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Diamond Training Institute Diamond Training Institute proudly recognizes Chef Elizabeth Puleni Taati Isai as the Diamond of the Month for August 2025, honouring her remarkable achievement at the World Chefs Global Chefs Challenge—Africa and Middle East Semi-Finals in Sharjah, where she secured first place. Her victory is a shining moment not only for her career but also for Namibia, as it underscores the nation’s ability to produce world-class talent capable of competing at the highest levels of excellence. Chef Isai’s story is one of perseverance, growth, and an unyielding dedication to her craft. From the early days of her career,…

Ester Shafashike Article 18 of the Namibian Constitution guarantees individuals the right to a hearing whenever administrative officials act unfairly.  Furthermore, Article 95(e) obligates the government to ensure that all citizens have fair and reasonable access to public facilities and services. Despite these constitutional guarantees, it appears that such rights are either unknown or deliberately ignored by some local authority practitioners and town council members. Admittedly, the Local Authorities Act grants local councils the discretion to formulate by-laws aimed at sustaining and maintaining towns and villages. However, I am of the opinion that these bylaws should not disadvantage residents or…

Sem Billy David I  On 5 August, the Samora Machel Constituency Regional Councillor, Hon. Nestor Kalola, offered one of the most incredulous reasons for being absent from his office: “the office key was lost.” This reasoning is both reckless and an insult to the intelligence of the very people he was elected to serve. A difficult question arises: what if his cellphone had been locked inside that same office – would he not have urgently found a way to retrieve it? The excuse is nothing more than a fabrication to cover up poor leadership and failure in office. As an…