A small media company changes lives for young people in Plumtree. Roxtonic Media helps local youth build careers through hands-on training in photography and video. The company, led by Ronald Mpofu, worked at the Mandlenkosi Nkomo and Thandiwe Lina Chionera wedding last weekend. They captured the event with modern equipment at Plumtree School Pavilion Grounds.
Edson Ngwenya started making WhatsApp podcasts before joining Roxtonic as an assistant in 2023. He learned filming skills directly from Mpofu during company trips. Talent Sibindi recently became the second camera assistant at the growing business. Mpofu wants to showcase local talent rather than earn money. The company aims to help photographers, musicians, actors, and models...
Officials are asking farmers to form agricultural groups for better market reach. Matabeleland South Provincial Affairs Minister Albert Nguluvhe shared this message through his representative, Khumbulani Bembe, at a recent field day. These clusters will help farmers gain more selling power, improve market access, and make buying supplies easier. Such changes aim to create the strong commercial farming sector outlined in national development plans.
"Agriculture serves as more than just a way to make a living—it drives economic change," said Nguluvhe. He called on farmers, community leaders, government departments, and aid groups to back these efforts. He stressed the need for training programs, funding, and better farming methods...
Police caught people who planned to bomb Lady Gaga's show at Copacabana Beach on Saturday. The attackers wanted fame on social media with their plot. Officials arrested the main planner and a teen before anything happened. More than two million fans came to the free concert without knowing the danger. Lady Gaga's team learned about the threat only from news reports the next morning.
Police said the group spread hate against kids and LGBTQI+ people online. They arrested the leader for having an illegal gun in Rio Grande do Sul state. The teen got caught with child porn in Rio. These people also pushed teens toward violence and self-harm as membership tests. Cops searched places across four Brazilian states and took computers and other...
The Bank of Namibia printed special money worth N$270 million to remember past leaders. They printed five million N$30 notes in 2020 for the 30th birthday of free Namibia and two million N$60 notes this year for late president Hage Geingob.
Bank worker Kazembire Zemburuka says about 677,000 of those N$60 notes have already moved around the country since March. That makes up almost 34 percent of all printed notes. Nearly 6,853 notes went to money collectors worldwide. The older N$30 note has 32,735 pieces in collector hands globally.
Not many locals collect these special notes because Namibia has a small collector market. Most people who save these notes come from South Africa or other countries. Regular Namibians grab the notes from...
Namibian coastal towns grabbed top honors at recent awards. The Association of Local Authorities in Namibia handed out prizes during their Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture event at Swakopmund last month. Swakopmund Municipality CEO Alfeus Benjamin earned the Excellence Award as Outstanding Public Servant CEO. His city also won for Community Sports, Recreation and Culture Development because they help everyone join sports activities.
Walvis Bay saw its mayor, Trevino Forbes, named Outstanding Public Servant Mayor for 2024. The awards committee praised his work with the Mayoral Relief Fund, which gave back over N$2.3 million to residents needing help. Walvis Bay also received the Outstanding Municipality Sports, Recreation, Arts and...
Former governor Usko Nghaamwa and businessman Pinehas Nambadi plan to build a health clinic at Omaimbi farm in the Amuteya district. They announced this during King Fillemon Nangolo Shuumbwa's visit to the area on Saturday. The project aims to help local people who must travel far for medical care.
Residents currently travel about seven kilometers to Oshivelo or 80 kilometers to Omuthiya for health services. Nambadi gave land for the clinic, but they need concrete stones and sand to start building. Many sick people die before reaching current clinics, especially children with snakebites who need fast treatment. Workers have already delivered one truck of bricks to begin construction.
King Shuumbwa promised to support the clinic...
People came together at Okongo in the Ohangwena region on Sunday to mark Cassinga Day, remembering what happened on May 4, 1978. Those who lived through the bombing of a Swapo refugee camp in Angola shared stories about the South African air attack. Swapo Women's Council secretary Fransina Kahungu spoke about how the day brings back memories of when South African forces killed many women and children at Cassinga in Angola. She talked about how they honor those who died during that awful attack.
The event follows President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's Saturday night speech, in which she asked Namibians to stay united behind her government. She called on citizens to support the eighth Swapo administration as they work toward economic freedom...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah asked Namibians to come together behind her leadership as they marked Cassinga Day. She spoke at an event Saturday night about the massacre that happened 47 years ago on May 4. South African forces killed around 600 Namibians when they attacked a Swapo base at Cassinga in southern Angola back in 1978.
The president called for national focus and unity. She urged people to support the eighth Swapo government administration during their push toward economic freedom for all citizens. Nandi-Ndaitwah asked Namibians to work harder to carry out the 2024 Swapo election promises at every level of government over the next five years.
She called on citizens to renew their commitment to values that helped them...
Police are searching for a man who walked into the ocean late Saturday at Swakopmund Jetty. Officers describe him as fair-skinned and wearing a red shirt, blue pants, a gray cap, and black sunglasses. Senior Inspector Judith Shomongula said they consider him alive until they find evidence otherwise.
Someone reported that the man left white roses on the beach before entering the water. Police teamed up with Navy personnel and sea rescue groups Sunday morning to look for him. Search teams faced challenges from strong water swells and dangerous currents at the spot marked as unsafe for swimming.
Authorities want people who are missing a family member to call Detective Chief Inspector Dino Skrywer at 0814223210 or Detective Warrant...
