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WATER WORKS: Windhoeku0027s Gammams Water Care Works. PHOTO: ELIZABETH KHEIBES

LOCAL NEWS

Windhoek councillors inspect pioneering water reclamation plants

Windhoek councillors inspect pioneering water reclamation plants

11 Hours Ago

INCLUSION: Member of the National Council, Iswarin Rooi. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

GOVERNMENT

‘There cannot be peace without women’

‘There cannot be peace without women’

11 Hours Ago

PAY UP: Town Council acting CEO Sakaria Shopati has urged residents to settle municipal debts, saying non-payment delays projects and services. PHOTO: Eliot Ipinge

LOCAL NEWS

Debt clouds Rundu’s N$485m proposed budget

Debt clouds Rundu’s N$485m proposed budget

11 Hours Ago

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

EDUCATION

Education ministry probes NTA over governance claims

Education ministry probes NTA over governance claims

11 Hours Ago

FORGIVEN: Penalty waivers nearly tripled compared to previous year. Photo: Contributed

BUSINESS

NamRA writes off N$46.6bn in penalties in one year

NamRA writes off N$46.6bn in penalties in one year

11 Hours Ago

ACCIDENTS

EDITORIAL: N$26.8m drug busts not enough to stem Namibia’s growing crisis

EDITORIAL: N$26.8m drug busts not enough to stem Namibia’s growing crisis

11 Hours Ago

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My Zone Careers

Tracey Goagoses charts path to dream job, one day at a time

Tracey Goagoses charts path to dream job, one day at a time

3 Week Ago

Liina YaKasita-Hamunyela. Photo Contributed.

My Zone Careers

Turning Opportunities Into Enterprise Ideas

Turning Opportunities Into Enterprise Ideas

1 Month Ago

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My Zone Careers

Local stories through the lens of Errol Geingob

Local stories through the lens of Errol Geingob

1 Month Ago

John Steytler is a former Economic Presidential Advisor and founding member and MD of R&J Steytler. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Taxation needs representation, especially for SMEs

Taxation needs representation, especially for SMEs

3 Month Ago

Hope Village is calling on the public, corporate Namibia and government institutions to support its work through funding, skills sharing and long-term partnerships. Photo contributed

My Zone Careers

Hope Village: Changing young lives

Hope Village: Changing young lives

3 Month Ago

Owen Sikanda, Head of Benefits Administration in the Operations Department at the GIPF. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Owen Sikanda: 15 years of service rooted in excellence

Owen Sikanda: 15 years of service rooted in excellence

3 Month 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

2 Month Ago

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My Zone

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

3 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!

3 Month Ago

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My Zone

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

3 Month Ago

Education minister Sanet-Steenkamp. Photo: Contributed

My Zone

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

3 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

3 Month Ago

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EVENTS

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

4 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

4 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

4 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

5 Month Ago

EVENTS

Windhoek–Berlin city partnership celebrates 25 years

Windhoek–Berlin city partnership celebrates 25 years

6 Month Ago

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EVENTS

Dis leeuwêreld op Grootfontein!

Dis leeuwêreld op Grootfontein!

7 Month Ago

Cyclist Petrus Hanga. PHOTO NEDBANK NAM

Hanga aims for the stars

11 Hours Ago Sport

Diana Master, presenter of My.na cars, in conversation with Duncan Gertze of Motovac. All photos contributed

Motovac drives growth in automotive industry

11 Hours Ago Market Watch

Martin Tobias says he remains motivated to drive innovation within the electricity industry.rnPhotos Martin Tobias

Tobias touts electro-tech

2 Day Ago FOCUS Energy

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4 Month Ago EVENTS

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL: Ultra-Orthodox children visit the Western Wall in the Old City. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/AFP/Getty Images

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11 Hours Ago ACCIDENTS

TARGETED: Ugandan soldiers have been targeting the Allied Democratic Forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2021. Photo: UPDF

More than 200 rescued from IS-linked group in DR Congo

11 Hours Ago ACCIDENTS

COSTLY: Soaring inflation and rising job losses are deepening the crisis in Iran. Photo: EPA

Iran sees mass redundancies from war with US and Israel

11 Hours Ago ACCIDENTS

IN THE DOCK: Police boss Fannie Masemola spoke to the media after the hearing to deny the charges. Photo: Gallo via Getty Imagesrnrn

South Africa's police boss charged in connection with controversial health contract

11 Hours Ago ACCIDENTS

US President Donald Trump. Photo: DANIEL HEUER/POOL/EPA/Shutterstockrn

Trump buys time for Iran deal after frantic day of diplomacy

11 Hours Ago ACCIDENTS

PUSH FOR REVIVAL: Erongo governor Nathalia /Goagoses. Photo: Adam Hartman

Erongo confronts deepening water crisis with forum relaunch

11 Hours Ago OTHER

HELP: A Gobabis woman has urged authorities to investigate a sewage leak. PHOTO: FILE

Gobabis sewer complaint escalated to national authorities

11 Hours Ago OTHER

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

11 Hours Ago EDUCATION

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SILENCE THE GUNS

11 Hours Ago CRIME

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EDITORIAL: N$26.8m drug busts not enough to stem Namibia’s growing crisis

11 Hours Ago ACCIDENTS

FORGIVEN: Penalty waivers nearly tripled compared to previous year. Photo: Contributed

NamRA writes off N$46.6bn in penalties in one year

11 Hours Ago BUSINESS

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

Education ministry probes NTA over governance claims

11 Hours 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

11 Hours Ago EDUCATION

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

Education ministry probes NTA over governance claims

11 Hours 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

2 Day Ago EDUCATION

HOMECOMING: Professor Anicia Peters. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Unam bigwigs lead NUST VC race

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

DIRE NEED: Two years ago, concerned teachers and parents at Ncamagoro Combined School underlined the urgent need for a hostel. Photo: Nikanor Nangolornrn

75 000 hostel learners cost govt nearly N$1b to feed

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

AFFECTED: Rundu Secondary School, where a suspected food poisoning incident is believed to be linked to food storage challenges. Photo: Eliot Ipinge

Power outage blamed for Rundu Hostel food poisoning

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

PUSHBACK: The Windhoek Afrikaanse Privaatskool (WAP). Photo: FILE

Private schools push back against Grade 12 directive

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

OFFICIAL OPENING SOON: The Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre (KVTC). Photo: Otis Daniels

Energy-sector vocational training hub opens in Keetmanshoop

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

SERIOUS NEED: Northern regions are in need of hostels. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Dire scarcity of hostels in the north undercuts learner performance

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

TVET enrolment has reached 13 512 trainees for the 2026 academic year. Photo: NYS

Over 13 000 enrolled for TVET in 2026

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

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Napwu signs 5% wage deal amid teacher backlash

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

GOOD WORK: Deputy education minister Dino Ballotti says school infrastructure projects are well underway. PHOTO: FILE

Education projects on track, but three schools lag

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

2 Week Ago YOUTH

SKILLS: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. PHOTO: FILE

Companies could get major tax deductions for hiring interns

3 Week 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.

1 Month Ago YOUTH

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

‘We steal just to eat’

1 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

1 Month Ago YOUTH

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Windhoek youth face housing shortages, high living costs

1 Month Ago YOUTH

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

2 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Outgoing NYC boss’ final foreign trips questioned

4 Month Ago YOUTH

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Private Windhoek schools deny race-based class placement claims

4 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Inside the national youth loan scheme

6 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Schools to screen Namibian documentaries in September

7 Month Ago YOUTH

File photo showing some of the street children in children.

Gender ministry reintegrates 425 street children into schools

8 Month Ago YOUTH

Mecthilde Karomo. PHOTO: Rita Kakelo

Omukiintu mongali sho a fikile oonakuholathana mombashu

1 Day 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

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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

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Namibia vulnerable to imported inflation

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

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Ongangala ya dhipagwa mOmbaye

9 Year Ago Oshiwambo

LOVE BALLAD: Uno Boy is set to release a new track, titled u0027Kerata Wenau0027. Photo: Contributed

Uno Boy eyes international reach with ‘Kerata Wena’

5 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

New music and four AMA nods, Tylau2019s next era is already taking shape. Photo Contributed

Tygers rejoice! Tyla unveils new single date and scoops four AMA nominations

6 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

ARRIVAL: Phatboy Lutor and King Twizz elevate the game with u2018ISJAAHu2019. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Phatboy Lutor and King Twizz elevate the game with ‘ISJAAH’

6 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

GLAM AND VULNERABLE: Atlantis is set to perform at Drag Night Namibia tonight. Photo: Contributed

Drag Night Namibia returns tonight with ‘Atlantis Unfiltered’

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Photo: Contributed

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – Review

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

ON STAGE: Namibian DJ Kandeya was among the local DJs who performed at Passionfruit. Photo: Jorge Dos Santos

Passionfruit returns with Vigro Deep, delivers high-energy night

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

NEW VISION: Ndawana Ndume, founder of the Ongoma Music Awards. Photo: Contribu

New Ongoma Music Awards to spotlight local artists

1 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

LAUNCHED: UNAM Press Publisher, Naitsikile lizyenda-Ndoroma during the launch of the book. Photo : Jorge Dos Santos

UNAM Press launches book on faith and Namibia’s liberation struggle

2 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

LOVE OF THE CRAFT: Barry de Klerk, aka The Movie Guy, interviewing Misha Collins. Photo: Barry de Klerk

10 Years of The Movie Guy: How it all began

2 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

TRUE TO HER ROOTS: Karlie draws on her Zambezi heritage and Silozi language in her music. Photo: Contributed

New chapter for singer and songwriter Karlie

3 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

YOU DID IT: A tribute to Fransina Nikodemusu2019s achievements. Photo: Marina Antonio

Fluffy’s Artistry on Wheels launches as Namibia’s first mobile salon

3 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

BACK WITH A BANG: Windhoek-born singer Jermain De Voss, professionally known as Jermain. Photo: Contributed

Jermain returns with fresh single after nine-year break

3 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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