Namibian universities are producing graduates faster than the job market can absorb them, yet many lack practical skills to complement their theoretical knowledge. The solution is for higher education institutions to integrate skills training alongside academic programmes, rather than maintaining the separation between academic and vocational education.
10 January 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia's paper-based health system leaves patient medical histories isolated between facilities and sectors, creating dangerous gaps in care. A unified digital health records system linked to national ID numbers could ensure doctors have access to critical patient information regardless of location.
10 January 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia's transformation of vocational training centres into specialised TVET colleges presents an opportunity to embed artificial intelligence into education and skills development. However, successful integration requires deliberate policy, investment in digital infrastructure, instructor upskilling, and ethical frameworks to avoid deepening inequalities between urban and rural institutions.
10 January 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia's education ministry dismissed claims that Grade 9 learners can progress through the Technical and Vocational Education and Training system to obtain doctoral degrees, describing the assertion as misleading. The ministry clarified that Cabinet has not approved any pathway allowing direct progression from Grade 9 to university-level qualifications, and that current entry to TVET requires NSSCO (Grade 11) or Grade 12 qualifications.
10 January 2026 · Informanté →
Oshana Region's Acting Police Commander Frederick Ndjadila has warned bus travelers to beware of thieves disguised as travelers at crowded bus loading zones, while also appealing to bus operators to adhere to traffic rules and avoid overloading, overpricing, and overspeeding during the post-festive season travel rush.
10 January 2026 · Informanté →
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested for fatally stabbing a 26-year-old woman, Nacky Macthanisia Dalime Menatzick, and her three-year-old daughter in Epako, Omaheke Region. According to police, a commotion erupted between the suspect and the woman inside a house; the woman pushed her six-year-old son through a window to seek help, and the boy ran to police, who found the mother and younger sister fatally wounded at the scene.
10 January 2026 · Informanté →
The Namibia Meteorological Service forecasts hot to very hot conditions across most of the country with partly cloudy skies and isolated thundershowers over the northern and central-eastern interior, while the coast will remain mild with fog patches. Very hot conditions with maximum temperatures reaching 37°C are expected in the south and parts of the west, while coastal areas will experience much milder conditions around 23–27°C.
10 January 2026 · Informanté →