The Expansive landscapes of southern Namibia are shrouded in a heavy, anxious silence. In a blow to the nation’s multi-billion dollar agricultural heritage, Namibia has confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in its highly prized, internationally recognised FMD-free zone.…

For generations, we Namibians have been told a beautiful story about our ocean. We are taught to take pride in having some of the richest fishing grounds in the world. Just last year, our marine sector brought in a staggering…

It is a modern epidemic packaged in sleek, colourful plastic, hidden easily inside pockets and school blazers. Known colloquially on the streets and in school yards as choef, vapes have rapidly transformed from an adult smoking-cessation tool into a health…

South Africa’s hard-won stability faces a quiet, systematic erosion driven by toxic disinformation. Thirty-two years after apartheid fell, propaganda campaigns continue to exploit historical wounds, generating deep domestic fractures.  This destabilisation does not stop at our borders; modern disinformation networks…

Every month-end, the streets of Windhoek witness a familiar, sobering parade. Bakkies and moving trucks, piled high with mattresses, boxes and refrigerators navigate from one suburb to another. While this relentless migration has created a booming local logistics industry, it…