By Hilja Shikongo
In a few short years, TikTok has gone from being just another dance app to a creative hub for the youth. Whether it is comedy, fashion, food, or music, the platform has become a space where young Namibians are not only entertaining each other but also building influence and expressing culture in new ways.
A few years ago, social media was considered the new frontier in marketing and communication. Social media platforms promised brands a direct line to their audiences due to its setup of being fast, dynamic and disruptive, in this respect it has delivered on this promise in more ways than one.
By Jeremiah Ndjoze
The Indigenous People’s Business Forum (IPBF) has hailed, as a step in the right direction and viable platform, the mooted Nedbank Future of Business Conference, which is slated for late next month. They however, cautioned that such initiatives should be driven to yield tangible benefits for the micro, small and meduim enterprises (MSME )sector and not only serve as public relation projects to benefit the proponents.
By Jeremiah Ndjoze
The National Youth Fund which was duly capitalised to the tune of N$257 million recently, will line up its next batch of young entrepreneurs who are set to benefit from the government initiative during the first week of August 2025. This revelation was made by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, during her recent presentation of her administration’s achievements in its first 100 days.
By Jeremiah Ndjoze
The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy is looking at the electrification of at least 26,700 households per year, in order to meet its target of a 70 percent electrification rate by the year 2030.
By Jeremiah Ndjoze
The FinTech Square, an initiative of the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) returns this year, for the fourth time running, with a renewed zeal to spark innovation and investment in Namibia’s non-banking financial services sector, fostering growth and digital transformation.
I have purposefully titled this tribute to Rikondja Ben Karamata, ‘The Quintessential Intellectual’. Despite having been many different things to me during what I would say has been a short sojourn, I have known him more than a good time, and indeed it has been a good time of knowing him.
By Patience Makwele
In a decisive step toward strengthening public safety and national administration, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) this week unveiled its 2026–2030 Strategic Plan which marked a bold and far-reaching blueprint aimed at safeguarding the dignity, rights, and security of all Namibians.
Barely two years after joining the Popular Democratic Movement of Namibia (PDM), from the SWAPO Party, former national deputy secretary general of the Namibia National Students’ Organisation (Nanso), Gerson ‘River’ Kasinee, is in the fray for the leadership of the constituency office in Omatako.
By Patience Makwele
Retired Navy officer Bamba Sinsy Nghipandua is said to have been quietly appointed as the new director general of the Namibian Central Intelligence Service (NCIS) this week.
The low-profile appointment follows recents speculation reported in July that Nghipandua was being considered to take over the top post at the country’s intelligence institution.