WASHINGTON – A recent US employment report confirmed “signs of fragility” in the labour market, a senior central bank official said Saturday, backing three interest rate cuts this year to guard against further weakening. In prepared remarks to a summit in Colorado, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman called for a “proactive approach”...
Lahja Nashuuta Government has pledged to review the outdated tariffs used to pay doctors under the Public Service Employees Medical Aid Scheme (PSEMAS), which still relies on rates set back in 2014. PSEMAS is a government-subsidised medical aid scheme for public servants. According to government records, the scheme currently covers about 300 000 public servants...
Auleria Wakudumo The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has successfully registered over 16 000 members of the San community through its ongoing mobile outreach programme. The ministry has surpassed its target ahead of the official deadline of 30 August 2025. A statement issued by the executive director Nghidinua Daniel says the mobile...
Rudolf Gaiseb The first-ever Consultative Dialogue for Commonwealth Youth Ecosystem Stakeholders witnessed the formulation of a Windhoek Declaration, a blueprint for youth development in the 56 Commonwealth countries. The five-day event saw over 200 youth leaders from across the Commonwealth attend the Commonwealth Youth Council for the Dialogue in Windhoek. The Declaration was handed over...
Taimi Haihambo HELAO NAFIDI – Paulina Nghipunya (35) an inmate at Windhoek Correctional Facility, shared her painful life story on Saturday during the second edition of the Namibian Women’s Conference. The conference took place at the Helao Nafidi Business Expo Centre with the aim of raising awareness about gender-based violence (GBV). Nghipunya revealed that while...
BAMAKO – Mali’s junta has carried out arrests to quash an alleged plot to overthrow the government within the army’s ranks, sources told AFP, but the circumstances of the detentions remain unexplained. The west African nation’s junta, which itself came to power in back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, has made 55 arrests, mainly among...
KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday warned against capitulating to the demands of President Vladimir Putin ahead of talks Friday between the Russian leader and US President Donald Trump. The US-Russia summit — so far planned without Zelensky — will be the first between a sitting US and Russian president since 2021. Kyiv is...
Auleria Wakudumo Ngoloneya woshitukulwa shaShikoto Sacky Kathindi okwa holola kutya oshitukulwa shaye osha yambekwa nedu lina oushosho wa wana notashi dulu okuninga shimwe shomoitukulwa oyo tai dulu oku longa oikulya oyo tai ka tukulilwa oshilongo ashishe. Eshi ngoloneya okweshi holola pefimbo ta yandje evilikilo loshitukulwa. Kathindi okwa twa omukumo ovanafaalama vomoshitukulwa opo va twikile noudiinini...
Elenga lakula loshitunda shUukwambi Herman Ndilimani Iipumbu okwa ti ita popile ovanyasha tave lioteke. Iipumbu edi okwe di popya pefimbo ali ta yandje oshipopiwa shaye keyeululo loipindi yopamufyuululwakalo yoshiputudilo shaUNAM mOshakati. “Fyee nghee twa kala mOshiwambo omulumenhu nomukainhu iha va kala pamwe momukalo wopaihole ve li idilila. Ove na oku li hombola tete opo va...
Auleria Wakudumo Ouministeli woikwameni neameno lokeengaba owa holola kutya owa shangifa Ovanamibia omuhoko wovayelele ve fike po16 000 okupitile moprograma yokuyandja oufemba woshilongo kovanhu vali konima meputuko, moitukulwa 11 ya hoololwa onhomenawina. Momukanda wapitifwa komukulunhuwi liki mouministeli woikwameni Daniel Nghidinua okwa holola kutya ouministeli owa hanga elalakano lao omanga nokuli inau fika komafiku oo vali...