A group of 50 youth graduated from free skills training at One for All Organization Technical School in Zomba on Saturday. The ceremony took place at Thondwe, where 35 students finished tailoring courses and 15 completed electrical installation programs. These skills will help them find jobs or start businesses.
The school director, James Kajawo, told graduates that self-employment can bring better rewards than formal jobs. He encouraged them to use their new abilities to earn money and prove that vocational studies lead to success. He also urged school dropouts to try technical training, saying it only requires passion and hard work.
Local leaders praised the school for offering free training to poor youth. Group Village Headman...
The town of Okahandja stopped its tourism expo after locals wanted time to grieve for Rosalind Fabian. Officials planned this fair from April 29 to May 3 at the sports stadium, but postponed it with no new date. Around 100 residents came to the municipal building Saturday morning, where leaders held a press conference. People opposed any celebrations because they felt the pain from the six-year-old girl's murder remained fresh.
Fabian disappeared on Thursday after arriving at KW Von Marees Combined School. Search teams found her body Friday afternoon at Veddersdal graveyard. Resident Shatty Haihambo said holding festivals seemed wrong when families mourned. He pointed out another child named Ingrid Maasdorp from the same school died...
The government wants tighter checks for anyone who takes care of kids after two children were killed in Okahandja. Home Affairs Minister Lucia Iipumbu called these murders awful because losing even one child is terrible. She said both deaths happened within weeks of each other, which makes this a national emergency.
Iipumbu asked everyone to watch for strange behavior that might threaten children. She ordered police leaders to use their best officers to solve these crimes fast. The minister stressed that all groups working with children need safety rules right away.
Residents feel angry about what happened in their quiet town near the capital. Iipumbu reminded people that children represent the future of Namibia. She believes...
The head of Nudo plans to step down from her leadership role. Esther Muinjangue told people she gave notice about leaving back in March. This comes right after Joseph Kauandenge quit his job as secretary general on Wednesday. Both say they will stay members of the party despite leaving their top jobs.
A deputy leader named Joseph Uapingene claims he did not know Muinjangue wanted to resign. He remembers her mentioning it during a meeting months ago, but the group decided it was bad timing. The party will hold talks on Saturday to discuss both departures. Kauandenge left because he failed to stop fighting within the party for five years.
The group split into two sides before the recent elections—one team behind Muinjangue and another...
A former top official says putting agriculture, land reform, and fisheries under one ministry could harm sectors worth N$87 billion to Namibia. Moses Maurihungirire believes the merger will weaken both areas because they have different needs. He worries fisheries might fade into the background since agriculture tends to dominate. The sectors employ over 88,000 people across the country.
President Nandi-Ndaitwah merged these ministries last month to cut costs and improve efficiency. She picked Mac Hengari to lead this combined ministry despite his current legal troubles. Former minister Helmut Angula thinks Hengari will struggle with such a large job because commercial farmers and fishing industry leaders want direct attention from the...
Nicola Brandt explores her mixed German-Namibian roots through photos made over ten years. She went across Namibia taking pictures of places, people and things that show links between German colonial rule, Nazi ideas and apartheid. Her book combines these images with writings from experts on photography, memory, and genocide studies. She wants readers to see past the usual ways people look at Namibia.
The author dug into her family records and public archives to find hidden stories. She tries to recover memories that others want forgotten. Her great-grandfather, Julius, came to German Southwest Africa in 1910 to work at a copper mine. He lived with his wife Klara until she became sick and died after returning to Germany. Five years...
Kunene governor Muharukua blames the Opuwo Town Council for selling the region's only stadium. He says Popular Democratic Movement leaders chose money over young people when they sold the land to businessman Shapumba in 2013. The businessman later sold it to Schoeman for about N$5 million without making improvements. Muharukua wants PDM to donate land for a new stadium instead of selling it to the education ministry. He claims the sale hurt sports development throughout the region.
Education official Haitengela says the town council already gave them land for a new stadium. He denies claims that they tried to buy back the original property from Shapumba. PDM spokesperson Mwilima argues that Swapo ran the government when the sale...
South African teens face a growing vaping problem as laws fail to limit who can buy these products. A major study from Cape Town and Utrecht universities surveyed 25,149 students across eight provinces last year. They found that almost 17 percent of students currently vape, with numbers rising from 8 percent in grade 8 to nearly 30 percent in grade 12. Almost half of teen vapers use their device within an hour of waking up, showing strong addiction signs. About 12 percent said they cannot make it through school without vaping.
Most students reported using products with nicotine, and 25 percent felt anxious when unable to vape. The study created a special scoring system that showed 60 percent of teen vapers have high dependence levels...
President Nandi-Ndaitwah says she will make all college education free starting next year. She made this promise during her first speech to lawmakers. Critics wonder if schools can handle more students and if graduates will find jobs. The head of the student group asked whether public universities can fit everyone who wants to attend.
The president told lawmakers that students at public colleges need not pay for classes from 2026. However, families must still cover housing costs. A political expert thinks the president is trying to win over young people with this plan. He wonders where the money will come from since universities already struggle with funding. The leader of an opposition party questions how these new graduates will find...
