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MOMENTUM: Govt is eying the South African housing model as factory plans gather pace. Photo: file

INFRASTRUCTURE

Sankwasa plans SA trip to assess 'cheap' housing factory

Sankwasa plans SA trip to assess 'cheap' housing factory

16 Hours Ago

WE ARE IN BUSINESS: Bothers Tate Nande and Ndelitungapo Ndaitwah.rnrnPhoto: Contributed

LOCAL NEWS

Ndaitwah brothers get N$612m solar power licence

Ndaitwah brothers get N$612m solar power licence

16 Hours Ago

CRIME

Evidence piles up against man accused of killing wife for snoring

Evidence piles up against man accused of killing wife for snoring

16 Hours Ago

LETu0027S UNITE: Vice-President Lucia Witbooi speaking at Eenhana yesterday. Photo: Namibian Presidency

GOVERNMENT

Witbooi urges unity in Genocide Day message

Witbooi urges unity in Genocide Day message

16 Hours Ago

OPINION

EDITORIAL: Genocide remembrance must unite, not divide

EDITORIAL: Genocide remembrance must unite, not divide

16 Hours Ago

GROUNDED: Only one of TransNamibu2019s 17 u2018modernu2019 locomotives is still running. This photo is for illustration only. Photo: FILE

INFRASTRUCTURE

Only one of TransNamib’s 17 ‘modern’ locomotives still running

Only one of TransNamib’s 17 ‘modern’ locomotives still running

16 Hours Ago

Dr Fiona Anderson. Photo contributed

My Zone Careers

Heading up Agra ProVision: Meet Dr Fiona Anderson

Heading up Agra ProVision: Meet Dr Fiona Anderson

16 Hours Ago

Kristofina Nambinga. Photo: contributed

My Zone Careers

Kristofina Nambinga: Shaping futures through commerce education

Kristofina Nambinga: Shaping futures through commerce education

16 Hours Ago

Founder Selma Hamushila (left) pictured with some of her sponsors. Photo: contributed

My Zone Careers

From small school initiative to national outreach

From small school initiative to national outreach

16 Hours Ago

Elgira Hummel. Photo contributed

My Zone Careers

Human Resource Insights: Elgira Hummel

Human Resource Insights: Elgira Hummel

16 Hours Ago

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My Zone Careers

Strategic communication is more psychological than we think

Strategic communication is more psychological than we think

1 Week Ago

Levi Namaseb. Photo: Geolin Cherelle Coleman.

My Zone Careers

Levi Namaseb's 42-year academic legacy

Levi Namaseb's 42-year academic legacy

1 Week Ago

COMING OF AGE: My Zone, Network Media Hubu2019s (NMH) youth and education publication, marked 11 years of youth storytelling yesterday. To celebrate the milestone, the team gave back to the children of Orlindi House of Safety in Windhoek, a heartfelt reminder that community always comes first. My Zone is published every Thursday in NMH daily newspapers u2014 Namibian Sun, Republikein, and Allgemeine Zeitung.rnrnPhoto: Justine Shehama

My Zone

My Zone vier 11 jaar

My Zone vier 11 jaar

3 Month Ago

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My Zone

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

4 Month Ago

My Zone visited Grade 5 and 6 learners at Dar E Zahra Private School. Photo: Desmarius Hansen

My Zone

Back to school!

Back to school!

4 Month Ago

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My Zone

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

4 Month Ago

Education minister Sanet-Steenkamp. Photo: Contributed

My Zone

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

4 Month Ago

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My Zone

NSSCO/AS deeltydse leerders staar steeds uitdagings in die gesig

NSSCO/AS deeltydse leerders staar steeds uitdagings in die gesig

4 Month Ago

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

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EVENTS

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

6 Month Ago

GOLF DAY: A few of the golfers scene in action at the Charity Golfer Day on Friday in Windhoek.Picture: Aurelia Afrikaner

EVENTS

Golfers swing into action for a cause

Golfers swing into action for a cause

6 Month Ago

GOLF DAY: Golfers in action at the Christmas Charity Golf Day on Friday in Windhoek. IMAGE: FILE Picture: Aurelia Afrikaner

EVENTS

Golfers swing into action for a cause

Golfers swing into action for a cause

6 Month Ago

CREATIVE ENERGY: Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp delivers a speech on behalf of the president at the 26th Annual Bank of Namibia Symposium in Windhoek last week. Photos: Bank of Namibia

EVENTS

Creativity the new currency of Namibia’s growth - president

Creativity the new currency of Namibia’s growth - president

6 Month Ago

EVENTS

Windhoek–Berlin city partnership celebrates 25 years

Windhoek–Berlin city partnership celebrates 25 years

7 Month Ago

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EVENTS

Dis leeuwêreld op Grootfontein!

Dis leeuwêreld op Grootfontein!

8 Month Ago

Adam Wahengo. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Wahengo leads Namibia’s African Champs charge

16 Hours Ago Sport

The Zambezi Region is among the worst-affected areas in Namibia for network and internet connectivity. Photo: namibiawetland.com

Namibia risks losing tourists over poor internet access

16 Hours Ago Market Watch

Murals at the Eenhana Shrine in Northern Namibia depict the contributions made by women during the struggle for the independence of Namibia. Foto: Frank Steffen

Mothers of a Nation

2 Week Ago FOCUS Special

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6 Month Ago EVENTS

The Mandalorian and Grogu. Photo Contributed

The Mandalorian and Grogu – Review

16 Hours Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

Marius Patrick Uwu-Gaeb: Photo: Contributed

Police chief's suspension tests public trust in law enforcement

16 Hours Ago OPINION

SAFETY CONCERNS... Due to the inflow of sand into the marine, along with wave action, the platform as started warping and breaking up, causing safety concerns. Photo: Adam Hartman

Safety fears forces removal of Platz am Meer marina platform

16 Hours Ago OTHER

NEARBY... Dust can be seen at the foot of the mountain in fairly close proximity to the Bludkoppe area. Photo: Contributed

Visitors to Blutkoppe express shock over mining activities

16 Hours Ago ENVIRONMENT

GROUNDED: Only one of TransNamibu2019s 17 u2018modernu2019 locomotives is still running. This photo is for illustration only. Photo: FILE

Only one of TransNamib’s 17 ‘modern’ locomotives still running

16 Hours Ago INFRASTRUCTURE

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EDITORIAL: Genocide remembrance must unite, not divide

16 Hours Ago OPINION

LETu0027S UNITE: Vice-President Lucia Witbooi speaking at Eenhana yesterday. Photo: Namibian Presidency

Witbooi urges unity in Genocide Day message

16 Hours Ago GOVERNMENT

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Evidence piles up against man accused of killing wife for snoring

16 Hours Ago CRIME

WE ARE IN BUSINESS: Bothers Tate Nande and Ndelitungapo Ndaitwah.rnrnPhoto: Contributed

Ndaitwah brothers get N$612m solar power licence

16 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

MOMENTUM: Govt is eying the South African housing model as factory plans gather pace. Photo: file

Sankwasa plans SA trip to assess 'cheap' housing factory

16 Hours Ago INFRASTRUCTURE

Photo: Getty

Genocide debate is no longer just about history

1 Day Ago POLITICS

UNCLEAR: Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo. Photo: FILE

Shikongo portraits still up amid confusion of his job status

2 Day Ago POLICE

Bishop Joab Willeinge. Photos: Loise Shiimi

From volunteer lecturer to master’s graduate at 25

2 Day Ago EDUCATION

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NSFAF defends staggered payouts amid student hardship claims

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

CREATE JOBS: President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Photo: Prinsley Frederick

President orders govt offices to hire graduate interns

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

JARRING: Thousands of graduates face an uphill battle to secure jobs. Photo: State House

A nation cannot preach renewal while practising stagnation

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

OUTDOOR CLASSROOM: In 2024, learners at the Rundu-based Ndama East Primary School were taught outside due to a lack of classrooms. Photo: Nikanor Nangolo

13 450 learners drop out of school in 2025

4 Week Ago EDUCATION

SITE VISIT: A site visit in 2025 by officials from the Central Procurement Board of Namibia. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Govt struggling to kick 'failing' contractor from N$75m project site

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

STOP STALLING: The Pendukeni Ivula-Ithana Secondary School. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTEDrnrn

PM sets one-month deadline to open N$44m Omusati hostel

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: Education minister Sanet Steenkamp. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

No place in schools for repeat drug, alcohol abusers, says Steenkamp

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

PHOTO: ELIOT IPINGE

AGAINST A WALL

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

CONCERN: Some parents claim they were unaware of a third-party debt collector working alongside NUST. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Some parents unaware of NUST’s use of private debt collector

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

PROBE TRIGGERED: The NTA office in Windhoek. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Education ministry probes NTA over governance claims

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

REUNITED: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and his former Standard 4 teacher, Scholastica Mbava-Hausiku, met in Rundu recently. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Ngurare reunites with beloved former teacher

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

APPEAL: Prime Minister Dr. Tjitunga Elijah Ngurare meets with Prof. Dr. Max Schlereth, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Namibia in the Free State of Bavaria, Germany. Photo: Office of the Prime Minister

Namibia seeks German to help with water, health systems

1 Month Ago YOUTH

SKILLS: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. PHOTO: FILE

Companies could get major tax deductions for hiring interns

1 Month Ago YOUTH

Newly improved ICU for paediatrics unit at Windhoek Central Hospital. Photos: Desmarius Hansen

Namibia now has a dedicated Paediatric ICU linked to heart surgery.

2 Month Ago YOUTH

DESPERATE FOR HELP: Khorixas youth recently held a public demonstration against unfair employment. Photo: Rodney Pienaar

‘We steal just to eat’

2 Month Ago YOUTH

SECURITY: Some young Namibian girls reportedly marry significantly older men for financial stability. Photo: Contributed

Poverty, pregnancy pushes young girls into early marriage, Nanso warns

2 Month Ago YOUTH

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Windhoek youth face housing shortages, high living costs

3 Month Ago YOUTH

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Polio campaign begins as Namibia moves to protect polio-free status

3 Month Ago YOUTH

FINAL DANCE: NYC director Calista Schwartz-Gowases. Photo contributed

Outgoing NYC boss’ final foreign trips questioned

5 Month Ago YOUTH

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Private Windhoek schools deny race-based class placement claims

5 Month Ago YOUTH

GO AND SHINE: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. PHOTO: OPM

Inside the national youth loan scheme

7 Month Ago YOUTH

YOUR STORY: Filmmaker and creative practitioner Othilia Tutu Mungoba. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Schools to screen Namibian documentaries in September

9 Month Ago YOUTH

File photo showing some of the street children in children.

Gender ministry reintegrates 425 street children into schools

9 Month Ago YOUTH

YA FUFAUKE: Aakalimo yomoTsumeb pethimbo lyehololomadhilaadhilo mOmaandaha. Efano Otwe li pewarnrn

“Otwa vulwa okulya to i tapula”. Aashomeya ya ningi omunyanyo gopambili

1 Month Ago Oshiwambo

Mecthilde Karomo. PHOTO: Rita Kakelo

Omukiintu mongali sho a fikile oonakuholathana mombashu

1 Month Ago Oshiwambo

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Zim mines see R145bn funding shortfall

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Unsplash/Harli Marten

Plan for a smart working life exit

4 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

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo. Photo Reuters

OPEC has no control over global oil markets

4 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

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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Development Bank announces new bond

4 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’

4 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’

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Nampa

Namibia vulnerable to imported inflation

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

The Mandalorian and Grogu. Photo Contributed

The Mandalorian and Grogu – Review

16 Hours Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

BEAUTIFUL: Khadijah features on Pequenogangu0027s new Gqom track titled u0027Hou Jou Mooiu0027. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Pequenogang and Khadijah tease vibrant Gqom collaboration

6 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

TALENT: Soweto Fashion Weeku0027s Autumn/Winter 2026 season reaffirmed that exceptional design talent exists across every corner of South Africa. Photo: Contributed

Runway a testament to the richness, diversity of SA creativity

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

STARK REALITY: Pandeni says his music video u2018Okayu2019 generated just N$900 from YouTube over a year. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

1M YouTube views nets Pandeni a ‘shocking’ N$900

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

BELONGING: Anne Lacheiner-Kuhn. Photo: Contributed

Anne Lacheiner-Kuhn: The art of belonging and reimagining

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

Mortal Kombat II Movie Review. Photo: Contributed

REVIEW: Mortal Kombat II

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

STAR-STUDDED: South African singer Tyla is set to perform at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Photo: Contributed

Tyla joins 2026 World Cup opening ceremony line-up as Katy Perry and LISA headline separate celebrations

2 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

OLYMPIC GLORY: Namibian musician Karlie has won the Dakar 2026 Compose a Song Competition. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Karlie’s ‘Omake’ chosen as Team Namibia’s Dakar 2026 anthem

2 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

I met a new version of Deadpool at the Cape Town Comic Con. Photo: Barry de Klerk.

The Movie Guy and Comic Con

2 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

NEW CHAPTER: Karnation just released its winter edition designs. Photo: Contributed

Karnation’s next chapter: Karishma Isaacs on what comes next

3 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

MATTERS OF THE HEART: Namibian Ru0026B singer Ian Lovely. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

R&B artist Ian Lovely drops soulful new track

3 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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A nostalgic tribute that celebrates the King of Pop

3 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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