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Social distancing

3 months ago - 24 March 2020 | Opinion

The Zone asked some learners what they would do once the social distancing has been lifted from Namibia, and this was what they said: Kamwangha NasovoyeAll this social distancing has been quite hard; spending...

Now feels like home

3 months ago - 24 March 2020 | Opinion

Josefina AnkongaI joined the Westside High family last year as a grade 11 learner, because I wanted change and growth as an individual and judging from where I am now standing, I can proudly say...

The power of media

3 months ago - 24 March 2020 | Opinion

Tanya MubondaMy opinion on the 'mediatization' of local culture and Namibian youth receptions of media power.While media culture today appears to be instrumental in Namibian identity formation and cultural change, social tensions and conflict over...

Should parents be allowed to go through their children’s...

3 months ago - 24 March 2020 | Opinion

Eila Haimbili, 11BYes they do.I'm a teen and my phone is regularly checked. I understand why they do it however, and it is very justified. Otherwise you might end up going places where you shouldn't...

By this time next year

3 months ago - 17 March 2020 | Opinion

Ashley Shatika I believe I will be in grade 12 next year, completing my National Senior Secondary Certificate Higher (NSSCH) and preparing for what the future has in store for me. I will study to...

Redakteursbrief

3 months ago - 17 March 2020 | Opinion

Inge Becker en Kati Ries von BergenOns is uiters opgewonde oor die jaar wat voorlê se Waprant. Ons voorspel net die beste en hoop om...

School starting times

3 months ago - 17 March 2020 | Opinion

Christelle Thompson: year 11Normally we don’t complain about waking up early for school but in the last year it gets to you. I would love...

Dressed for Success, the Benefits of School Uniforms

3 months ago - 17 March 2020 | Opinion

Could wearing a uniform determine a student’s pass or fail?Ages ago, uniforms were made to be worn by students attending private schools but as the...

Moedertaalonderrig

3 months ago - 17 March 2020 | Opinion

Alissa BothaJa, omdat jy beter verstaan as jy in jou moedertaal onderrig kan ontvang. Wanneer jy in ’n vreemde taal skoolgaan en jy nie die...

What is your favorite subject and why?

4 months ago - 10 March 2020 | Opinion

Bernardo Rosalia My favorite subject is History, because it is easy to understand and it tells me more about the past. The reason why I...

International Women’s Day

4 months ago - 10 March 2020 | Opinion

Vivian Ralenga Women should be celebrated because they’re dependable. They’re the best counsellors, they multitask like bosses, they’re empowering and they give birth to future...

Editors note

4 months ago - 03 March 2020 | Opinion

Ceciliana Shekunza It is that time of the year when New Years’ resolutions are penned down and put up on walls. I have an amazing...

Big honour for Air Namibia’s...

1 week ago - 03 July 2020 | People

MICHELLINE NAWATISES Victor Nghifindaka, who hails from the Ondobe-yeno village in the Ohangwena Region, has been appointed as a member of the International Air...

Conquering the logistics world every...

1 week ago - 03 July 2020 | People

Michelline Nawatises Oscar Kanovengi was born in Windhoek on 17 September 1978, the year in which the Herero Paramount Chief Clemence Kapuuo was assassinated....

Harnessing curiosity

1 week ago - 03 July 2020 | Banking

Mariselle Stofberg The diverse and ambitious Marion Scheün advises young individuals to find something that they are passionate about and cultivate that into a career....

Changing the face of data

2 weeks ago - 26 June 2020 | Government

Mariselle Stofberg- Herold Kapurua Kazavanga has made a valuable contribution towards reducing the data reserves of the GIPF, from 5% to 2%.He says he achieved...

Ecopreneurship a viable way to...

2 weeks ago - 26 June 2020 | Columns

Desmond KheibebIn the last few years it seems as we have created an unstoppable chain of events which has led to the issue of climate...

From combatant to seasoned academic

2 weeks ago - 26 June 2020 | People

Committed to keep learningESTER KAMATIIn standard 7, (now known as grade 9), Niikondo made a drastic change to drop his academic career, subsequently moving to...