Rudolf Gaiseb Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (Nsfaf)’s decision to begin sharing payment history of its loan beneficiaries with credit bureaus has come under fire. In a public notice last week, Acting CEO Kennedy Kandume stated that, in line with the National Credit Bureau Regulations (2014), credit information providers in Namibia are required to submit...
Lahja Nashuuta Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa wants to meet the leadership of the Gobabis Municipality today for an urgent intervention. This follows a damning report by the Ombudsman that exposed severe governance failures, mismanagement, and internal strife within the local authority. In a letter addressed to Gobabis mayor Melba Tjozongoro, Sankwasa outlined...
Iuze Mukube A State witness last week stood firm on the State’s opposition to granting bail to former agriculture minister Mac-Albert Hengari and his co-accused. He cites interference with the State witness following their arrest. The State is objecting to bail on several grounds: the seriousness of the offence, interest of the public and administration...
Iuze Mukube Former Namcor executive Jennifer Hamukwaya has dismissed allegations of self-enrichment related to her appointment as a signatory to a joint bank account between Namcor and Enercon. Speaking during her bail hearing last Friday in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court, Hamukwaya claimed that her actions were aligned with a strategic objective between the two entities...
Lahja Nashuuta The City of Windhoek (CoW) has connected more than 7 000 zinc structures to the municipal electricity grid, providing power to over 35 000 residents, Strategic Executive for Electricity, Obrien Hekandjo, has confirmed. Citing the 2023 National Census, Hekandjo said only 64% of Windhoek’s 144 640 households are currently electrified, leaving around 52...
Eba Kandovazu Newly appointed presidential press secretary, Jonas Mbambo, has pledged to usher in a new era of open communication and media engagement from the highest office in the land. In an interview with Nampa last week, Mbambo, whose appointment takes effect on 1 August 2025, expressed great appreciation for the trust placed in him,...
GENEVA – The United Nations’ aid chief has welcomed Israel’s announcement yesterday of secure land routes into Gaza for humanitarian convoys, and said the UN would try to reach as many starving people as possible. “Welcome announcement of humanitarian pauses in Gaza to allow our aid through,” UN emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher said on...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, in collaboration with the City of Windhoek, has strongly warned members of the public against fishing and consuming fish from Goreangab Dam, situated on the fringes of the western suburbs of the capital. Goreangab Dam receives treated wastewater and surface runoff from surrounding residential...
The maiden edition of the Awilo Stephanus Open football tournament will start tomorrow at the famous Khomasdal Stadium in the capital.Following the draw on Tuesday, about 24 football teams from various parts of the country will feature in the N$ 40 000 worth competition.One of the competition organisers, Manfred Dockies Kazondume, shared with the New...
Iuze Mukube Businesswoman Lydia Elindi on Wednesday declared in court that she has no intention of fleeing if granted bail, stating that her priority is to clear her name and restore her reputation. Elindi, who is accused alongside her husband Malakia Elindi, was responding on one of the State’s grounds for objection to the nine...