The Ministry of International Relations and Trade has announced the official launch of Namibia’s first export consignment under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework. The event is scheduled to take place today, at Walvis Bay and will be officiated by the Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi. This historic event will...
Appreciating culture through pageantry
Vice President Lucia Witbooi says it is through initiatives and institutions like Miss NGO Namibia that young people are taught to not only be proud of their roots, but also to understand and respect the roots of others. Witbooi gave these sentiments at the weekend during the preliminary competition of the Miss NGO 2025 in...
British tourist’s camera had over 1 500 nudes of San children
Mulisa Simiyasa GROOTFONTEIN – Nearly 1 500 nude photos of San children were allegedly found in the camera the police confiscated from the 65-year-old British tourist arrested after allegedly photographing naked boys and girls from the San Community at the Grashoek Living Meseum in Tsumkwe West. Detective Warrant Officer Richard Muronga, who is investigating the...
Ngurare, Shaningwa credit Nujoma for Olufuko …. girls are not looking for husbands
OUTAPI – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said Founding President Sam Nujoma was a true leader who believed deeply in the power of culture to ground and guide a people. “As he often reminded us, ‘A nation without culture is like a tree without roots.’ Indeed, through his leadership and vision, Olufuko was revived and recognised...
Asoli targets four regions in November elections
OPUWO – The newly formed political group, the Association for Localised Interests (Asoli), has announced that it will contest the local authority elections, targeting municipalities in the Khomas, Otjozondjupa, Erongo and Oshana regions. Recently registered with the Electoral Commission of Namibia, Asoli announced an ambitious plan to target the councils of Windhoek, Karibib, Swakopmund, Ongwediva,...
Shaping tomorrow: How adult behaviour moulds today’s youth
Monika Amunyela “Behaviour is taught; how you speak, address people and do things; children will immediately pick up on it. They are imitating us,” Windhoek community member, Jane !Owases said. Community members in Windhoek are alarmed by the number of high-rise crimes in Namibia. Following the death of three minors in the town of Okahandja...
First African leads global energy talks
For the first time since its founding in 1982, the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) has elected an African and a Namibian as its global president. Shakwa Nyambe, a legal expert in energy and natural resources, now represents over 3 000 professionals from around the world in shaping energy contract standards and negotiations. Speaking...
Bastos dismisses fishing and land deal allegations
WALVIS BAY – Businessman Jose Luis Bastos has dismissed claims linking him to alleged irregular fishing dividend payments and a land deal involving the late Founding President Sam Nujoma. The allegations, published in the local daily of 24 and 27 June 2025, claim that Bastos paid fishing dividends from Emeritus Fishing (Pty) Ltd to Nujoma....
Opinion – High time for Namibia to have a legislation that promotes administrative justice
Many natural or juristic persons found themselves in a predicament when aggrieved by the conduct of the functionaries or institutions that infringe on their right to just administrative action. Such administrative conduct usually unravels in a form of a decision of public administrators. Think about a decision of a public body that affects a tender...
A night of poetry, memory and softness
Monika Amunyela Windhoek’s Etcetera space pulsed with emotion, vulnerability and truth as Frieda Mukufa, known as Damn_Etu hosted her official brand launch through a moving night of poetry. The Friday evening was rooted in themes of identity, cultural memory, trauma, healing, and relationships, the Damn_Etu Show brought together poets, visuals, and community in a deeply...