OTJIMBINGWE – Excitement was the order of the day at Otjimbingwe Primary School as learners lined up impatiently to get their hands on a cricket bat, eager to play a sport they are not familiar with. “This is only the second time Cricket Namibia has visited the settlement, yet the enthusiasm showed the game is...
Author: Eveline de Klerk (Eveline de Klerk )
Skills mismatch in labour market a concern
SWAKOPMUND – Namibia must bridge the skills mismatch and equip its young people with skills for the future. Failure to do this will risk the country ending up with an irrelevant and defunct system. This was said by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in a speech delivered on her behalf by Erongo governor Natalia /Goagoses at the...
IPC cannot stop Donatus
WALVIS BAY – Councillors are accountable to the community and the council, not their political parties. This was the message from Attorney General Festus Mbandeka, who ruled that Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) cannot legally restrain Walvis Bay Rural councillor Florian Donatus from fulfilling his mandate. Walvis Bay Rural councillor Florian Donatus cannot be barred...
Councilor slams ‘leaked’ investigation report
WALVIS BAY – Restrained Walvis Bay Rural constituency councillor Florian Donatus has raised concern over confidential police matters that may have been improperly leaked to the media. This is after he has been directly linked to an unauthorised spending of over N$116 000 at Metro Swakopmund. The alleged discrepancy was detected after Metro Swakopmund requested...
Namibians urged to study maritime law
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...
Daures project pioneers fertigation
SWAKOPMUND – The Daures Green Hydrogen Village is demonstrating how advanced fertigation and water-saving technologies can transform agriculture in Namibia’s dry climate while reducing reliance on imports. The project, launched in 2023 in Erongo’s Daures constituency, operates a one-hectare butterfly greenhouse and a pad-and-fan nursery, where cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers are cultivated using precision fertigation...
Election fever heats up at Walvis
WALVIS BAY –With regional and local authority elections drawing closer, political temperatures are rising in Walvis Bay as rival parties gear up for what promises to be a fiercely contested battle for control of the harbour town. Walvis Bay Rural constituency councillor Florian Donatus, who is currently restrained by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC)...
Police brutality allegations surface in Spitzkoppe
WALVIS BAY – The community of Spitzkoppe is demanding answers from the Namibian police after tour guide Melvin Areseb, was allegedly severely assaulted by three officers who responded to an altercation in the area. Areseb (44) has been recovering in the Katutura State Hospital in Windhoek for the past three weeks. He has already undergone...
Mukurona godoropa zaUsakos kapi ana kukasikama hena mwaNovember komahoroworo
WalvisBay- mukurona godoropa zaUsakos Irene Simeon -Kurtz kwakuka=hageka kapi ana kukasikama hena apa nasihaga siruwo sendi omu ana tokora asi kapi ana kukasikama hena momahoroworo gonodoropa aga gana kuwiza. Age takakara tupiu nye muhameni gombnunga zendi zaswapo. Mahoroworo gonondango zonomukunda nonodoropa kuna kukakarako mo 26 November 2025, omu vaNamibia navakahorowora vakansela vakakaremo nomvhura ne. Simeon-Kurtz...
Namport acquires new cranes
WALVIS BAY – The Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) has acquired three mobile cranes to replace its ageing fleet. Two of the cranes will be deployed at the port of Walvis Bay, while the third has already been allocated to Lüderitz. The cranes, manufactured by Liebherr, include the LHM 550 with a lifting capacity of 154...









