Former inmates face numerous challenges that hinder their ability to access economic opportunities and achieve stability, including rejection due to stigma and discrimination. This is according to University of Namibia (Unam) associate professor and psychology and social work head of…

Predictions on the future of cryptocurrencies cannot be made yet, since the market is unpredictable. So says bitcoin builder, educator, miner and ‘digital disruptor’ Nikolai Tjongarero. “Bitcoin is an electronic cash system that was created to make sure anyone can…

Local film-maker Michael Namaseb has wrapped up the first season of his reality-based web series, ‘Nanub: The Heartbeat of the City’. Streaming on YouTube, the series dives into Namibian popular culture, drawing inspiration from the lively streets of Windhoek. It…

A Windhoek woman, who queued at the Baumgartsbrunn polling station 29km outside Windhoek, accused the presiding officer of allowing those that he knows to cast their votes first. “We have been here since the morning and late in the afternoon…

Former minister of fisheries and marine resources Bernhard Esau, who is awaiting trail, says it feels good to be casting his vote. He was among awaiting-trial prisoners who cast their vote at Windhoek Correctional Facility on Wednesday. “I am mostly…

Prime minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has urged those in queues waiting to cast their votes to remain patient despite delays. “The process was smooth for me, I urge everyone to come out and cast their vote,” she said. She said this…

The family members of an alleged murder victim say they are traumatised after the accused were granted bail in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura on 31 October. Gideon Kalume (34), speaking on his late brother’s killing, in which a…

National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) self-proclaimed faction leader Barry Rukoro says his party, together with Swanu of Namibia, are demanding justice for the 1904 to 1908 genocide. Rukoro said this during Nudo’s star rally on Saturday. “Nudo and its partners…

National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) self-proclaimed leader Barry Rukoro officially announced a partnership between Nudo and Swanu of Namibia. This was revealed during Swanu’s star rally in Windhoek on Saturday. “We join hands in a powerful partnership to bring real…

Namibia tolerates violence. Sister Namibia national coordinator Brigit Loots says this calls for action to break harmful norms. “We have a tolerance for and acceptance of violence in Namibia. We, however, need to start tackling it and stop tolerating it.…

Romancia Seibes (27) is appealing to the public for financial assistance to buy a flight ticket so that she can represent Namibia at a pageant in Nigeria. The Miss Africa Golden pageant takes place in Lagos next Sunday. Seibes says…

At the age of sixteen, Simon* came to Windhoek for the first time in 2021, leaving behind his family in Omupa, a village in southern Angola. Upon his arrival, his former boss paid the bus fare and Simon became a…