•  By Alexactus T Kaure

Last year’s general and presidential elections brought the issue of gender equality into sharp focus. It was a call for a woman president. Just any woman. It was cast in those fashionable terms of gender mainstreaming, gender balancing, woman empowerment and gender equality. Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba`s son said his father delivered the first non-Ovambo president and will see the first woman president too. So the debate heated up.

• By Hilja Shikongo

Namibia’s creatives are stepping onto the continental spotlight as two local artists prepare to showcase their work at the RMB Latitudes Art Fair in Johannesburg, South Africa, later this month.

Jo Rogge and Lynette Musikubili will represent Namibia at the prestigious event, with support from RMB Namibia and The Project Room, which is a local arts gallery.

• By Staff Reporter

In a significant step towards enhancing customer satisfaction and operational excellence, Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC), trained a total of 47 independent entrepreneurs contracted to install its Spectra services.

The installers have successfully completed a one-week comprehensive training programme focused on connectivity installations, customer service, and professional efficiency.

•  By Staff Reporter

Namibia’s President, Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has concluded back-to-back diplomatic engagements in Botswana and Zambia, in a continuation of her regional outreach since assuming office in March 2025. The working visits, held from 15 to 16 May, form part of a strategic recalibration of Windhoek’s foreign policy posture, aimed at enhancing bilateral relations and accelerating economic cooperation across Southern Africa.

• By Patience Makwele

The Mayeyi community in the Zambezi region says it continues to be left out of the country’s national development agenda despite years of voicing concerns over poor infrastructure and limited access to basic services in their area. In remote villages like Lyanshulu, residents are forced to walk long distances or depend on hitchhiking to access the only clinic in the Sangwali area. 

• By Hilja Shikongo

Etjo Kangumine, “Etjo”, popularly known for her role in the Namibian music celebrated duo, Ethnix, is embarking on a new musical journey with her upcoming extended play (EP) project. Despite this being a solo endeavour, she emphasises that she remains an Ethnix.

•  By Renthia Kaimbi

The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) has facilitated the setting up of an Italian culinary company, ‘Your Kitchen’, which has fast established itself as a first-of-its-kind model of innovation in meal production in Namibia.

•  By Marx Itamalo

The 13th edition of Oshakati’s most prized cultural and trade exhibition, the Totem Expo, is set to attract close to 25 000 revelers at this year’s event, scheduled for May 30 to June 7. 

• By Stefanus Nashama

A total of 60 Chinese companies are registered to conduct business activities in Namibia, according to Chinese ambassador Zhao Weiping.  This, Weiping says, is a sign of deepening bilateral cooperation and growing economic ties between Namibia and China. 
Speaking in Windhoek on Monday, Weiping shared that the registered companies provide a wide range of services similar to those offered in China. 

• By Michael Uugwanga

THE secretary-general of the Namibia Traditional Sports and Games Federation, Jan Marais has told Confidente that the federation is going to showcase various traditional sports at the upcoming Nama Festival. The festivities are scheduled to take place from 29 May to 01 June 2025, in Keetmanshoop. The sport codes to be displayed are Amagoes (fill up the bottle), Owela (traditional chess), Skululu (traditional cricket), Uma (jumping the rope) and many others.