Namibia

Solomon Arase, who passed away at Cedar Crest Hospital, Abuja, in the early hours of Sunday, was a seasoned police officer and lawyer whose career spanned over three decades of service to Nigeria. His career also included international service, notably a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Namibia. As of press…

A tragic accident in the early hours of Saturday, which has claimed at least 15 lives and left more than 10 others injured after a suspected head-on collision in Namibia   -   Copyright © africanews @ObserverNamibia Last updated: 31/08 - 12:11 Namibia In a devastating incident on Saturday morning, fourteen lives…

Energy August 18, 2025 by Muyiwa Lucas Heirs Energies, an integrated energy company, has reiterated its commitment to energy sufficiency for Africa at the U.S.–Africa Energy Forum and the Namibia International Oil & Gas Conference 2025. At both forums, Heirs Energies showcased its strategy of responsibly harnessing Africa’s vast natural…

Namibia has become the latest African nation to embrace digital innovation in development project oversight, following the official launch of the Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME) initiative in Windhoek. The African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with Namibia’s Ministry of Finance, unveiled the project on Wednesday, making Namibia…

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Damaraland is certainly a large area (18,000sq miles) and it’s definitely in a hot region (current temperature 31C). But where I’d expected lunar landscapes speckled with the occasional succulent, there are rolling hills swathed in softly wafting grass. Where I’d imagined…

IN SHORT: Claims that Namibian president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah "rejected a proposal from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct trials of a hormonal intrauterine device" are false. Health misinformation like this can be dangerous. Disclaimer: Funding from the Gates Foundation made up 16% of Africa Check's income in 2024…

“These are my private parts, private parts, private parts, these are my private parts, no-one should touch them, no-one should see them,” they sing. “And if you touch my private parts, private parts, I will tell my mother, I will tell my father, I will tell my teacher.” In a…

Tuesday 19 August 2025 - 09:00am NAMIBIA - Gelda Waterboer, a Grade 1 teacher at Rogate Primary School in Namibia, never imagined she'd be a TikTok sensation. A video of her teaching her pupils a song about reporting unsafe touch on their private parts has gone viral on social media.…

A teacher in Africa has gone wildly viral after singing a song to her first-grade class about “private parts,” showing them where other people should not touch. Gelda Waterboer, a teacher at Rogate Primary School in Namibia, became an overnight TikTok sensation after she posted a video of herself leading…

by Editor August 18, 2025 August 18, 2025 0 809 Heirs Energies, Africa’s leading indigenous-owned integrated energy company, continued to amplify its commitment to energy sufficiency for Africa with a strong presence at two landmark events: the U.S.–Africa Energy Forum and the Namibia International Oil & Gas Conference 2025. At…