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JOB MATCHMAKER: Self-taught developer Leonard Nangolo Akathingo developed iTransfer independently to help public workers connect with potential transfer partners. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

TECHNOLOGY

iTransfer matches teachers, nurses seeking transfers

iTransfer matches teachers, nurses seeking transfers

10 Hours Ago

FROM THE AIR: Smoke rises from burnt ground across the hills of the Omaruru district during the veldfires that destroyed more than 10 000 hectares. Photo: Contributed

ENVIRONMENT

Omaruru charcoal producer fined N$8 000 over fire safety lapses

Omaruru charcoal producer fined N$8 000 over fire safety lapses

10 Hours Ago

ADULT LEARNERSrnAdult learners and community members attended the Adult Learners Week and International Literacy Day event at Oluno Community Hall. PHOTO: LOISE SHIIMI

EDUCATION

Literacy gives adults new independence

Literacy gives adults new independence

10 Hours Ago

NEW PUMPS: Two new pumps are expected to help address water issues affecting parts of Otjiwarongo. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

INFRASTRUCTURE

New pumps to tackle Otjiwarongo water woes

New pumps to tackle Otjiwarongo water woes

10 Hours Ago

FINDINGS: Dr Tauya Muteka says food-poisoning clusters in the Kavango regions are more likely linked to hunger, unsafe food preparation and poisonous plants than deliberate poisoning. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

LOCAL NEWS

Hunger, unsafe food behind Kavango poisoning crisis – doctor

Hunger, unsafe food behind Kavango poisoning crisis – doctor

10 Hours Ago

REUNITED: Swapo secretary-general Sophia Shaningwa welcomes Rosalia Ndeshi Nanghuti. PHOTO: Eliot Ipinge

LOCAL NEWS

Former IPC councillor rejects ‘politics of the belly’ claims

Former IPC councillor rejects ‘politics of the belly’ claims

10 Hours Ago

MILESTONE: Lifeline/Childline Namibia marked its 45th birthday celebration in Windhoek in September 2025, with Vice President Lucia Witbooi and deputy education minister Dino Ballotti in attendance. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Lifeline/Childline Namibia offers a lifeline to thousands each year

Lifeline/Childline Namibia offers a lifeline to thousands each year

5 Day Ago

Dr Bianca van Niekerk. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Why Namibia's Youth Need Marketing Skills

Why Namibia's Youth Need Marketing Skills

5 Day Ago

Veripura Muukua. Photo: Contributed

My Zone Careers

Collaboration is key to greater social impact

Collaboration is key to greater social impact

5 Day Ago

Riaan Siyama alongside youth who benefit from BEOCu0027s programmes. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

BEOC turns youth voices into community action

BEOC turns youth voices into community action

5 Day Ago

Clarissa Huisamen. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Q&A with Clarissa Huisamen

Q&A with Clarissa Huisamen

5 Day Ago

Robert Eiman. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

My Zone Careers

Eiman steps up as Agribank's new chief

Eiman steps up as Agribank's new chief

5 Day 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

7 Month Ago

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My Zone

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

NCCAS recognition for Dr Lemmer

8 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!

8 Month Ago

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My Zone

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

When did struggling become a requirement for success?

8 Month Ago

Education minister Sanet-Steenkamp. Photo: Contributed

My Zone

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

NSSCO KPIs increase from 29% to 36%

8 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

8 Month Ago

Picture of The Week
Events

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Photo Page

Photo Page

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EVENTS

Sportsmanship rewarded

Sportsmanship rewarded

5 Day Ago

Joyful scenes at the opening of the CST Expo in Windhoek last week. Photo NMH

EVENTS

CST Expo unites Namibia’s creative, sport and tourism sectors

CST Expo unites Namibia’s creative, sport and tourism sectors

5 Day Ago

EXPO TOUR: President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare visit exhibitor stalls at the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair on Sunday. PHOTO: Loise Shiimi

EVENTS

President calls for year-round Ongwediva trade hub

President calls for year-round Ongwediva trade hub

3 Week Ago

TOGETHER: Vice President Lucia Witbooi practises sign language skills at the awards ceremony. Photo: Otis Daniels

EVENTS

State House wins disability-inclusive employer award

State House wins disability-inclusive employer award

2 Month Ago

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EVENTS

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

Notice: Temporary Unavailability of Photos During System Maintenance

9 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

9 Month Ago

Kiana Cormack smiling in a hospital bed after her brain surgery last July.

Kiana Cormack’s bizarre summer: ‘Suddenly I had a brain tumor’

10 Hours Ago Sport

PHOTO PIXABAY

Treatment options for prostate cancer

10 Hours Ago Market Watch

Joyful scenes at the opening of the CST Expo in Windhoek last week. Photo NMH

CST Expo unites Namibia’s creative, sport and tourism sectors

5 Day Ago Mining

Sportsmanship rewarded

5 Day Ago EVENTS

JOB MATCHMAKER: Self-taught developer Leonard Nangolo Akathingo developed iTransfer independently to help public workers connect with potential transfer partners. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

iTransfer matches teachers, nurses seeking transfers

10 Hours Ago TECHNOLOGY

RISING PRESSURE: Sanet Steenkamp says N$2 billion has been spent on subsidised tertiary education this year. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

N$2bn spent on free varsity education but challenges persist

10 Hours Ago EDUCATION

REUNITED: Swapo secretary-general Sophia Shaningwa welcomes Rosalia Ndeshi Nanghuti. PHOTO: Eliot Ipinge

Former IPC councillor rejects ‘politics of the belly’ claims

10 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

FINDINGS: Dr Tauya Muteka says food-poisoning clusters in the Kavango regions are more likely linked to hunger, unsafe food preparation and poisonous plants than deliberate poisoning. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Hunger, unsafe food behind Kavango poisoning crisis – doctor

10 Hours Ago LOCAL NEWS

NEW PUMPS: Two new pumps are expected to help address water issues affecting parts of Otjiwarongo. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

New pumps to tackle Otjiwarongo water woes

10 Hours Ago INFRASTRUCTURE

ADULT LEARNERSrnAdult learners and community members attended the Adult Learners Week and International Literacy Day event at Oluno Community Hall. PHOTO: LOISE SHIIMI

Literacy gives adults new independence

10 Hours Ago EDUCATION

FROM THE AIR: Smoke rises from burnt ground across the hills of the Omaruru district during the veldfires that destroyed more than 10 000 hectares. Photo: Contributed

Omaruru charcoal producer fined N$8 000 over fire safety lapses

10 Hours Ago ENVIRONMENT

RECOVERED: Police recovered the touristsu2019 stolen belongings, including their passports, cash and laptop bags. Photo: Phillipus Josef

Otjiwarongo police wield CCTV to nab trio after tourist heist

10 Hours Ago CRIME

PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Etosha battles blazes

1 Day Ago SHORT NEWS

PHOTO: FILE

Teen (16) dies in knife fight

1 Day Ago SHORT NEWS

PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Audit skills, NNN says

1 Day Ago SHORT NEWS

BIG BUSINESS: Tourism minister Indileni Daniel says staff shortages and the absence of a chief executive are hampering the boardu2019s ability to regulate operators, collect fees and tackle gambling-related harm. PHOTO: FILE

CEO, staff shortages cripple gambling board's work

1 Day Ago LOCAL NEWS

RISING PRESSURE: Sanet Steenkamp says N$2 billion has been spent on subsidised tertiary education this year. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

N$2bn spent on free varsity education but challenges persist

10 Hours Ago EDUCATION

ADULT LEARNERSrnAdult learners and community members attended the Adult Learners Week and International Literacy Day event at Oluno Community Hall. PHOTO: LOISE SHIIMI

Literacy gives adults new independence

10 Hours Ago EDUCATION

Hilma Weber during a reading session with children. Photo: Hilma Weber/Facebook

Reading pleasure for kids

5 Day Ago EDUCATION

PRIORITISE SAFETY: Students were encouraged to resist financial and emotional pressures in relationships. PHOTO: Loise Shiimi

Students told not to bankroll their girlfriends

1 Week Ago EDUCATION

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

3 Week Ago Look

Photo Caption

Lawmakers want total ban on hubbly and vaping

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

LONELY: Nathalia /Goagoses blasted senior officials for failing to attend the festival opening. PHOTO: FILE

Governor fumes as education officials skip arts festival

3 Week Ago EDUCATION

CONCERN: Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp. PHOTO: Eliot Ipingernrn

Teaching posts not for sale – Steenkamp

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

LEARNING: The newly constructed Outjo Project Secondary School. Photo: Phillipus Josef

N$70m Kunene schools come with demand for better results

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

AMBITIOUS: A sweeping N$28 billion education plan aims to transform Namibiau2019s schools, universities, skills training and youth development programmes by 2030. PHOTO: Eberhard Kanyanga / WIKI

N$28bn plan targets education overhaul

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

BUDGET: Gerard Vries, Executive Director responsible for Sport, Youth, and National Service within the Ministry of Education. Photo: Contributed

Education ministry warns funding crisis threatens schools, free tertiary education goals

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

COMMUNITY SUPPORT: The new classroom block at Onekondjelo Primary School. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED rn

Iyaloo Women funds N$62 500 Onekondjelo classroom block

1 Month Ago EDUCATION

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

3 Week Ago Look

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

5 Month Ago YOUTH

SKILLS: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. PHOTO: FILE

Companies could get major tax deductions for hiring interns

5 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.

6 Month Ago YOUTH

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

‘We steal just to eat’

6 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

6 Month Ago YOUTH

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Windhoek youth face housing shortages, high living costs

6 Month Ago YOUTH

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

7 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Outgoing NYC boss’ final foreign trips questioned

9 Month Ago YOUTH

PHOTO: Alexas Fotos - Pixabay

Private Windhoek schools deny race-based class placement claims

9 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Inside the national youth loan scheme

11 Month Ago YOUTH

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

Schools to screen Namibian documentaries in September

1 Year Ago YOUTH

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

3 Week Ago Look

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

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

4 Month Ago Oshiwambo

Mecthilde Karomo. PHOTO: Rita Kakelo

Omukiintu mongali sho a fikile oonakuholathana mombashu

4 Month Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Unslash/Shane-mclendon

Zim mines see R145bn funding shortfall

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Photo Reuters

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

Photo Nampa

Namibia vulnerable to imported inflation

4 Year Ago Oshiwambo

Gazza advocates for stronger legislation and systems that allow creatives to monetise their work and benefit more from the industry they help build.

SADC stars shine bright at CST

5 Day Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

NEW MUSICAL GENERATION: Melzedeck Hammond living his passion at MJH Live Sound and Recording. Photo: Otis Daniels

New music school strikes a chord in Lüderitz

2 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

The NAMAs are back, and thinking bigger than just awards

3 Week Ago Look

ENCAPSULATION: Namibian filmmaker and creative director Othilia Tutu Mungoba with Bience Gawanas. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

Bience Gawanas documentary to premiere in Windhoek

4 Week Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

SUPPORTING THE ARTS: NACN Grants 2026 Cycle 2 recipients minister Sanet Steenkamp.

NACN awards N$1m in grants to 25 creatives

1 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

NEW CHAPTER: Christ Laolange Shameulu says her debut memoir, u2018The Power of Perseveranceu2019, was born from a season of loss and rebuilding. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Christ Laolange Shameulu’s memoir offers ‘hope, not just pain’

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

NEW SERIES: Eros Academy Secrets is set to premiere on 17 July. Photos: Contributed

‘Eros Academy Secrets’ web series shines spotlight on Namibian youth

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

STILL HERE: Singer-songwriter Azaria says u0027Nog Hieru0027 is a testament to choosing hope and perseverance through lifeu0027s darkest moments. Photos: Contributed

Azaria bares her soul on new EP

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

DEBUT: Conwill Feris. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Conwill Feris pens personal memoir on mental health

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

TRUSTED: Joseph Ailonga (Jossy Joss) retained his position as chairperson. Photo: Contributed

Nascam secures N$1.5m Unesco grant as Jossy Joss begins new term

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

LOCAL SURPRISE: Reality TV star Namibia Rosa Olpherts. Photo: Contributed

British Love Island ‘bombshell' named after Namibia stuns locals

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

MY STORY: Kwaito Lager is set to drop his album u0027Writing My Storyu0027 in July. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

Kwaito Lager tells his story with release of long-awaited album

2 Month Ago ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

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