… Platforms such as YouTube, TikTok and Instagram have made it possible for voices outside traditional media centres to be seen, heard and followed. …
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Monday, 11 May 2026
Namibia’s news, on the hour · Est. 2026
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YouTube
Video platform where Namibian creators monetize content and foreign creators like IShowSpeed livestream to global audiences.
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- April 2026
- March 2026
… Australia has already implemented a social media ban for children under the age of 16, while France recently approved similar measures, requiring platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and X, with the exception of WhatsApp, to block children’s access through age v …
Children and Social Media: To Ban or Not to Ban- January 2026
… Pre-teen boys in Rwanda and Ethiopia cried with joy and excitement as they hugged their online hero in real life – known by his gamer tag IShowSpeed or simply Speed, who now has more than 48 million YouTube subscribers. …
IShowSpeed wows Africa with high-energy tour- October 2025
… Our creators are still unable to fully monetise on YouTube, receive PayPal payouts, or access Apple Pay’s ecosystem. …
Namibia Must Unlock Digital Payment Solutions- September 2025
… With her passion for content creation, Simasiku expresses herself through platforms like YouTube (Sinte Simasiku), Instagram (@itgrl.co) and TikTok, where she shares lifestyle, beauty and fashion content. …
Namibian Youth embraces entrepreneurship… When the government moved to ban 26 social media platforms, including Facebook and YouTube, protests erupted with thousands of young people storming parliament in the capital Kathmandu on Monday. …
Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 killed in protests- September 2024
… It is during some of his overnight stays that he spends time editing and posting his videos to Youtube under the name ‘flying flags’. …
Ghanaian adventurer explores Namibia with his Honda Africa Twin- December 2023
… A user on one platform recruits other users to target and harass someone on another platform – the creator of a specific video over on YouTube, for instance. …
Online ‘likes’ for toxic social media posts prompt more and more hateful messages- June 2023
… Unlike Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Snapchat, Musk’s venture is one of the few social media platforms without a music licensing deal in place. …
Twitter could take billion-dollar hit from music industry- May 2023
After spending years as the subscription black sheep, YouTube Premium is beginning to look mightily attractive. …
YouTube has begun blocking ad blockers
Opinion
Namibian creators struggle to monetize global online reach
The News
Namibian content creators face systemic barriers to monetizing their work despite reaching global audiences, including exclusion from payment platforms like PayPal, affiliate marketing programmes and freelance work sites that are unavailable or restrict access from Namibia. The author argues this reflects how the global digital system was designed with structural inequality, leaving Namibian creators with viewers but limited income opportunities.
18 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Saturday 18 April
Namibian creators struggle to monetize global online reach
Namibian content creators face systemic barriers to monetizing their work despite reaching global audiences, including exclusion from payment platforms like PayPal, affiliate marketing programmes and freelance work sites that are unavailable or restrict access from Namibia. The author argues this reflects how the global digital system was designed with structural inequality, leaving Namibian creators with viewers but limited income opportunities.
18 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Sunday 8 March
Namibia debates social media ban for children under 15
Namibian lawmakers and child welfare experts are divided over whether to ban social media for children under 15, with supporters citing mental health and cyberbullying concerns while critics argue for evidence-based regulation rather than an outright ban. Experts also note that enforcement would be technically challenging given the ease of age verification manipulation.
8 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Monday 19 January
YouTuber IShowSpeed tours 20 African nations with livestreamed content
Popular content creator Darren Watkins Jr., known as IShowSpeed and boasting 48 million YouTube subscribers, is undertaking a "Speed Does Africa" tour across 20 African countries over 28 days, livestreaming his interactions with fans, local culture, sports, and daily life. The high-energy tour has attracted large crowds of young fans, though some critics on social media have dismissed it as a superficial spectacle that primarily benefits the entertainer himself.
19 January 2026 · The Namibian →