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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...
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...
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...
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...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appointed Jonas Mbambo as the new Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesperson, marking a new chapter in the Presidency’s communications office. The appointment is effective from 1 August 2025. Mbambo, a seasoned broadcaster and law graduate from the People’s Friendship University in Moscow, brings with him a rich blend of media experience...
Swakop Uranium this week revealed plans to create more than 1 000 jobs through new projects, including the construction of a desalination plant. Among Namibia’s biggest mining companies, as the operator of the Husab Uranium Mine, the company expressed readiness to support Namibia’s long-term dream of developing nuclear energy. The announcement came after President Netumbo...
Global energy giant Shell has committed to transitioning from exploration to oil production in Namibia, marking a significant step forward in unlocking the country’s offshore petroleum wealth. This will confirm its position as Namibia’s largest energy investor, with over US$1 billion already invested in the sector. The pledge came during a courtesy meeting at State...
Ex-cabinet minister and current member of Parliament Pohamba Shifeta has denied rape allegations after a criminal case was opened against him by a woman with whom he has fathered a five-year-old girl. The purported rape incident happened on Independence Day, some three months ago. But the case was only opened on Monday. Shifeta dismissed the...
Namibia’s 2024 general elections were held in a calm and peaceful atmosphere. However, the SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) has warned that serious logistical and administrative failures by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) risk damaging public confidence in the country’s democratic process. While voters turned out in large numbers across all 14 regions in...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has thrown her full support behind the transformation of the public service during a key meeting with the Public Service Commission (PSC) at State House yesterday. High up on its agenda was a push for its independence through reforms to ensure the commission itself becomes more independent and better resourced, as outlined...