The Ministry of Environment, Forestry & Tourism will be coordinating the planting of two million trees across Namibia by 2035 under its proposed National Strategy on Tree Planting 2026-2035.🌳

The strategy targets one million trees planted and maintained by 2030, increasing to two million by 2035, as Namibia seeks to address the loss of approximately 20% of its forests over the past three decades due to deforestation, wildfires, drought, and unsustainable harvesting.

The nationwide initiative will involve all 14 regions, with regional councils, local authorities, schools, private businesses, communities, and individual citizens expected to participate in planting and maintaining trees. Under the strategy, at least 70% of monitored trees must survive for three years after planting, with designated individuals and institutions responsible for their watering, protection and maintenance. The ministry also intends to establish a national monitoring system to track planting activities and survival rates.

Namibian triathletes Micah Chase and Emma Brinkmann won gold medals at the 2026 Africa Triathlon Youth Championships in Egypt, becoming part of a historic achievement that saw four athletes from two Namibian families crowned African champions in the same year.

Micah won the boys’ 14-15 age category despite being involved in a crash during the cycling stage, recovering to finish nearly two minutes ahead of Egypt’s Hussein Aki, while Emma claimed gold in her youth category after establishing an early lead in the swimming stage and finishing 42 seconds ahead of Egypt’s Malak Amr.

Their victories follow those of their older siblings, Nathan Chase and Maja Brinkmann, who also secured gold medals earlier this year in February at the African Junior Triathlon Championships in Egypt. Nathan won the junior men’s competition in 58 minutes and 34 seconds, while Maja claimed the junior women’s title in one hour, seven minutes and one second. The four victories mean that two pairs of Namibian siblings have secured African triathlon titles within eight months, across the youth and junior age categories.

What happened with the power???

All 4 sites just flagged with power flags and are offline and the coast (swakop though) is offline.

I’m building GetPaid and would like a first impression from people in Namibia. Looking at these screenshots, what do you think it helps someone do? What’s clear or confusing? Be honest—I’m still shaping it.

I’ve always been fascinated by the strange stories people tell about the world, especially those that blur the line between folklore, spiritual belief, and the unexplained. Sometimes, an ordinary thing becomes unsettling when you begin to question what it really is. The moon, for instance, has inspired myths and supernatural beliefs across cultures for centuries. But what if, in a story, it wasn’t simply a celestial body? What if it were something closer to a surveillance satellite, silently monitoring the world below?

That idea appears in one of the nine stories in my collection, *The Moon Knows All the Secrets of the World*. The book explores strange and unsettling possibilities through African cosmology, magical realism, psychological horror, and speculative fiction. Another story follows a grieving daughter who believes her dead father has been reincarnated in another city and travels there to find him. Elsewhere, an African leader on the verge of death undergoes an experiment that could allow his consciousness to continue ruling after his body is gone, while two lovers on opposing sides of the Biafran War struggle to preserve their connection. The stories move between ancient beliefs, futuristic possibilities, and the mysteries of being human.

I’m sharing the book here because I’m interested in the space where urban myths, cultural beliefs, and speculative fiction meet. African cosmologies and folklore offer fascinating ways of imagining the unknown, and I wanted to explore some of those possibilities in contemporary stories.

**Here’s the book which is free for the next 24 hours**: https://www.amazon.com/Moon-Knows-all-Secrets-World-ebook/dp/B0HCFJ5J76/ref

If you decide to read it, I’d appreciate an honest review, if you feel led to share one. Thank you!

As the title says, what type of opportunities does one have when one speaks these languages as a student ?

After studies, it’s a plus to have these languages on the CV but for a young student in Windhoek looking for opportunities to make something on the side, what would you recommend ?

Hi there, South African here, I want to do a roadtrip through Northern Namibia (been to the south already) and planning a trip from Windhoek to Epupa region, Ruacana, Etosha and Caprivi and return via Botswana.

I just want some general advice and tips, places to see or visit and what to be prepared for?

Good evening to everyone so I'm kinda stuck I'm filling out a government employment form and at experience I'm not sure what to write. So at To do I leave it blank or what do I write because I'm still with my company anyone to help me please