The Namibian Presidency has welcomed the decision by African Leadership Magazine (ALM) to name Netumbo Nandi‑Ndaitwah as African Political Leader of the Year 2025, and Esperance Luvindao, Minister of Health and Social Services, as African Public Health Champion of the Year 2025. The announcement was issued by ALM after a continent-wide voting process spotlights Namibia’s...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah instructed Cabinet members to deliver faster and more visibly on government promises. She made the remarks when she opened a two-day Cabinet retreat in Windhoek yesterday. She said the 8th Administration must move from planning to implementation because “good policies without action are just as good as nothing.” The retreat, attended by...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah received a courtesy call from SADC executive secretary Elias Magosi on Tuesday. Magosi said the purpose of the visit was to brief the Head of State on the state of the region and better understand Namibia’s priorities in strengthening SADC’s mandate. It also aims to strengthen regional integration, peace, and security among...
The Namibian Police said the country remains proud of Major General Anna-Marie Nainda’s leadership and the message she carried to the 179 member states in the race for Interpol presidency. Namibia’s gallant campaign for the presidency of Interpol ended unsuccessfully last week after Nainda was eliminated in the final round of voting at the organisation’s...
A high-level delegation from ReconAfrica, Namcor and BW Energy yesterday announced a breakthrough on new drilling results from the Kavango region, where early hydrocarbon indicators have now been confirmed. Hydrocarbons are used primarily as fuels, such as gasoline, jet fuel, and natural gas, but also serve as raw materials for manufacturing plastics, synthetic fibers, rubber, solvents and...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on all Namibians to take road safety seriously, stressing that alert driving and well-maintained vehicles are crucial for reducing accidents and protecting lives. Speaking on Monday at the State House while commissioning three new Task Forces, the President said Namibia is one of the countries with the best roads. “Namibia...
Modestus Amutse has been appointed as the new Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, taking the reins at a crucial moment for the country’s economic transformation. The move, announced by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday, comes as Namibia pushes to strengthen its mining sector. “Amutse assumes this critical role at a time when Namibia is accelerating...
Namibia has called for the international criminalisation of colonialism, saying global law has “deliberately ignored” atrocities committed in Africa and left a glaring accountability gap that must finally be closed. International Relations Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi led the delegation to the International Conference on the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa in Algiers, where African and Caribbean...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday commissioned three national task forces to serve as the main engines to drive the seven priority pillars of the Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6). She described this as a major turning point in how government delivers services and responds to the country’s pressing needs. Speaking at the State House during the...
Community-based associations have emerged as some of the biggest winners in this year’s Local Authority elections, securing multiple seats across several towns and signalling growing voter appetite for community-driven leadership. An analysis of Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) results shows that residents’ associations and ratepayers’ groups performed strongly in at least nine local authorities, challenging...