J.A. Nel Secondary School

21/08/2026

A level-four joinery trainee at the Okakarara Vocational Training Centre is stepping onto the international stage after winning gold at Namibia's National Skills Competition. Muvatere Ngaujake will represent Namibia at the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China, next month.

21/08/2026

20/08/2026

20/08/2026

When a crow finds another crow dead, it doesn't just fly away. It calls out.

The alarm goes up. Other crows hear it and come. Sometimes a handful. Sometimes 60 or 70. They land on nearby branches, fences, rooftops, whatever gives them a clear view of the body and the area around it.

Then they watch.

Researchers at the University of Washington wanted to understand why. Kaeli Swift, a PhD candidate studying avian behaviour, designed an experiment. She placed taxidermied dead crows in neighbourhoods around Seattle and observed what happened.

The crows gathered. They made alarm calls. They studied the scene. And here's where it gets remarkable. They weren't mourning. They were learning.

The crows were scanning the area for threats. If a dead crow was placed near a specific person, the living crows would remember that person's face and avoid them or scold them weeks later. They were using the death of one crow to figure out what killed it, and making sure they didn't end up the same way.

They don't just react to death. They investigate it. They gather evidence, form associations, and pass that information along.

A group of crows is called a murder. Turns out they also run the investigation 💛

20/08/2026

20/08/2026

20/08/2026

🎙️Stories from the Namibian House: Pronouns and Power | Episode 4

What do pronouns mean, and why do the words we use to refer to one another matter?

In this episode of the second edition of Stories from the Namibian House: What Do We Mean?, we unpacked the relationship between language, identity, belonging, and power.

Our conversation featured Ms. Emily Rufaro, a Sociology student, and Mr. Nashilongwe Mushaandja, a cultural worker, educator and writer, who brought different but complementary perspectives to the discussion.

Together, we explored how language can affirm identity and create belonging, but can also be used to exclude, invalidate, or reinforce social power. We also unpacked common misconceptions around pronouns and reflected on how our everyday language choices can contribute to more respectful and inclusive communities.

This episode invited us to think beyond grammar and ask a deeper question:
Who gets to define identity, and what happens when we choose to recognize one another through the language we use?

🎧 Episode 4 is available on Spotify. Tune in and join the conversation.

20/08/2026

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