SADC ministers have condemned Rwanda and the M23 rebel group for destabilising the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and pledged continued support for peace efforts in the region. This was one of the strongest outcomes of the just-ended 27th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation...
Justice minister Fillemon Wise Immanuel has condemned the unhygienic state of the Eenhana Magistrate’s Court and nearby police holding cells. Mincing no words, he branded the situation a failure of public service. He warned that such conditions will no longer be tolerated. Immanuel made a surprise visit to the court and holding cells this week,...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah kageve ruguwo rwendi mokukwama nomfa da Lasarus ! Guited.age kwakere mukondjeli emanguruko vafumadekere unene ntani nage gumwe vakwete vamutware koRobben Island. Age kadogorokere mo 15 Pembankuru 2025, nonomvhura 83. Montumwaraka zomavete kageve nye hamutjanga gembo lyenene, moutano kaupwire, Presidente Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah katjangwilire nakufa asi murwi gapira utjirwe gumwe galituramo ngomukwayita. Age kwakere...
Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani said Namibia and Botswana must work hand-in-hand, in ensuring that descendants and victims of the 1904-1908 genocide by imperial Germany in Namibia get a respectable and just representation deal. Venaani was addressing the Alliance for Progressives (AP) national congress in Sorowe, Botswana, over the weekend. Venaani criticised Germany’s proposed...
Former president Nangolo Mbumba has called for stronger collaboration between Spain and Africa. He said the two can achieve more through mutual respect, inclusive development and shared goals. He was speaking at the launch of the High-Level Advisory Council on the Spain-Africa Strategy 2025-2028 in Madrid last Thursday. Mbumba said the initiative marked a new...
With less than five years before the curtain falls on Namibia’s Vision 2030 deadline, N$505 billion is needed to execute the Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6). On average, the government will spend N$100 billion per year, equivalent to the country’s current budget. Like the Biblical Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt towards the Promised...
Looking in the rearview mirror, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said her first 100 days in office have marked a decisive shift in Namibia’s governance and development path. During her first three months in office, her administration has focused on food security, economic reform, infrastructure development and international cooperation. Speaking at the launch of the Sixth National...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah held no punches last Friday in her maiden address to civil servants. While acknowledging that civil servants are the engine of the government, she told them to either serve the people with honesty and compassion or leave the civil service. Speaking at the Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management (Nipam) on...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has expressed deep sorrow following the passing of Lazarus !Guiteb. He was a respected veteran of Namibia’s liberation struggle and a Robben Island survivor. He died on 15 July 2025, aged 83. In an official message of condolences shared by the Presidential Press Secretary, on Friday, President Nandi-Ndaitwah hailed !Guiteb is a...
KAMANJAB – A community project that once gave hope to many women and youth in Kamanjab is now in urgent need of support to keep going. Alexia Garises, founder of Thoughts of Hope, said she started the pottery and social support project in 2004 after seeing how many women stayed in abusive relationships because they...