Accusations and counter-allegations around the unscrupulous allocation of residential plots at Okahandja’s various informal settlements has erupted into a heated war of words between Otjozondjupa governor John //Khamuseb and the town’s leadership. In a letter dated 10 September 2025, addressed to Okahandja municipality CEO Alphons Tjitombo, governor //Khamuseb requested that all activities pertaining to the...
The Namibia Integrated Employment Information System (NIEIS) continues to be a key catalyst in government’s ongoing employment creation efforts. NIEIS is a government online initiative that tracks, secures and connect hundreds of job seekers with potential employers, As of February 2025, the NIEIS had over 227 319 job seekers on its data system. Out of...
Government, through the sixth National Development Plan (NDP6), plans to rake in over N$100 million in revenue from the country’s gaming industry. This will be done by implementing a raft of technologically advanced systems that will evolve and unlock growth opportunities within the sector. Last year, the gaming industry generated revenues of about N$32 million,...
According to the latest Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) regional census profile, about 92.1% of homesteads in the Otjozondjupa region have access to a sustainable supply of safe, clean drinking water. The number of households in Otjozondjupa increased by 75.5% between 2011 and 2023, with homes in urban areas having increased significantly by 96.2%. In total,...
Namibia on Friday strongly demonstrated its unwavering commitment towards the self-determination and sovereignty of Palestinians, when it formed part of 142 countries that overwhelmingly voted in favour of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine decades-old brutal conflict. Friday’s vote endorsed a declaration outlining tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps towards a two-state solution between Israel and...
Namibia has joined an intense new wave of global condemnation of Israel following Wednesday’s attack in the Qatari capital Doha, which targeted Hamas leaders who had gathered in the city to discuss an American-backed ceasefire proposal in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s brazen strike on Doha, the metropolis of the influential Gulf state that has played...
Savanna Beef Processors, anticipated to become one of the most technologically advanced abattoirs in the country, recently conducted its first trial slaughter at its new processing facility located between Windhoek and Okahandja. This slaughter testing involved over 20 cattle. The primary objective of the trial was to verify the functionality of all equipment and to...
Namibia’s multi-faceted social safety net programme, which is globally touted as resilient and shock-responsive, continues to lift thousands of Namibians from abject poverty through which food-insecure people access healthy and nutritious meals daily. The country’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) Feeding Programme, spearheaded by the government through the gender equality and child welfare ministry with technical...
Lawmaker Tobie Aupindi has warned that Namibia cannot afford to keep investors in a limbo while taking forever to make timeous and conclusive decisions that would result in job creation and economic growth. He was expressing frustration with the slow progress around determining the fate of Russian mining giant Uranium One, whose planned operations remain...
Out of about 455 000 youth in the country’s labour force, about 253 000 are in full-time or gainful employment, while the remaining 202 000, which is about 44.4%, are still without jobs, according to the latest figures contained in the National Development Plan (NDP6). Overall, Namibia’s entire labour force stood at 867 247 in...