This article emanates from a statement in the news to the effect that the President is contemplating the transfer of power over “all upstream petroleum operations in Namibia” from the Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy to her office, because the history of the industry in Africa shows, “it needs close monitoring”. This means that...
Isabel Bento A wave of young candidates under the age of 35 has entered the race with the hope of reshaping the political sphere, as Namibians prepare for the upcoming local authority elections. Among them are 24-year-old Julia Sem of Usakos, Swakopmund’s current 33-year-old deputy mayor Suama Kautondokwa, and 35-year-old Uis Village Council candidate Manuel Tourob....
According to Namibia Statistics Agency data, Namibia’s unemployment rate stands at 36.9%, although it may be higher in reality. This makes one wonder: could our education system be working against us? Are we being taught what we really need to know? How is it that a country with a population of just about three million...
Auleria Wakudumo ONDANGWA – For years, taxi operators and commuters in Ondangwa have struggled with a disorderly open space near a marula tree near ABC Open Market, where taxis gathered to pick up and drop off passengers. The Ondangwa Town Council has announced plans to construct a new taxi loading zone to replace the current...
Taimi Haihambo Ovandangwa nena ova teelela oudano wakula weengonyo ou tau ka kala pokati kaPaulus Shimweefeleni, oo a shivika nawa nedina Ninja osho yo Hadison Bulelo. Shimweefeleni naBulelo ova teelelika ve ke likwate poudano weengonyo nena mo21 Novemba, ponhele yomalihafifo hai ufanwa Ekamuti Lodge mOndangwa, moshitukulwa shaShana. Omuunganeki nomushivifi woshiindingili eshi Jackson Da Silva okwa...
Auleria Wakudumo Oule wefimbo, ovashingi mwa kwatelwa ovatwaalelwa mOndangwa, ova kala nokukondjela ovatwaalelwa vavo momumbwalangandjo. Vamwe ohava kondjele ovatwaalelwa fiyo omopate, osho sha nyika oshiponga kuvo aveshe osho yo kovashingi vakwawo ovo tava di keembinga da yooloka. Elelo lodoolopa yaNdangwa ola uda onghuwo yoshiwana shavo nova tokola okutunga onhele yokuninga omakwatafano e li xwepo pokati...
The revelations surrounding the alleged loss of over N$850 million from the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) have revived public outrage and heightened concerns about Namibia’s governance systems. The incident reflects more than just a financial scandal; it reflects a crisis of leadership and accountability-a recurring theme that continues to erode public confidence in institutions...
Adolf Kaure The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao inaugurated the Farm 508 primary health care unit in the Samora Michel constituency on Wednesday. Farm 508 is on the outskirts of Windhoek and consists of mainly residents who were relocated there from Otjomuise’s 8ste Laan informal settlement earlier this year after the...
Iuze Mukube A father of a two-year-old boy, whose head was reportedly slammed twice against a concrete pole, along a railway line in Otavi in 2023, tendered a guilty plea for the murder of his son on Tuesday. Thomas Muronga (29) faced three charges, including murder, assault by threat and assault with intent to do...
Iuze Mukube An application that sought to have the Federal Republic of Germany joined as a party to answer to the atrocities committed during the country’s colonial regime in Namibia was on Tuesday dismissed in the Windhoek High Court. The decision read by Judge Beatrix de Jager and concurred by Judge Hannelie Prinsloo and Judge...