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October 15, 2024
Namibia welcomes back descendants of ethnic group who fled colonial-era brutality

In Namibia, descendants of people who fled German persecution in the early 1900s are returning to their ancestral homeland. The government of Namibia has set aside five commercial farms for the relocation of almost 100 ethnic Ovaherero people. Vitalio Angula reports from Windhoek, Namibia.
June 29, 2024
In Namibia, children with disabilities learn life lessons through skateboarding

In Namibia, German charity Skate-Aid has built a skate park on the National Institute for Special Education campus. Here, young learners with disabilities can practice a sport, Skate-Aid says, that encourages empowerment, socializing and fun. Vitalio Angula reports from Windhoek, Namibia.
June 18, 2024
German charity empowers disabled Namibians

Skate-Aid, a German charity based in Namibia recently built a park on the National Institute for Special Education campus, focused on empowering young learners with disabilities. For VOA, Vitalio Angula filed this report from Windhoek.
May 30, 2024
Namibian environmentalists oppose green hydrogen production in national park

WINDHOEK—An umbrella body representing 77 environmental protection groups in Namibia is voicing opposition to proposed green hydrogen production in the Tsau Khaeb National Park by a German company because of the harm they say it poses to animals and plant life in that area.
May 24, 2024
Southern Africa worst hit by climate change

Global warming has surpassed the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold agreed upon in the Paris Agreement, with January 2024 marking the hottest year on Earth since pre-industrial times
May 09, 2024
Africa seeks health workers from the diaspora

The issue was addressed in Namibia this week at a forum in Windhoek
May 08, 2024
Namibia officers kill two alleged poachers

WINDHOEK — Two alleged poachers were recently shot to death by Namibian law enforcement officials who say the men had opened fire on police while being pursued for suspected poaching in the Etosha National Park.
April 27, 2024
Namibia struggles with delay in rollout of HPV vaccine

HPV causes an estimated 90% of cervical cancers in women
April 06, 2024
Turning Encroacher Bush Into Building Material in Namibia

In desert Namibia, invasive acacia trees are sucking up valuable groundwater. Farmers cut them down to make way for pasture for their livestock. Now a company has found a novel way to use fungi to turn the cut-down trees into eco-friendly bricks. Vitalio Angula has the story from Brakwater, Namibia.
December 08, 2023
Ocean Waste Threatens Seal Population in Namibia

Breeding season has begun for Namibia’s seal population, but ocean waste and pollution are threatening the millions of seals and other marine animals who live in the region. Vitalio Angula, reports from Walvis Bay, Namibia. (Camera and Produced by: Vitalio Angula)
November 04, 2023
Namibian Animal Welfare Groups Fight Dog Theft, Consumption

An animal welfare group in Namibia has come out against the theft of dogs in the country that end up on the plates of consumers who regard the domestic animal as a delicacy. Vitalio Angula has this story from Windhoek, Namibia. This report contains graphic images that some viewers might find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
September 30, 2023
Namibia to Introduce Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Campaign

WINDHOEK — In Namibia, a meeting of health experts recently announced plans to offer the HPV vaccine targeting girls between nine and fourteen years of age. The vaccine is aimed at protecting women from HPV-related cancers and genital warts.
September 10, 2023
Namibia Desert Lions Forced to Hunt in Ocean

WINDHOEK — Facing possible extinction, Namibia’s desert-adapted lions have now resorted to hunting octopus and squid on the beaches along the Atlantic Ocean. The abnormal behavior is a result of human wildlife conflict which has seen lions which once roamed freely lose a significant amount of their habitat to human encroachment.
August 19, 2023
Namibia Conference Highlights Country’s Potential as Oil Producer

WINDHOEK — An estimated 250 million barrels of light crude oil found by global energy giants Shell and Qatar Energy have sparked interest in Namibia as an emerging oil producer.
June 11, 2023
Namibia Suicide Cases Attribute Substance Abuse, Unemployment

WINDHOEK — Namibia ranks fourth in the rate of suicide on the African continent, the country’s deputy minister of health and social services, Esther Muinjangue, said at a recent regional forum attended by participants from New Zealand, India, Ghana, Nigeria and other countries.
March 24, 2023
German Donors Boost Namibian Youth Through Basketball

The German-supported Basketball Artists School (BAS) in Namibia is using basketball to help youth from the southern African nation’s at-risk communities by using the sport to create opportunities while providing life skills and after-school meals to locals that are up to 21 years old. For VOA, reporter Vitalio Angula speaks to students, volunteers, and staff from the BAS in Windhoek, Namibia.
November 29, 2022
Namibia Deputy PM to be First Female Presidential Candidate

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will be the party’s candidate for the country’s highest office when incumbent President Hage Geingob steps down in March 2024

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Vitalio Angula

Produced by Vitalio Angula

Namibia welcomes back descendants of ethnic group who fled colonial-era brutality

In Namibia, children with disabilities learn life lessons through skateboarding

German charity empowers disabled Namibians

Namibian environmentalists oppose green hydrogen production in national park

Southern Africa worst hit by climate change

Africa seeks health workers from the diaspora

Namibia officers kill two alleged poachers

Namibia struggles with delay in rollout of HPV vaccine

Turning Encroacher Bush Into Building Material in Namibia

Ocean Waste Threatens Seal Population in Namibia

Namibian Animal Welfare Groups Fight Dog Theft, Consumption

Namibia to Introduce Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Campaign

Namibia Desert Lions Forced to Hunt in Ocean

Namibia Conference Highlights Country’s Potential as Oil Producer

Namibia Suicide Cases Attribute Substance Abuse, Unemployment

German Donors Boost Namibian Youth Through Basketball

Namibia Deputy PM to be First Female Presidential Candidate