Lahja Nashuuta The Berseba Village Council has been operating without a strategic plan or annual operational plan since 2018. This has left its financial and operational management at serious risk, according to a report by the Office of the Auditor-General. Auditors revealed that the council does not have a documented plan to guide its operations,...
Auleria Wakudumo A 49-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed his 38-year-old wife to death in full view of the public at Omanyanga village in Oshikoto region. According to Oshikoto head of community policing sub-division and regional spokesperson, chief inspector Ellen Nehale-Kangulu, the incident happened at around 14h00 on Monday at the village...
Taimi Haihambo Before the sun rises over Windhoek’s dusty streets, a quiet figure moves – from a modest home in Okuryangava to a stall some kilometres away. Saveria Hifindwako, now 60, begins her day before most of the city has awaken. For 39 years, this has been her routine – getting up early to prepare...
Lahja Nashuuta The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has been hit by back-to-back resignations of two senior party members in less than a week. Former Member of Parliament Esmeralda !Aebes resigned from the party yesterday, citing deep-rooted factionalism, betrayal, and a lack of stability within the opposition movement. Her resignation came just a day after another...
On September 1, 2025, upon the conclusion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Tianjin Summit, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, together with SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev, met Chinese and foreign press at the Media Center of the Summit and answered questions.In response to a journalist’s...
SWAKOPMUND – The destruction of declared chemical weapons stockpiles in 2023 marked a decisive milestone in global disarmament and reinforced the importance of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). This was said by Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Gaudentia Kröhne, at the official opening of the 2025 Integrated Advanced Course and Exercise on Assistance...
MAIDUGURI – Umar Bulama lay among the corpses, hoping Boko Haram fighters would mistake him for one of the dead after a brutal weekend attack on a northern Nigerian town. Pressing his face “into the blood-soaked sand”, Bulama (34) was lucky: he survived Friday’s assault on the northeastern town of Darul Jamal near the Cameroonian...
KYIV, (Ukraine) – A Russian strike yesterday in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region killed at least 20 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a social media post. Moscow has claimed the industrial region as part of Russia despite not having full control over it, and Kyiv says the Kremlin has massed 100 000 troops...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibian Enduro Club brought adrenaline and grit to Farm Ababis near Karibib on Saturday, hosting the seventh leg of the national Enduro championship series. With the sun blazing overhead, the race unfolded in hot and dusty conditions that made overtaking a challenge. Riders battled across a demanding course that combined Jeep tracks,...
Auleria Wakudumo The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the British High Commission (BHC), is strengthening food systems in Iikokola village of Omusati region, by supporting smallholder farmers and a school feeding initiative. Last week, the two organisations conducted a site visit to review progress at the Integrated Food Systems Project hosted...