Iuze Mukube Tension emerged during the cross-examination of Anti-Corruption Commission chief investigation officer Oberty Inambao yesterday. The cross-examination was being conducted by defence lawyer Boris Isaacks in the ongoing Namcor-rot bail application. He is representing the State-owned oil company’s ex-manager Cedric Willemse. The lawyer began his examination by telling Inambao that he had been accused...
WALVIS BAY – Fisheries Observer Agency CEO Stanley Ndara, has urged young Namibians to consider maritime law as a career. Speaking to journalists shortly after a SADC Atlantic regional workshop held in Walvis Bay, Ndara, who also serves as interim chairperson of the Southern African Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Coordination Centre (MCSCC) said the fight...
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has confirmed a measles outbreak in the Kunene region, after 10 of 20 suspected cases tested positive for the virus. All patients are reported to be in stable condition, with no deaths recorded since the first case was reported in Opuwo District on 12 September 2025. Namibia has...
Lahja Nashuuta Namibia’s public health sector is under severe strain. The persistent shortages of nurses, doctors and specialists are crippling service delivery. More than 85% of Namibians depend on State-funded healthcare, yet the system remains overstretched and under-resourced. The country’s network consists of 1 400 outreach points, 290 state clinics, 43 health centres, 30 district...
Lahja Nashuuta Affirmative Repositioning (AR) leader and parliamentarian Job Amupanda has reignited the debate over developing Cape Fria. He proposed that the remote coastal area in the Kunene Region be transformed into a city. He tabled a motion in Parliament this week, describing Cape Fria as a site of “immense strategic value” that could ease...
The M&Z Motors Group on Tuesday joined the Social Security Commission (SSC) in making valuable donations to the Windhoek Vocational Training College (WVTC) to ensure trainees are equipped with the necessary skills required by Namibian industries. While the SSC contributed welding and boiler making equipment to the WVTC’s welding programme, M&Z provided two vehicles for...
Debmarine Namibia on Monday unveiled two new 800NB crawlers and an upgraded recovery system for the MV Benguela Gem, marking a major upgrade in offshore diamond recovery technology. The 370-tonne crawlers are designed for tougher seabed conditions and will increase mining rates by 20% while extending pump life by 30%. They are expected to add...
The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) is on the brink of a breakthrough, as its proposal to establish the country’s first Green Industrial Zone has advanced to the final approval stage for a substantial €25 million, approximately N$625 million grant under the Mitigation Action Facility (MAF). According to a statement issued by EIF’s Chief...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Natangwe Ithete has clarified government’s position on the proposed African Sustainable Industrialisation Institute (ASII) that has been suggested to help African governments and businesses identify and leverage opportunities in green industrialisation. The proposal came to the fore during the recent Global African Hydrogen Summit took place in...
LONDON – Stock markets and the dollar steadied yesterday as investors expected the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to shore up the world’s biggest economy. Traders took a breather from the global rally that lifted several equity indexes to record highs over recent weeks, as they anticipate the Fed decision and post-meeting comments...