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Government medical aid benefits changed to cover children until age 25 instead of 21. Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare approved the Public Service Medical Aid Scheme updates starting June 1st. Unemployed children, single members and students can stay covered longer with annual proof of school...

Former finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi wants government fishing auctions expanded after earning 944 million dollars over four years. Corrupt officials previously used government fishing quotas to steal 300 million dollars during the Fishrot scandal. The state started selling fishing rights...

A teacher sued The Namibian newspaper for 300,000 dollars after they published his private medical story. Fillipus Kavera told the Windhoek High Court that the article hurt him more than receiving wrong medicine from a pharmacy. He claims the newspaper broke his privacy and made him feel exposed...

The Uukwambi royal family wants their king position restored after nearly 100 years without one. Chief Iipumbu ya Tshilongo disappeared when South African forces took him away during 1932. Herman Iipumbu leads the traditional authority after 40 years of service. The family says they support...

Namibia wants southern African parliaments to use artificial intelligence for better lawmaking work. National Assembly speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila spoke at the regional meeting about early AI efforts. The country started testing computer tools to help parliament members do their jobs...

Namibia plans to offer free college education only for subjects that help the economy grow. Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp says students must study fields the country needs most. The government wants graduates who match job market demands better. Many current graduates cannot find work...

Church of Africa deputy bishop Zach Makari will be laid to rest Sunday at Okahumandu village near Aminuis. His brother Rukee Moelanjane confirmed the burial plans after a memorial service happened Thursday at the Windhoek church. The body travels to the village Friday for another memorial...

Illegal fishing boats steal huge amounts of fish from Namibian waters near the Angola border. These foreign ships turn off tracking systems when crossing borders and fish at night close to shore. Most vessels fly fake flags from Cameroon but European companies actually control them. The stolen...

African-American minister Mark Burns visited South Africa and questioned claims about white genocide against farmers. Burns serves as a Republican pastor from South Carolina who supported Trump during his campaigns. He met with different groups and discovered most South Africans seemed surprised...

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare announced that security forces are hiring 4,310 new members across Namibia. The Namibian Defence Force recruits 1,800 people right away. Police forces graduated 1,782 new officers on May 23. The Correctional Service graduated 278 people already and will add 450 more...

Swapo president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has pushed back against talk about splits within her party over her cabinet choices. She picked eight people for her administration and some party members complained about being left out. The president said the questions about her picks wrongly suggest...

Apple plans to stop buying modems from Qualcomm when their contract ends during March 2027. The iPhone maker already released the 16e model with its custom C1 modem that performs better than Qualcomm chips. Qualcomm earns between 5.7 and 5.9 billion dollars each year from Apple business...

Apple might disappoint customers with the iPhone 17 base model that keeps the older A18 processor and 8GB memory. The company appears ready to upgrade wireless charging across all models with new MagSafe accessories. Two wireless chargers showed up supporting the Qi 2.2 standard that delivers...

CD Projekt RED originally wanted to make two major add-ons for Cyberpunk 2077 like they did with Witcher 3. The game launched with many bugs and problems that forced developers to spend time fixing issues instead of creating content. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions worked very poorly and...

Epic Games Store gives away Deathloop and two other titles for free during their summer promotion. Players can download Deathloop and Ogu and the Secret Forest from today until June 12th without paying anything. Two Point Hospital becomes available after that period ends and runs through June...

NVIDIA controls 92 percent of graphics card sales during early 2025 according to new market research. The company gained 8.5 percent more customers compared to previous quarters when competition was stronger. AMD lost ground and holds just 8 percent of the market after losing 7.3 percent of...

Indonesia gave Malawi medical testing equipment worth 200 million kwacha to fight monkeypox disease. Tariq Kidy represents Indonesia as Honorary Consul and delivered the laboratory supplies during Thursday's ceremony. Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda received the donation at ministry...

Government offices and businesses favor foreign computer companies over local firms for major contracts. Clarence Gama leads the ICT Association of Malawi and spoke during their conference opening on Thursday. He said Malawian tech companies possess the needed skills but lose opportunities to...

Marriam Mtima struggled with math and science before learning about computers that think like humans. The Form Three student at Chimutu Community Day Secondary School lives where digital tools are hard to find. She joined 20 students for a four-day training camp about artificial intelligence...

Mozambique President Daniel Francisco Chapo wants better business ties with Malawi. He spoke to company leaders from both countries during a meeting held at Lilongwe. Chapo promised his government will make it easier for businesses to work across borders. The president believes stronger trade...