NOVA AIMS TO MEET AFRICA'S AI SKILLS DEMAND

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Namibia's first artificial intelligence (AI) institution, NOVA, has positioned itself to help address the growing demand for future-ready AI technicians in Africa.
 

ICT BOOTCAMP BUILDS DIGITAL SKILLS

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Seventy-six learners and 45 teachers from 12 regions are taking part in an ICT bootcamp at the Berg Aukas Youth Training Centre in Otjozondjupa. 

YOUTH GAIN AI, CODING AND ROBOTICS SKILLS

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Young people from across the country gained hands-on skills in artificial intelligence (AI), coding, and robotics, while also learning new technologies to develop innovative solutions to community challenges.
 

AI GLASSES HELP THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

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Inspired by a promise to his late blind grandmother, a 23-year-old South African computer science student has taken his AI-powered smart glasses for blind and visually impaired people to the global stage at the LEAP East technology competition in Hong Kong.

VP URGES GRADUATES TO EMBRACE INNOVATION

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The Vice President, Lucia Witbooi, has called on graduates to embrace lifelong learning and innovation given the rapidly changing world driven by technology and artificial intelligence (AI).

Witbooi was speaking at the 25th graduation ceremony of the International Training College class of 2026.

NBC DOMINATES JOURNALISM AWARDS

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The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has dominated the 2026 Editors' Forum of Namibia Journalism Awards on Friday, taking home five categories, while NBC journalist Maria Kaalushu was crowned Journalist of the Year.

INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS MUST GUARD THE TRUTH

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Fake news, misinformation and artificial intelligence are making it increasingly difficult for people to distinguish fact from fiction, placing greater responsibility on information professionals to safeguard credible information.

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR AI TO CREATE JOBS IN NAMIBIA

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Artificial intelligence must create jobs rather than replace workers and should help alleviate Namibia’s unemployment crisis.

That is the position President Netumbo Nandi‑Ndaitwah is taking as the country secures a N$240 million investment from China for its Smart City pilot project.