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Liberation movements defend legacies
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Liberation movements defend legacies

Southern African liberation movements must defend their legacy and urgently respond to the socio-economic needs of their people to remain relevant.  This was collectively said by leaders at the 2025 Liberation Movements Summit in Johannesburg on Saturday. Speaking at the 2025 Liberation Movements Summit, presidents Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia, Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and...

PM shuffles EDs
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PM shuffles EDs

Several executive directors (EDs) have been transferred or reassigned in the public service, effective tomorrow. This follows approval by Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission. The announcement was made by Secretary to Cabinet Emilia Mkusa. Mkusa explained that these changes are part of ongoing efforts to enhance public service...

SADC attacks Rwanda, M32 over DRC chaos 
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SADC attacks Rwanda, M32 over DRC chaos 

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...

Poor court conditions irk Immanuel
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Poor court conditions irk Immanuel

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 kuna kulira ependa lyoRobben Island: !Guiteb 
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President kuna kulira ependa lyoRobben Island: !Guiteb 

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...

Nam, Bots must unite in genocide fight – Venaani
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Nam, Bots must unite in genocide fight – Venaani

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...

Mbumba pushes for stronger Euro ties
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Mbumba pushes for stronger Euro ties

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...

Promised Land: N$505b to bankroll NDP6 
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Promised Land: N$505b to bankroll NDP6 

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...

President mourns Robben Island hero !Guiteb
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President mourns Robben Island hero !Guiteb

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...

NNN reads civil servants Riot Act 
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NNN reads civil servants Riot Act 

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...