Young women aged 14 to 24 who graduated in agriculture and animal husbandry at Mashare Irrigation Training Centre in the Kavango East region on Friday have received employment contracts. IntraHealth Namibia, through the USAID-funded Reach Namibia project, facilitated vocational skills…

Rehoboth inaugurated its first clearing office at the town’s police station on Friday. The vice president of the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta), Jeffrey Platt, says the new office will not only help to grow the town, but also…

The Hardap region has agricultural potential with its fertile soil and many agricultural activities, but persistent drought has become a concern for many farmers and backyard gardeners in the region. However, many people keep going despite these difficulties, hoping for…

Lionel Messi was named Major League Soccer’s Most Valuable Player on Friday after leading Inter Miami to a record-breaking regular season campaign. The Argentine superstar was handed the accolade after his performances helped Miami to a record regular season points…

… Creatives share hopes and plans for 2025 As 2024 draws to a close, Namibian visual artists reflect on a year that was equally disruptive and filled with creative milestones. Although the year has been difficult for many because of…

Consumers residing in the //Kharas, Hardap and Omaheke regions paid the highest prize for maize meal during November, as the inflation rate for the month dipped slightly. According to the Namibia Consumer Price Index (NCPI) bulletin for November, consumers in…

Namibia will host an environmental conference from 10 to 16 December in Windhoek. The conference brings 750 delegates from over 150 countries together to address critical issues related to biodiversity, ecosystems and their interconnectedness with human well-beings. The delegates to…

I thought by the time it’s my turn to write a column again, we would have the results of our presidential and National Assembly elections already, and I could gracefully concede to the victory of alleged corruption once again in…

In Namibia, defending incompetence and mediocrity has evolved from an occasional lapse into a cultural trademark we now wear with misplaced pride. At this point, nobody dares call out the flop of another because, well, tomorrow it may be you.…

Here’s the thing, summer in Namibia is not for the faint-hearted. You will faint, literally.The sun doesn’t just shine – it smacks you in the face and leaves you with a brand to prove it passed through. We’re constantly trying…

The price of potatoes is going up, but at a slower rate compared to last year this time. The latest Consumer Price Index data released by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) shows the rate at which the price of potatoes…

Namibis’s private sector received over N$3.8 billion in credit over the last 12 months. This is nearly double the amount expended during the same period in the previous year, according to data from IJG Securities. Of this, the firm noted…