Rudolf Gaiseb Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC) Deputy Minister Dino Ballotti has announced that the government has planned an investment of N$9.98 billion toward youth development. He said that, over the next five years, these funds will be dedicated to entrepreneurship, infrastructure and skills development programmes. Additionally, more than N$2 billion is...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – Trade minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi has emphasised that Africa continues to lag in development because it exports its wealth in the form of raw materials, while importing poverty. Speaking during a joint ministerial engagement held in Rundu on Friday, hosted by her ministry alongside the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy, with...
Lylie Joel Uakutura Kambaekua Swapo deputy secretary general (DSG) Uahekua Herunga has emphasised the need for unity within the ruling party ahead of November’s elections. He stressed the importance of solidarity in the face of upcoming challenges. Herunga’s call to action comes on the back of last year’s elections, which resulted in the ruling party...
Eba Kandovazu Iuze Mukube The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has confirmed that although former Namcor MD, Immanuel Mulunga, did not receive money directly into their accounts from Enercon and Erongo Petroleum, his actions indicate that gratification was created. The same goes with Namcor’s former finance manager, Jennifer Hamukwaya. This was revealed by ACC lead investigator, Oberty...
Lahja Nashuuta The information ministry has initiated a process that will ultimately result in the appointment of the information commissioner and their deputy. The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) has made a call through an advert to non-governmental organisations within Namibia’s media sector to nominate qualified individuals for appointment to the selection committee...
Taimi Haihambo Deep in the rural settlement of the Okongo area in the Ohangwena region stands the Shatipamba Combined School, a facility in a severe state of disrepair. From crumbling shacks to classrooms without doors or windows, learners are forced to endure the cold in winter and seek shelter in corners to avoid rainwater from...
Hilma Nalupe The Brave Warriors World Cup campaign initiative is pulling out all the stops ahead of Namibia’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malawi in Francistown, Botswana. Campaign chairperson Tim Ekandjo at a press conference yesterday announced that there will be a final send-off event, a football spectacle at Windhoek’s Independence Stadium on...
LONDON – The Elders group of international stateswomen and statesmen for the first time on Tuesday called the situation in Gaza an “unfolding genocide”, saying that Israel’s obstruction of aid was causing a “famine”. “Today we express our shock and outrage at Israel’s deliberate obstruction of the entry of life-saving humanitarian aid into Gaza,” the...
EKURHULENI – The South African police fired rubber bullets at residents who tried to block the eviction of scores of houses near Johannesburg yesterday by throwing stones and torching a municipal building, officials said. After police gained access to the housing complex in Ekurhuleni, about 10 kilometres east of central Johannesburg, a squad of men...
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...