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By: Ketemba Tjipepa President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is expected to launch a National Youth Fund aimed at assisting young people access financing for their businesses. She said many youth-led businesses continue to face systemic financing hurdles, despite making up the majority of the population. President made the announcement on Wednesday during the Bank of Namibia’s launch of upgraded banknotes and new coin series. “Youth development is another national priority that requires urgent […]

By: Taati Niilenge Walvis Bay is hosting the 2nd Youth in Oil and Gas Summit, Namibia’s much anticipated youth energy convening platform. The summit, founded by advocate for youth empowerment in the energy sector, Justina Erastus, is taking place on Friday and Saturday, the 25th and 26th of July 2025. This year’s summit is being hosted at the Walvis Bay town hall and has brought together over 800 industry leaders, […]

By: Taati Niilenge Walvis Bay mayor Trevino Forbes on Monday visited the Walvis Bay Child and Family Center, where he acknowledged a title deed donation of four erven to the center by the municipality of Walvis Bay. The donation will pave the way for the construction of a new centre in the Meersig suburb, with improved facilities that will more effectively support education, therapy, training, livelihood development and psychosocial interventions […]

By: Staff Reporter A 34-year-old male teacher on Tuesday was found deceased in a bush area near Elia Weyulu Combined School in Okongo, Ohangwena Region. The Regional Crime Investigation Coordinator Deputy Commissioner Melanie Mbuuru said the learners discovered the body by 07:35, who the alerted neighbours. Mbuuru said the neighbors then notified the police. She stated that no foul play is suspected and that no suicide was found. The body […]

By: Ludorf Iyambo Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) leader Epafras Mukwiilongo is engaged in a heated online exchange, accusing SWAPO Secretary-General Sophia Shaningwa of being an enemy of local businesses. In a WhatsApp group named Okutsa Nodhikwa, Mukwiilongo shared a voice note claiming Shaningwa enables foreign businesses to operate the country, leading to local businesses to collapse due to the influx of foreign-owned enterprises—specifically Chinese, Indian, and Zimbabwean. “Shaningwa is […]

By: Staff Reporter A 29-year-old man was arrested at Walvis Bay on Monday in possession of 11 small bags of skunk cannabis weighing 422 grams. The value of the drugs is estimated at N$ 21 100. According to Walvis Bay police, senior inspector Judith Shomongula, the arrest followed a tipoff from the public about a young man selling drugs on large scale. "Surveillance was kept on him and his premises. […]