Auleria Wakudumo OSHAKATI – Oshana region Governor Hofni Iipinge has called for ethical leadership, accountability and faster service delivery as newly elected regional and local authority councillors begin their term of office. Speaking at the opening of the year’s consultative meeting with regional and local authority councillors in Oshakati this week, Iipinge described the gathering...
LONDON – UK prime minister Keir Starmer, battling for his political future, apologised Thursday to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing disgraced Peter Mandelson, a friend of the sex offender, as US ambassador. Starmer, who also indicated he would not resign over the scandal, issued the apology after being dogged for days by his...
This week marked exactly two years since the demise of former president Hage Geingob, a towering African political figure, a first among equals. As February approached, the memory of the 4 February 2024 returned with a heaviness that words still struggle to carry: ‘The sitting President is no more’. This week, Namibia paused to remember...
Life in Swapo camps was not only focused on how to defend ourselves from the attacks of the enemy, but there was an important aspect of social life, which is less talked about (never documented at all). That kept people together and happy, especially the young ones who do not know what the war was...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Namibian Parliament has incorporated the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to transcribe debates, translate documents and analyse amendments. AI-powered tools are helping MPs in decision-making, legislative drafting, research and public interaction. In a report released recently, National Assembly Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila acknowledged the potential of AI to enhance parliamentary efficiency, transparency and...
The president of the Association of Localised Interests (Asoli), Joseph Kauandenge, has accused Swapo of using its dominant position in Parliament to ‘rush legislation without proper debate or public input, turning Parliament into a mere rubber stamp.’ Kauandenge, a former parliamentarian under the National Unity Democratic Movement, shared this with Nampa on Thursday, stating that...
JOS – Nigeria’s president Bola Ahmed Tinubu deployed an army battalion to a troubled state after gunmen killed as many as 162 people in one of the country’s deadliest attacks in recent months. The attack late Tuesday on Woro village in Kwara State came after the military recently carried out operations in the area against...
Lahja Nashuuta Hileni Kulaumone Kapepo is an experienced Namibian educator, committed to teaching children throughout her career. She has been part of the education sector since 1999, beginning her journey as a passionate young teacher in the public service. After graduating with Diploma in Education from the then-Windhoek College of Education, now the University of...
PORTUGAL – Spanish rescuers on Thursday desperately searched for a woman missing after a new storm hit the Iberian Peninsula while Portugal warned of a heightened flood risk after several months’ worth of rain fell in a few hours. One death has already been confirmed in Portugal from the seventh storm to hit the peninsula...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Landless People’s Movement said United States president Donald Trump has responded to a letter by their leader and chief change campaigner, Bernadus Clinton Swartbooi. This was confirmed by David Eigub, LPM’s parliamentary chief whip. At the height of elections last year, Swartbooi and his orange army reached out to the US leader,...