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Windhoek – Unemployment is the biggest problem citizens in most of the surveyed countries in the Southern Africa face, the newly released Afrobarometer 2017 survey has revealed.

Selma Kamanya crowned Miss Namibia 2018

Windhoek - She grew up in Windhoek where she was born in 1997. In her childhood, she never thought Read more...

Omarion in love with Africa

Windhoek - Last year in October, the American star had a show in the country at Independence Stadium Read more...

081EveryFest: the star-studded lineup

Windhoek- Top African musicians including Davido and Runtown (Nigeria), Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe), Heav Read more...

Jay-Z, Beyoncé for Mandela fest

US megastars Jay-Z and Beyoncé will headline the Global Citizen Festival at FNB Stadium in Johannes Read more...

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Jul 12, 2018

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In a sign that Botswana is likely to cli Read more...

02 Jul, 2018 at 09:26 AM

DAR ES SALAAM - DIRECTIVES on online for Read more...

02 Jul, 2018 at 01:24 PM

The Namibian Ministry of Agriculture, W Read more...

28 Mar, 2018 at 06:05 PM

Gaborone – The Botswana government has Read more...

25 May, 2018 at 02:35 PM

Windhoek – Namibia’s housing market Read more...

25 Jun, 2018 at 09:11 AM

This year’s harmonized elections have Read more...

16 Jul, 2018 at 04:42 PM

Rebuild Zimbabwe Party (RZP) presidentia Read more...

16 Jul, 2018 at 04:39 PM

POLICY organs’ meetings for the Common Read more...

16 Jul, 2018 at 04:37 PM

he MDC-Alliance, a lose political coalit Read more...

16 Jul, 2018 at 04:34 PM

Political parties seem to be losing stea Read more...

16 Jul, 2018 at 04:28 PM

Faced with persistent criticisms, Russia Read more...

02 Jul, 2018 at 01:27 PM

Lusaka - The hunt for the Chipolopolo na Read more...

08 Jun, 2018 at 09:41 AM

Windhoek - Namibia has developed a growi Read more...

11 Jun, 2018 at 02:59 PM

THE era of dumping sub-standard and coun Read more...

07 May, 2018 at 02:08 PM

President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Read more...

11 Jun, 2018 at 03:01 PM

Increasing intra-regional trade on spotlight…as Comesa policy organs meet ahead of Heads of States Summit in Lusaka

POLICY organs’ meetings for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) are underway in Lusaka,Read More...

Parties lose traction on youths?

Political parties seem to be losing steam in harnessing the youth vote, which at the inception of campaigns was Read More...

Ebola outbreak in DRC almost over: WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been cRead More...

Russia moots training programme for African editors

Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), collaborating with Ministry of Communications, Diplomatic Academy anRead More...

Facilities development could take Southern African sport to the next level

The on-going FIFA World Cup is a classic example of heavy investment in the development of sporting facilities dRead More...

Hambira signs for Baroka FC

Windhoek – Tura Magic Football Club (FC) captain and Brave Warriors central defender, Charles ‘Chalo’ HambRead More...

It's not looking good for PDV

Harare- Three games into his reign as coach of the Zimbabwe Sables rugby national team, Peter de Villiers, who wRead More...

English footballer-turned-boxer in quest for Commonwealth boxing title

Harare - She has shared the stage with some of world sport’s biggest names, including English international foRead More...

Africa’s flight connectivity nightmare hinder economic progress

Africa’s flight connectivity problems calls for African governments to create direct flight links between and Read More...

African stocks slowly rebounding as economic activity improves.

African stocks appear to be rallying on a slow pace after weeks of encountering loses.Read More...

COMESA launches a women empowerment project in Zim

COMESA has launched the women economic empowerment initiative called the 50 Million African Women Speak (50MWS) Read More...

Poorer countries threatened by food import bill

Windhoek - The world food import bill, global research shows, has broadly tripled since 2000 to reach US$1.43 trRead More...

Listeriosis compounds hardships of struggling Namibians

The banning of South African cold meat products in the Namibian market following the outbreak of listeriosis in Read More...

When fibroids are a woman’s nightmare

Cecilia Chitauro (not her real name), a 31-year-old woman from Mazowe, Zimbabwe, is one of the several African wRead More...

Albinism is not a curse

Windhoek – People with albinism face multiple forms of discrimination worldwide, as albinism is still profoundRead More...

SA government tightens grip on initiation schools

Johannesburg – The South African government has condemned the operation of illegal initiation schools after thRead More...

Fight against TB in children scales up in Africa

African countries have united to fight tuberculosis in children, one of the most overlooked diseases due to diffRead More...

Seed Co pins hope on Command Agriculture ....projects growth in regional markets

PAN-African seed company, Seed Co, anticipates increased demand for seed products under the broadened Command AgRead More...

Extension services bearing fruit

Government’s efforts continue to bear fruit in the provision of agricultural extension services. The followingRead More...

Farmer speaks on Conservation Agriculture

When Helvi Chihinga (38) was introduced to conservation agriculture, she contemplated on switching from conventiRead More...

Climate adapted farming through Conservation Agriculture

The Namibian Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) is fostering the uptake of Conservation AgricultRead More...

Africa’s tourism exhibits resilience to economic shocks

THE tourism sector in Africa has proved to be more resilient despite prevailing economic shocks across the contiRead More...

PPC relishes AfCFTA opportunities …rallies private sector to be proactive

REGIONAL cement manufacturing giant, Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), is strategically positioning itself to tap Read More...

Petrol Price Increases Affect Tourism

The petrol price in South Africa is now almost R20 per litre. This means that travel is more expensive than it hRead More...

Annual gorilla naming festival kicks off in Rwanda

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has launched the annual Kwita Izina Festival, which will culminate in SeptembRead More...

Unprecedented number of election observers flock to Zim

This year’s harmonized elections have proven to be different from previous years as more observers are flockinRead More...

A calling from God to be President - Rev Chikanga

Rebuild Zimbabwe Party (RZP) presidential candidate Reverend Everisto Chikanga of the United Methodist Church (RRead More...

MDC-Alliance anti-ZEC demo mere grandstanding

he MDC-Alliance, a lose political coalition of the original MDC party factions and other “one-man” oppositioRead More...

MEANINGLESS GESTURE! ...as DRC trashes Belgium’s attempt at rehashing its colonial crimes

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mawampanga Mwana Nanga has dismissed the renaming of aRead More...

How young activists are keeping Mandela’s legacy alive across Africa

Last month, at a conference on African Inequalities co-organised by our school and the London School of EconomicRead More...

Our experiences tint our worldview

I was lucky enough to grow up in Lesotho, a country that has been largely unmarked by racism and apartheid.Read More...

Black women in Africa do not own their bodies

Growing up in rural Lesotho in the 1990s, I was faced with the harsh realities of HIV and AIDS from a very earlyRead More...

Of make-up and feminism: Pretty is not dumb

I'm sadly one of those refreshingly naive people who take their time out to try and change opinions on social meRead More...