Matheus David The atmosphere of excitement filled the Moses //Garoeb constituency on Thursday as residents gathered to receive business equipment from the government’s Income Generating Equipment Programme. The handover gave many small business owners hope to grow their businesses and improve their living conditions. One of the people who benefited is Jerobeam Haifete, well known...
Hilma Nalupe The second 2025 African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Board of Advisory meeting convened yesterday and will conclude today in Windhoek. The meeting, consisting of executive directors and permanent secretaries within the sport ministries of the 10 Region 5 countries held its opening ceremony yesterday with sport leaders and administrators from various...
Only the Association for Localised Interest (ASOLI) has the understanding, patience and competent leadership to address pressing issues affecting the lives of Namibians in many of the country’s urban centres, its president Joseph Kauandenge has said. Kauandenge, a veteran who has for decades traversed the width and breadth of the local political landscape, assured supporters...
Mining is an important sector in Namibia, but it is also an industry that can have a damaging impact if not carefully safeguarded. Economically, mining’s contribution to Namibia’s GDP has been phenomenal. Despite the mining sector contracting by 1.2% in 2024, over the past five years (2019–2023), diamonds and uranium have been the most significant...
Iuze Mukube A 45-year-old resident of Rehoboth on Monday tendered a not guilty plea before Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku denying that he unlawfully and intentionally stabbed his brother with a knife on the chest. Riaan Andrew van Wyk is facing a charge of murder and another of attempted murder. The state alleges that...
Namibia’s true wealth lies not in its mines, oil, gas, or sea, but in its people, especially its creative minds said the governor of Bank of Namibia Johannes !Gawaxab at the central bank’s Annual Symposium 2025, held under the theme “Unleashing the Power of the Creative Industries.” !Gawaxab said the creative industry has the power...
Iuze Mukube A ruling of Acting Judge Petrus Unengu yesterday will see four convicts, who were sentenced to more than 20-years imprisonment for the attempt to secede the then-Caprivi region from Namibia in 1998, heading to the Supreme Court to appeal their sentence. Progress Kenyoka Munuma, Shine Samulandela Samulandela, Manuel Manapelo Makendano, and Hoster Simasiku...
When she stepped into the art gallery in Linz, Austria, recently, surrounded by her work, Namafu Amutse felt immense joy, pride and humbleness, a reminder of why she is a visual artist. The creative’s work is centred on telling stories of black people in ways that feel honest and layered. Amutse is fascinated by the...
Minista woyeendifo noilonga Veiko Nekundi okwa ti eedoolopa ngaashi Aus, Epukiro, Gibeon Oshikuku, Ongwediva, Aminius, Aroab, Kongola osho yo Kamanjab ota di kala paife dina eenomola dokutulwa keetuwa. Okwa yelifa ta ti oshiwana paife otashi dulu okukashangifa eetuwa davo keedoolopa odo ndele tashi pewa eenomola ngaashi naana shi li keedoolopa dimwepo. Minista okwa ti eshi...
WINDHOEK – The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is undertaking voter education campaigns across all 14 regions, focusing on marginalised communities, youth, and first-time voters, with a strong emphasis on the proper methods of voting, particularly in marking the ballot paper. Marilyn Kazetjikuria, the deputy director of civic and voter education at the ECN, said...