Lahja Nashuuta President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged Namibians to rally behind the Swapo party in the upcoming regional councils and local authorities elections, saying only their vote will allow the government to deliver uninterrupted services and meet national development goals. The Swapo Central Committee, the party’s highest decision-making body between congresses, convened in Windhoek on...
Auleria Wakudum ONDANGWA – The Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court last week denied bail to a man accused of murdering his wife at a cuca shop in full view of the public and the victim’s mother. Immanuel Hainyanyula (49) made his first court appearance on Wednesday on a charge of murder, read with the provisions of domestic...
Auleria Wakudumo ONDANGWA – The minister of urban and rural development, James Sankwasa, has expressed deep concern over Ondangwa Town Council’s decision to implement a travelling and subsistence allowance (T&S) policy in defiance of a ministerial directive. Speaking during his visit to assess the implementation of council capital projects, Sankwasa said the local authority had...
Leaders in the transport and energy sectors on Thursday discussed the role of hydrogen, e-fuels and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in decarbonising the global transport industry during an industry dialogue at the ongoing Global African Hydrogen Summit in Windhoek. The dialogue, held as part of the summit from Tuesday to Thursday, brought together representatives from...
Rudolf Gaiseb Thrown out of Parliament after refusing to obey rulings by National Assembly’s presiding officer and speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Affirmative Repositioning’s activist-in-chief Job Amupanda alongside his inferior Tuhafeni Kalola, says the standing rules and orders are problematic when it comes to whether members can wear jeans or not. “There is nothing wrong with the...
Rudolf Gaiseb Popular Democratic Movement lawmaker Winnie Moongo says the lack of a financial reporting framework and performance targets in the Education Development Fund betrays learners for whom the fund was developed to serve. Despite repeated warnings, Moongo, in Parliament on Thursday, said the ministry of education fails to implement these mechanisms, leaving the fund...
Minister of Finance, Ericah Shafudah, has pledged to engage the Agribank board over delays in approving loans for the purchase of commercial farms. Her assurance followed an urgent oral question in the National Assembly on Wednesday from Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani, who criticised the state-owned bank’s lengthy turnaround times. Venaani said Agribank, established...
Namibia mourns the passing of Ras Sheehama, a voice of truth, resilience, and soulful rebellion who carried our nation’s conscience through his music. Through reggae, he expressed themes of struggle and injustice, as well as love, healing, and hope. Sheehama was not just an artist; he was a truth-teller who dared to envision freedom, dignity,...
Every Namibian has seen it. You buy bread, school uniforms, or a packet of tinned fish, and the label says “imported.” Yet the maize, the wheat, the fish, the stone all come from our own land and waters. We export it raw, then pay more to buy it back processed. That gap is not just...
I send my heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the Mariental-Kalkrand tragic car accident, involving correctional officers and police officers, and I also wish strength and healing to those who survived and are recovering. This article was not inspired by a recent tragic accident. My intention...