COPENHAGEN – Greenland does not need medical assistance from other countries, Denmark’s defence minister said yesterday, after US president Donald Trump claimed he was sending a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory that he covets. “The Greenlandic population receives the healthcare it needs. They receive it either in Greenland, or, if they require specialised...
Auleria Wakudumo ONGWEDIVA – The Ongwediva Town Council has launched a disaster risk preparedness initiative, becoming the first local authority to procure its own emergency tents to strengthen response efforts during natural disasters. The town’s mayor, Naemi Amuthenu, inaugurated the initiative on Wednesday. She said the move demonstrates the council’s commitment to enhancing disaster risk...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) said President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah must be the final approving authority over decisions in the country’s billion-dollar petroleum industry. In the ongoing parliamentary debates on giving the President power over some key functions of the petroleum sector, NEFF parliamentarian Kalimbo Iipumbu last week said he is “unapologetically” behind...
Iuze Mukube The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has confirmed the arrest of a Namra employee in connection with alleged corruption in the issuance of a Tax Good Standing Certificate. Richard Oaseb, a Tax Officer employed at the nation’s tax collection agency, was arrested on Tuesday, 16 February 2026. The arrest follows an investigation into allegations that...
HARGEISA – Somaliland is willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases, a minister has told AFP, as the breakaway region of Somalia seeks international recognition. Israel became the only country in the world to recognise Somaliland’s independence in December, something the territory has been seeking since declaring its autonomy...
Rudolf Gaiseb Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, said the government will start to ‘name and shame’ local authorities that are demanding compensation for land intended to build schools. Speaking in parliament recently, Ballotti said the government is still in a bind, negotiating with some local authorities for land...
Genocide pertaining to Namibia refers to fascist Germany’s systematic extermination of Ovaherero and Nama in 1904- 1908, in what has come to be known as the 20th century’s first genocide in the then “German South West Africa.” Entailing land theft, concentration camps, and torture, leaving deep scars and shattered souls among the descendants’ communities, who...
Minister of agriculture, Inge Zaamwani, has called for continued reforms, stronger industry alignment and heightened vigilance against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) as the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) sets its recovery path. Addressing Meatco’s annual general meeting on Friday, the minister described Meatco as a strategic partner in achieving the agri-food sector’s target contribution...
Iuze Mukube Three individuals implicated in the alleged fraud and corruption at the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) were granted bail on Friday. Among the released accused are former bank employee Heidi Elly Boois and the relatives of fugitive Victor Malema, Martha Ndinelao Antindi (mother) and Johanna Hambelela Mundjego (aunt). The group was arrested...
Iuze Mukube Stockley Kauejao’s (51), who was sentenced for the murder of stock investigator Hiambepo ‘Major’ Kazeurua was unsuccessful in his quest to appeal his conviction on Friday. Kauejao’s application for leave to appeal his conviction with the Supreme Court was dismissed by Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Alfred Siboleka. Another convict, Afas Kamutjemo, who...