Looking for an affordable driving school in Windhoek. Any recommendations?

Hi everyone! I’m currently looking for remote administrative opportunities.

I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and experience in administration, logistics, customer service, HR support, data entry, scheduling, email management, and sales/marketing.

I am reliable, organized, and available to start immediately. I’m open to part-time, full-time, contract, or virtual assistant roles.

If you know of any opportunities or businesses looking for remote administrative support, please feel free to reach out. Thank you!

The Ministry of Justice & Labour Relations has increased the minimum wage for labourers and general workers in Namibia’s construction sector, from N$19.46 to N$20.43 per hour. The wage will increase further to N$21.45 per hour from September 1st, 2027.

The new rates are part of a two-year collective agreement between the Construction Industries Federation of Namibia and the Metal & Allied Namibian Workers Union. The agreement was extended by the ministry to cover the wider construction industry, including employers and employees who were not directly part of the negotiations.

The agreement also increases the additional allowance paid to construction workers who are required to stay away from home overnight because of work, from 12% to 15% of their hourly wage. Workers will also receive a yearly service bonus equivalent to 155 hours of their normal wages, generally paid in December, up from 150 hours previously. On top of that, employers are required to provide necessary protective clothing and safety equipment at no cost to employees.

Is there any way to buy bitcoin in Namibia with debit card, I tried Binance & OKX.

Please help me

Hey everyone.

Giving this another shot!

I'm a young, amateur graphic designer based in Windhoek, and I'm looking to take on a few small projects while I continue building my experience and portfolio.

I'm still learning and improving, but I genuinely enjoy creating and would love the chance to work with some local people or small businesses. Even a small project would mean a lot to me.

If you're interested, or know someone who might need a designer, feel free to DM me to see more of my works

Thanks for taking the time to read this

Are there any mobile money services that work between Botswana and Namibia? Forex through the banks is expensive, and PayPal gouges the money through charges. Please help

Some time ago I went on a round trip through Namibia, taking in cultural-historical and nature-based sights along the way. If you're looking for inspiration and interested in practical backpacker tips, feel free to take a look at my travel diary on Polarsteps. Enjoy browsing!

Why do Namibians wear this suit? I've been seeing a lot of photos of Namibians wearing this brown suit with a walking cane and the brimmed hat, just like Hosea Kutako. Is this a tradition I'm unfamiliar with or are they just larping as Hosea Kutako? Sorry for the stupid question.

Hey everyone, I'm looking to buy 5% minoxidil foam, preferably from a pharmacy. Does anyone know which pharmacies stock it and where I can find it? Recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Namibia, thank you. 🇳🇦❤️

The support for Msafiri has honestly been overwhelming, and we’re incredibly grateful.

We currently have a growing number of pending ride and parcel delivery requests on the app, and we need more drivers, bus/shuttle operators, and delivery vehicles to help meet the demand.

If you travel between towns, have empty seats, run a shuttle or bus, or can carry parcels along your route, join Msafiri and start listing your trips and accepting rides

🌐 Website: www.msafiri.africa

📱 App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.entryr.msafiri

Thank you, Namibia, for believing in us and supporting what we’re building. This is just the beginning. 🇳🇦🚀

Tell a friend to tell a friend.

Have you ever had any interactions with these people? Do they live integrated into Namibian society, or do they live in their own communities with their own culture? What language do they typically speak? How do they appear? Are they similar to coloureds, or are they somewhat different? What religion do they practise?

Basically what’s your real life experience with them, if any? And what do you know about them?

I know google can answer some of these questions, but it’s not always bang on the money, so that’s why I’d like to ask some people who may have had actual real life interactions with them.

The City of Windhoek will be establishing two new townships in the Khomasdal Constituency, which are expected to provide approximately 750 residential plots.

The development is part of efforts to increase the supply of residential land in Windhoek and address the capital’s shortage of serviced plots.

The municipality has completed layouts for more than 11,000 planned erven across several townships, with N$296.4 million budgeted for land servicing and housing delivery during the 2026/27 financial year.

Hi, fellow Namibians.

UK creator is planning a book covering ten African countries and wants to include stories from local people. Namibia is one of the countries she will visit first in a couple of weeks. If you have a story, know someone with an interesting story, or can recommend historians, community leaders, organizations, or other people she should speak to, please share your suggestions. Or if you're a filmmaker or videographer. Please do get involved. She does have an instagram page and links to get in touch with her directly.

Her name is : Tati Kapaya

I AM NOT INVOLVED WITH HER, I SIMPLY SAW THE POSTS AND WANT OUR COUNTRY TO BE SEEN

Hi everyone 🌸 To those that are not caught up✨ Here’s a little summary in short. I started writing my thoughts on paper recently and it’s been a great way to exercise my creative muscle🤗 So I decided to share some with you all, incase you can relate or just want something real to read. Check out: “My life is not a group project” and “We spend most of our childhood wanting to be adults ” that I shared on here too.
Do let me know what you think 😊
Thanks🌻

HERE GOES…

On the map, you find us near the bottom. We are placed low because we are the embodiment of bravery, because not only do we carry the African continent on our back, but we are the voices shaped by resilience and hearts formed by unity. From the top it takes a journey to reach us, but the destination is worth it.

You will be surprised that before you get to know us, you will be met by empty streets, and you will wonder where we are hiding and question if you have come to a ghost town. You will be greeted by silence and maybe conclude that we are just shy. But by the time you meet one or two of us, you will soon be surrounded by a community, and you will once again be surprised to find out just how loud we are, and you will start to wonder why the whole world doesn’t hear us?
And to you I say: welcome to Namibia, the land of the brave — a country like no other.

This country is painted with colours of many cultures and when we come together, we create a kind of magic that cannot be found anywhere else. We speak different languages, yet we understand each other through music and our motto: One Namibia, One Nation. We are divided into fourteen regions, we leave home with hopeful dreams, yet we always return — to the north, the south, the east and the west — because our roots cannot be divided.

Today we dare to dream because we walk a path crafted for us. Every milestone reminds us that someone sacrificed everything so we could reach it.
We move forward not because we are strong alone, but because we are carried by a village.
A single mother raising a son.
A grandmother raising her grandchildren.
A father working at sea.
An aunt waking before sunrise to sell tomatoes at the market.
They made sacrifices so we could chase opportunities they never had.

This country is led by strong women in leadership, reminding us we can enter rooms once never meant for us. Namibia’s first female president was not only a milestone, but proof that we can become the change we wish to see.

On Christmas morning our homes are filled with laughter and our hearts feel lighter. Then, on a random Thursday in January, our African mothers wake us at six in the morning shouting why we are still asleep — reminding us that the sun must never rise while we are still in bed.

We plan trips to Swakopmund to escape our busy lives and find comfort from the healing nature of the ocean. We travel to see our favourite local boys “Chula Chula” do what they do best, which is win and for some that are not into soccer, they share videos on their WhatsApp status, because peer pressure does unfortunately get the best of us.
We go to salons and leave with fresh hairstyles and the latest community gossip. We bond through our love for food and a braai, because you can’t have a gathering in Namibia and not have meat.

For 22 years this country has been my home. I’ve seen the beauty and I’ve also seen the dark side. I’ve seen the struggles, but every so often you come across strangers that inspire you and good Samaritans that make someone feel seen and supported.

By the time you leave Namibia, you will be able to say, “Mwalalapo”, “Dankie”, “Voetsek”, “Karapo Nawa”, “Penge Ondola”, ‘Moshavi” but most importantly you will be left with an experience of a life time shaped by culture and tradition, and when you leave, you will smile and reflect on your time here and wonder: how does the whole world not hear them when they make the loudest noise?
And when people ask, you will simply say, “That is Namibia — the land of the brave, a country like no other.”
Oh wait, now you just disclosed our secret!

Thank you to everyone for the amazing feedback, and for those that requested the app, I have shared the link, the app is currently invite only and android only.

I am currently going down a Namibian rabbit hole and I have discovered the interesting character that is Lipumbu Ya Tashilongo. I cannot find anything about him apart from two photos and his English Wikipedia page. He is called both a hero and a brutal tyrant. Do you know anything about this man? Which one was he?

Hi everyone 🌸
I recently started putting my thoughts down on paper✨ It’s been a healthy way to reflect and make sense of life in my own way. Below is a piece I thought might resonate with some of you, so do give it a read if you’d like and let me know what you think🌻
Thanks 🙌🏽

HERE GOES…

They say that today is the youngest you’ll ever be
And today, 22 is the youngest I’ll ever be
At this age, I’m suppose to have things figured out
Because I’m an adult now right?
But sometimes I just feel like my 18 year old self
And I begin to wonder where all the time went?

We spend most of our childhood wanting to be adults
But when adulthood become our reality
Suddenly being a child was not so bad after all
Many of us fear adulting, because we do not get a handbook, how to do this adult thing properly
We learn along the way, to navigate the things we were never prepared for
And it’s not because we were not listening
But adulthood, just felt so far away

But somewhere along the way we arrived
Suddenly our shoulders are now weighed down by responsibilities too
And the constant reminder to have things figured out, whatever that means
And suddenly we can no longer hide behind the excuse of “I’m just a child”
Because people now look at you to have answers to questions you never even thought about

We get so caught up in the chaos of everyday life
Because somehow adulthood convinced us that life is a race
So we continue to run, even when exhausted
We continue to show up, fake smiles and fight back tears
And without realising, we become so good at pretending

I used to think that adults had life all figured out
Until I became one
But there’s still so much that I don’t know
Sometimes, I learn through mistakes
And some days, I don’t know how to show up
But I’ve realised that we are all just trying to make it through the week
And remember, today is the youngest you’ll ever be
So don’t forget to live a little !

During my time at the Mining Expo and the Oil & Gas Summit, I came across a Namibian software company whose product and technology genuinely impressed me.

Based on what they were building and showcasing, I honestly thought that, if executed well and scaled internationally, the company could potentially become one of the biggest tech companies to come out of Africa as they solved a universal issue most companies in various industries including my own face.

It got me wondering why don’t more Namibians invest in or buy shares in promising local startups?
Is it a lack of awareness about the opportunities, a lack of trust in local startups, limited access to investment opportunities, or simply a preference for more traditional investments?

Hi everyone 🌸 I am back with my final piece ✨ Awww already 🥺 There there🤭

I have shared three other pieces on here titled: “What It’s Really Like Living in the Emptiest Country in Africa”
“We spend most of our childhood wanting to be adults” and “My Life Is Not a Group Project”
So if you haven’t read those and are interested, do give it a read and tell me what you think🤗

I have been writing a lot more recently, but I will not be sharing anymore, here🙃
I will leave a link behind if you would like to read more.

I don’t really have a niche, I just write personal essays about my life, Namibian inspired stories and lessons I’m learning along the way as I am navigating my early twenties. Whether you are in your twenties, thirties or forties etc, some life lessons apply to all of us.

Here is the link:
https://substack.com/@storiesfordays?r=7ded8z&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=blur

Here are some topics that are already uploaded:
🍂The Day After I Turned 22
🍂Collecting Rejection Letters
🍂What No One Told Me About University
🍂If I Were to Wake Up Tomorrow

HERE GOES…

No one ever wants to sound like a pessimist. But for many being a pessimist is the realist they can ever be. We live in this delusional world, lie to each other all in the name of, “I don’t want to come off as the person who always has a negative thing to say”.

I often hear these words, “It Gets Better”. What does that actually mean and why do we say that? How do you know that it gets better? Is there a scientific fact to back this statement up? Sure, we can tie this to religion, we can tie this to past experiences, we can tie this to resilience, but the statement “It Gets Better”, doesn’t guarantee that you will ever feel whole again. You will carry the weight. Yes, some days it may feel lighter, but it is still there. The scars will be printed on you like a beautifully crafted pattern, only difference is, it’s not beauty, it’s a reminder of pain.

Maybe we fear to face the truth. If we tell people the truth, many of us cannot handle it and we will break down. So maybe, “It Gets Better” is the blanket you can gently offer to someone to shield them from the harsh cold of the night. Because how do I tell you that no, it doesn’t get better, when you are in pain. How do I tell you that it gets worse? When one problem is solved, another arises. Soon it will start to feel like a battlefield, one that you never gave consent to participate in. I wish I could tell you that you are immune from this and that there is a way to escape this, but we are all in this together unfortunately.

Maybe this is what defines the human experience. There are familiar emotions and feelings that we all share. The warmth of home, the art of love, the fear of the unknown and the questions about death and the meaning of life. I have asked myself, “Why am I here?”, many times than I can count. But I have come to realise that the answer to this question is not measured based on the number of times, I have asked it. So, when I fail to provide an answer to this question, I can provide a ready to serve answer, wrapped in a short statement that says, “It Gets Better”. But have I answered the question? The answer is NO! But maybe the point was never to give the right answer, maybe the point was just to answer the damn question.

Where am I going with this? I can’t answer that honestly without sounding like a pessimist. So, for now I will leave it at, “It Gets Better!”

It finally got a date.

Namcon finally got at date and place and I could be any more hyped for this 1. This is a great place to meet up with other anime, manga and gaming enthusiasts. I hope this will be the first of many

Hi everyone! 👋

I’m currently waiting for my Namibia Holiday eVisa, and I’m starting to get a little worried about the processing time.

Before applying, I had read that the Holiday Visa should only be applied for within about one month before the trip. However, most of the recent posts and experiences I’ve found online seem to say that the visa itself can take almost a month to be approved. 😥

My trip to Namibia is already booked, including non-refundable flights, accommodation, and activities, and I’m supposed to travel there in mid-to-late September. At this point I’m getting worried that the visa may not arrive before my departure.

I’ve already tried emailing the eVisa/immigration contact address, but unfortunately it doesn’t seem to have helped much so far.

Has anyone applied for the Namibia Holiday eVisa recently, or does anyone know what I should do in this situation? I’ve also considered applying in person, but unfortunately I don’t have any vacation time left to travel to a place where I could submit the application in person.

I’d really appreciate any advice on what I should do now — whether there is another official contact, a way to follow up on the application, or anything else that has worked for people in a similar situation.

I really, really don’t want to miss this trip. Namibia has been one of the places I’ve wanted to visit the most — the desert and night skies, the wildlife, the landscapes, and the culture all genuinely fascinate me. 🌌🦒

So if anyone has any recent experience or suggestions, I’d be extremely grateful. Thank you so much! 🙏