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Veutile: Arming for sustainable future
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Veutile: Arming for sustainable future

Hilma Nalupe In the face of soaring unemployment in a country, where many dare to dream big but lack the tools to pursue those dreams, one woman is building bridges where walls once stood. Rakkel Ndamwena Ndeutala, a 33-year-old Namibian, founded Veutile Education Consultancy CC with one clear goal: to equip ordinary citizens with the...

Report scams via new mobile app
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Report scams via new mobile app

Rudolf Gaiseb Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus last week launched the Scam Report Namibia Mobile Application. The tool is designed to help citizens report scams, receive real-time alerts and access online safety tips. The app was unveiled at the Namibia International Cybersecurity Conference and Exhibition in Windhoek. “This is a proudly Namibian innovation....

Opinion – You’re Not Selling a Product. You’re Selling Trust.
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Opinion – You’re Not Selling a Product. You’re Selling Trust.

Most companies think they sell products or services. They talk about features and pricing and promote sales collateral. But they’re missing the point. None of that matters if people don’t trust you. Trust is the currency; everything else is just detail. I learned this the hard way, and more than once. I’ve built products and...

Hengari: Rape claim extortion gone wrong
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Hengari: Rape claim extortion gone wrong

Iuze Mukube Former fisheries minister Mac-Albert Hengari told the court this week the myriad of allegations against him stem from a failed extortion attempt and a deliberate setup. Hengari, who is in custody facing charges of  defeating the course of justice and fraud, made this claim on Tuesday during his formal bail hearing before Windhoek...

PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH –  Address to public servants by Her Excellency Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of the Republic of Namibia 18 July 2025 | NIPAM, Windhoek 
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PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH –  Address to public servants by Her Excellency Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of the Republic of Namibia 18 July 2025 | NIPAM, Windhoek 

Directors of Ceremonies:  Her Excellency Lucia Witbooi, Vice President of the Republic of Namibia;  Right Honourable Elijah Ngurare, Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia;  Honourable ministers and deputy ministers; Ambassador Emilia Mkusa, secretary to Cabinet;  Senior government officials and service chiefs;  Captains of industries of our State-owned enterprises;  Our esteemed staff members of the...

Outapi by-election set weeks before main polls
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Outapi by-election set weeks before main polls

Lahja Nashuuta The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has announced that a by-election for the Outapi constituency will take place by the end of September 2025 — just weeks before the national regional and local authority elections scheduled for 26 November. The announcement follows what the Commission described as “malicious and unfounded” allegations by Affirmative...

SADC-PF wants women’s parliamentary caucus established … as NA women’s representation falls to 38%
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SADC-PF wants women’s parliamentary caucus established … as NA women’s representation falls to 38%

Eino Vatileni SWAKOPMUND – The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF) has proposed the immediate establishment of a National Women’s Parliamentary Caucus.  The call was made by the forum secretary general Boemo Sekgoma at the capacity-building workshop for women in politics and decision-making at Swakopmund last week. Sekgoma said women who are in parliament...

Rising stars make waves at swimming championships
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Rising stars make waves at swimming championships

Hilma Nalupe The 2025 Bank Windhoek Namibia Aquatic Sports Federation (NASFED) short course championships, held from 18 to 19 July in Windhoek, Swakopmund and Oranjemund served as a powerful showcase of Namibia’s rising swimming talent and the Federation’s ongoing efforts to grow the sport at grassroots level. In Windhoek, the Dolphins Swimming Club hosted three...

A fiya po ofikola a ka twife ondjodi  yongeshefa
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A fiya po ofikola a ka twife ondjodi  yongeshefa

Taimi Haihambo  Peter Tuukondjele omunamido 31 okwa ti eifano laye eli kwa li eke li hongela koshiputudilo shaNUST okwe li xulilifila ondjila kati shaashi ka li elihole, osho shaetifa atwe eenyala daye momaxwaxwameko oipindi. Tuukondjele vati pefimbo ali koNUST okwa li te li hongele oLand Administration, ashike nande ongaho hayo lela kwa li a hala....

Ondangwa ya tula eelamba neepate mOnguta 
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Ondangwa ya tula eelamba neepate mOnguta 

Auleria Wakudumo  Oproyeka yokuadjaneka olusheno oshoyo oproyeka yopate mOndangwa Extension 28 – olukanda olo la shivika nawa nedina Onguta – oli li poku pwa.  Omupopiliko welelo lodoolopa yaNdangwa Petrina Shitalangaho-Mutikisha okwa holola kutya oproyeka yolusheno otai kosho eemiliona N$12.5. Oproyeka ei oya hovela muJanuary neudo. Eepelesenda 80 doproyeka oda pwa nale okulongwa nokwa fyaala ashike...