OSHAKATI – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has announced groundbreaking reforms, solidifying the government’s commitment to a collaborative educational system involving the State, parents and students.Central to these reforms is the ambitious goal of achieving a 100% government subsidy for tertiary education, commencing in the 2026 academic year. Nandi-Ndaitwah made the announcement during the State of the...
Lahja Nashuuta The Leader of the Official Opposition and spokesperson for the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) Immanuel Nashinge has called for resources to be decentralised at immigration borders, as well as better support for administration staff and police officers. “We cannot keep telling our security officers, ‘You are the backbone of national security’ while...
Lahja Nashuuta Swapo Member of Parliament Marius Sheya has called for the establishment of a clear and consistent funding formula for all 57 local authorities in Namibia, proposing a minimum annual allocation of N$10 million to support both administrative operations and capital development. Speaking in Parliament, the former Kunene governor also urged the fast-tracking of...
A salted veteran of the liberation struggle against the oppressors, steadfast political activist, educator par excellence and noted footballer who cut his teeth in the domestic setup with boyhood team Tigers Football Club back in the day before skipping his native land. Onesmus Shikongo Akwenye gave up his then plum job as a schoolteacher at...
MADRID – Spain has unilaterally cancelled a multi-million-dollar contract to buy bullets from an Israeli company that infuriated the minority Socialist-led administration’s far-left coalition partner, government sources said yesterday. Spain halted weapons transactions with Israel after the outbreak of the war in Gaza, which followed by Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October, 2023, and...
KYIV – Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky cancelled part of his trip to South Africa yesterday after Russia fired a barrage of missiles and drones at Kyiv, killing at least eight people in the deadliest attack on the capital in months. Ukraine has been battered with aerial attacks throughout Russia’s three-year invasion but deadly strikes on...
ABIDJAN – Supporters of Ivory Coast’s main opposition party were called to protest outside courts yesterday after their candidate was barred from running in the presidential election. The government warned it would not permit any unrest and police blocked access to the courts in Abidjan, the economic capital, and Bouake, the second largest city. On...
DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania’s main opposition party yesterday said at least two of its officials had been arrested on their way to a rally to support leading government opponent Tundu Lissu, who refused to appear at a virtual court hearing to face a charge of treason. Authorities in the east African country have increasingly...
Rudolf Gaiseb The electrifying /Ae //Gams Festival Poetry, Comedy, and Theatre Night, the prelude of the Windhoek /Ae //Gams Arts and Cultural Festival, premiering today and ending tomorrow, highlighted the significance of preserving Namibian culture. The event hosted by the City of Windhoek at its headquarters on Wednesday night, brought together poets, theatrical artists, and...
I recently attended a show with an international artist as the headliner. I haven’t been out like that in light years. Can you imagine my absolute shock and disbelief when I witnessed your classic case of disrespect towards a Namibian entertainer from the organisers of the show. Allow me to contextualise this for you. I’ve...