULTURAL

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ADVANCING OPEN KNOWLEDGE

4 Day Ago EDUCATION

Local coaches gather for stakeholder meeting on school sports. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Govt outlines plans to professionalise sports teaching

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

Over 300 nursing students graduated from Alpha Chipamba training center. PHOTO Phillipus Josef

Nurses urged to go forth and be more than caregivers

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

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NADEET AND TEACHERS JOIN SUSTAINABLE HANDS

2 Week Ago EDUCATION

RESISTANCE: Windhoek High School is a prestigious public school. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Windhoek High sues govt over principal appointment

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

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OUR STORY

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

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Slow hiring frustrates Zambezi education officials

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

INFORM: Communities mobilise to protect mother tongue education in schools.

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Communities rally for local language education rights

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

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CAREER FAIR

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

RACE IS ON: Education minister Sanet Steenkamp. Photo: Contributed

Race against time to design free varsity education by 2026

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

ELONGO LYOSHALI: Omupresidente Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. ETHANO: Namibian Presidency

Elongo lyoshali otali piti tuu?

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

SIGNED: Ondangwa Town Council CEO, Ismael Namgongo and Cosdef Executive Manager, Paavo Tuwilika Kamutukwata during the signing of the MoU ceremony.

Cosdec, Ondangwa Town Council partner in skills development

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

6 Hours Ago YOUTH

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

NYC director demands pay-back, name clearance

6 Hours 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

1 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

1 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

1 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

2 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

2 Month Ago YOUTH

OVERSTEPPED: Finance minister Ipumbu Shiimi. PHOTO: FILE

Tjongarero defies Shiimi, reinstates NYC boss

2 Month Ago YOUTH

CONTRADICTIONS: Finance minister, Iipumbu Shiimi. Photo: File

Evidence contradicts Shiimi’s denials in NYC fiasco

2 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Tjongarero: AG and Shiimi delayed my action on NYC

2 Month Ago YOUTH

Ndeshipanda Shaamena. PHOTOS: Contributed

NYC board places HR, finance bosses on forced leave

3 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Annual media roadshow kicks off

4 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

JUST IN: Deep In The City, a staple on Windhoek’s social calendar, has announced South African DJ and producer Dlala Thukzin as one of the headliners for this year’s edition, set for 6–7 September at the Windhoek Showgrounds.

Dlala Thukzin to headline Deep In The City Festival this September in Windhoek

15 Hours Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

HOMECOMING: Miss World Namibia 2025, Selma Kamanya, is set to arrive back in the country today following her participation in the 72nd edition of the Miss World pageant, recently held in India. An official homecoming ceremony is scheduled for 14:00 at Hosea Kutako International Airport to welcome her back from the global stage.
#MIssWorldNamibia #MissWorld #PageantNews #SelmaKamanya #Namibia #Windhoek

Selma Kamanya returns home after pepresenting Namibia at 72nd Miss World in India

15 Hours Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

GROWTH: Festivalgoers filled Sam Nujoma Stadium, reflecting the great turnout and growing appeal of the PstBet Windhoek Annual Cultural Festival. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

PstBet Windhoek Annual Cultural Festival blends tradition and innovation in spectacular fashion

4 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

A TOWERING TALENT: Presley Chweneyagae, a storyteller who made the nation and the world feel something real. You can still enjoy his fun and laughter-filled artistry on Cobrizi, airing on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161), Sundays at 20:00. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Mzansi mourns passing of acting icon Presley Chweneyagae

4 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

STARRING: South African media personality Pearl Thusi is set to make a special appearance. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

'A Weekend in the East' sets Rundu ablaze with glamour and music

4 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

UPDATE: Selma Kamanya, Miss World Namibia, has advanced to the final round of the Miss World Head-to-Head Challenge taking place today in Hyderabad, India. The 72nd Miss World pageant continues, with the grand finale set for Saturday, 31 May. #PageantNews #Namibia #MissWorld2025

Namibia’s Selma Kamanya Reaches Final Round of Miss World Head-to-Head Challenge in India

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

COMING UP: The Bank Windhoek Choral Celebration will take place on June 6 and 7, 2025, at Windhoek High School Hall, showcasing Namibian choral talent through workshops and performances.

The Bank Windhoek arts developmental Choral Festival returns

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

FLTR Kiselle Clarke, RMB Namibia marketing manager; Frieda Luhl, co-founder The Project Room; FNB Communications Manager Kirsty Watermeyer; and Maria Mbereshu, also from The Project Room.

Namibian artists take centre stage at RMB Latitudes Art Fair

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE PIPELINE: The Ministry confirms plans are underway to revive the iconic Namibia Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) in the 2026/2027 financial year as part of a broader N$50 million boost to Namibia’s creative arts industry. In the Photo reigning artist of the decade Gazza. For illustration purpose.

N$50m arts funding to benefit Namibia’s entire creative ecosystem

2 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

PROUDLY NAMIBIAN: Shanizia Nagracia Da Cuñha is currently representing Namibia at Miss Aura International 2025 in Antalya, Turkey. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Da Cuñha set to shine at beauty pageant in Turkey

2 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

LAUNCHED: From left to right, third place winner of the previous Triennial, Andrew van Wyk; NAGN Director, Michelle Van Wyk; Bank Windhoek’s Head of Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sponsorships, Bronwyn Moody; NAGN Chief Curator Ndeenda Shivute-Nakapunda; NAGN Marketing and Communication Manager, Beau-Ann Ferris.

Namibia's artistic identity takes center stage in triennial competition

2 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

UPDATE: The Goethe-Institut Namibia is set to host the first public screening of “Beyond the Goalpost”, a sports documentary by Namibian filmmaker Othilia Tutu Mungoba. The film recently premiered at the Football House in Katutura and will now be shown to the public for the first time as part of the Cinemaverse Film Series at the Goethe-Institut Namibia. The screening will take place on 20 May 2025 at 18:00. Entrance is free.

Goethe-Institut Namibia to host first public screening of Othilia Mungoba’s 'Beyond the Goalpost'

2 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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