Young people across Namibia feel anger after two little girls were raped and killed in Okahandja. They want justice for five-year-old Ingrid Maasdorp and six-year-old Roslin Fabians, whose body was found Friday.
Teen Dezy Conradie calls these murders a national emergency. She wants tougher police work and stronger laws. Twelve-year-old Albertina Ashikoto asks teachers and parents to watch children more carefully. Sixteen-year-old Candice Waterboer feels helpless about these cruel deaths but says people must demand change.
Harry Ngatjikale, age 17, worries that criminals claim mental illness to avoid punishment. He believes justice needs to happen fast and publicly. Eighteen-year-old Fisabo Mapalo wants child safety to become a top...
Hendrina Kudhingililwa created a space for young Namibians to speak up. She runs Tukwatha Youth Organisation, where she helps build brave leaders. Her group links youth with people who make decisions. They face money problems and have no office, but stay strong through teamwork.
Kudhingililwa started Tukwatha to make young people take charge of their lives. They learn about problems and how to fix them instead of just complaining. The Career Launch Programme stands out among their work. It trains youth as financial advisers and gives them three-year job contracts. This changes lives with real careers.
Tukwatha does more than find jobs. It helps young people represent themselves and grow as current leaders. They focus on personal...
Young people want better lives than past generations had. But climate disasters like sea floods, fires, heat, and dry spells destroy these hopes. More than two million Namibians under 35 face the worst risks from climate change. People wasted natural resources for ages. Today's youth must fix a broken planet that they did not harm.
School Environment Clubs Namibia shows how young people fight for their future. An African saying tells us rain falls on everyone, just like climate problems affect us all. Climate change means long-term shifts in world weather patterns. Human actions release gases that trap heat around Earth. Bad weather, food problems, dying plants and animals, water shortages, and health issues hit young people hardest...
The fishing industry needs unity, says Mining, Metal, Maritime, and Construction Workers Union leader Joseph Garoeb. He wants the Namibian people to control fish resources. At the yearly fishing meeting in Walvis Bay last Friday, Garoeb asked for a national committee with officials, unions, companies, and workers to help guide the agriculture ministry with fairness and openness.
Fish numbers are falling, illegal fishing continues, work conditions remain poor, climate change grows worse, and money pressures need solving. Garoeb believes people created the splits through favoritism and unfair fishing rights that help only certain groups instead of all workers. He thinks Namibians should truly hold power and run local companies.
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Police have taken three people for questioning about the murders of three young girls in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa police commander Phillip Haiidengwa told Desert FM Monday. He noted that the cases of two school children seem alike because of how they happened. Haiidengwa said it was early in the case, but police were working hard. He avoided sharing many details to prevent raising false hopes.
The public has offered help finding who did these crimes, Haiidengwa said. Anyone with good tips can claim a N$50,000 reward. Police want to solve these cases completely. They brought five foreign detectives to look into these three cases. Extra Special Reserve Force members have joined to patrol the area.
These patrols aim to stop such attacks...
Former farm minister Mac Hengari will remain behind bars after the Windhoek court said he might run away or talk to witnesses. The judge denied him bail Monday for trying to block justice. His next court date is June 3.
Police nabbed Hengari during the weekend when he tried to pay off a rape victim with N$230 000. This bribe attempt earned him more legal trouble. His family stood outside the courthouse to show support, but things look bad as more charges pile up. Officials plan to charge him under anti-corruption laws for messing with police work.
Law officers caught Hengari through a setup near an Eros restaurant. The victim's family member tricked him into coming there. Police showed up around 5:30 Saturday evening to make the arrest.
According to NamWater spokesperson Lot Ndamanomhata, work moves forward on the Outapi Water Treatment Plant expansion project. The upgrade addresses increased water needs from population growth in the Omusati region. The current plant, running since 2001, has reached its capacity after providing drinking water for more than 20 years.
Ndamanomhata says this project aims to secure reliable water for Outapi and the surrounding areas. The upgrade will boost water production from 180 cubic meters per hour to 438. This increased output will meet both present needs and future demands. The improved plant will deliver better water quality that follows new national standards. The project carries a price tag of N$141.8 million and should finish...
Erongo governor Neville Andre wants everyone to help build safer communities through mental health care. He asks the government, businesses, leaders, and regular people to team up against problems like emotional abuse, violence, and postpartum depression. Many people face these challenges alone every day. He spoke at the recent launch of the Shahula Foundation in Walvis Bay, which aims to prevent abuse and raise awareness about mental health issues.
The foundation event featured personal stories from survivors who shared how they overcame life traumas. Andre said the event shows a refusal to stay quiet about suffering and injustice. He pointed out that police reports show domestic violence remains among the most common crimes in the...
Game designer Yoko Taro worries AI might replace game makers within 50 years. He shared his views in a Famitsu magazine talk with fellow creators Kotaro Uchikoshi and Jiro Ishii. The group discussed how fast AI grows and what this means for creative fields.
Uchikoshi fears AI adventure games might become the norm. Taro agrees that game creators could lose their jobs as technology advances. He thinks future game creators might be viewed like old-time bards who performed stories. Players might ask AI to make games instead of playing ones made by humans.
AI systems could learn what players enjoy and create stories with paths that match those preferences. These systems will keep getting better at making recommendations. Many creators feel...
