Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Filemon Wise Immanuel, has urgently requested residential security protection for all Magistrates and prosecutors after the tragic death of Justine Shiweda and increasing threats in Grootfontein and Ondangwa. In a letter dated 21 February 2026, Immanuel urged the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Lipumbu, and...
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Nam, Congo to seal oil, port deals
Namibia and the Republic of Congo are set to sign new agreements in the oil and gas sector and between their main ports, marking a major step in expanding economic cooperation between the two countries. This was confirmed on Thursday when President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah received Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, Congo’s minister of international cooperation and...
Namibia, Congo move beyond trade rhetoric
Despite strong historical and political ties between Namibia and the Republic of Congo, trade and investment between the two countries remain disappointingly low. This is the postulation of trade and international relations executive director Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati yesterday. Speaking at the 5th Session of the Namibia–Congo Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation in Windhoek, Nghipondoka-Robiati said it...
Ministera katekwire varugani woministeli noyimaliwa yokusika koN$22 000 konyama zokapana
Ministera goyipangura novarugani Fillemon Wise Immanuel momandaha karuganesere yimaliwa yokusika ko N$22 000 kayitundire melimba lyendi arandere varugani wominsiteli wokusika ko 100 nyama zokapana valye muzuhwa morukanda rwaKatutura, kukwama apa nye kavakere nosigongi esi kavazegwilire mvhura zompe. Momutjima nye gwendi mokugusa asi varugani vahepa kukalya kapana ko single Quarters age kakere negano asi vahepa kuvatera...
Namibia’s overcrowded prisons
A storm is brewing at the Windhoek Correctional Facility as it faces both critical staff shortages and overcrowding pressures that threaten safety and rehabilitation efforts. The Windhoek Correctional Facility, designed to hold 174 inmates, is battling severe staff shortages and overcrowding, with 682 posts currently vacant and several housing units operating above capacity. This was revealed...
Ndaitwah enters Africa’s first spouses league
History was made on Sunday as Namibia’s First Gentleman Epafras Ndenga Ndaitwah was officially welcomed into the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD.) He became one of the few male spouses to join the continental body. Ndaitwah was admitted during the 30th Ordinary General Assembly of OAFLAD held on Sunday in Addis Ababa,...
NNNs ge !hū-omkhâisens ǂnamipe !hūǂnûǁkhaebade ra ǀgaiǀgai!nâ
!Hūb di ǁûs, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwahs ge !hūsâuǁkhāsiba ǁî-i a ǂguro xū Namibiab !auga!hūsi !gaeǁares xoaǁguib !nâ nî !hūǂnûǁkhaebadi ǀkha hâ-i ase ge aimâi. ǁîs ge ǀgonǀgon!gaoa !khais ge, nēsisa xun !hūǂnûkhaebade xu mûmûsa tsî ǀnōhe ǁkhā !gâi!gâna !hūb di khoen !aroma ra !âubasens. ǂOa ge wekheb di Denstaxtsēs ais ge ǀAsa kurib di ǂHanusi ǀhaos...
Striking a delicate balance …unpacking security aparatus, etiquette, media paradox
At a time when the lines between professionalism and press freedom, journalism and activism, media and State protocol, and etiquette and anarchy are increasingly becoming blurred and contentious, experts have called for a structured and respectful working relationship. This is particularly between journalists and security authorities, especially when covering the President and other high-level national...
‘Women must drive Africa’s peace, security’
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for women leaders in Africa to move beyond symbolism and deliver real peace, security and legal protection for the most vulnerable across the continent. Speaking at a high-level Presidential Fireside Conversation on the margins of the African Union Summit on Friday, Nandi-Ndaitwah said Africa’s governance systems must fully integrate women...
Minister treats staff to N$22 000 kapana
Justice and labour minister Fillemon Wise Immanuel yesterday spent more than N$22 000 from his pocket to treat more than 100 ministry members to a kapana lunch in Katutura, following their opening annual engagement. At the heart of choosing the kapana in Single Quarters was to support informal traders and promote people-centred leadership. “It shouldn’t...









