Lahja Nashuuta Khomas governor Shafiishuna Sam Nujoma has declared affordable housing as his top development priority for the next five years. He made the announcement during a visit to a grieving family in the One Nation settlement in the Tobias Hainyeko constituency. This is where two minors tragically lost their lives in a shack fire...
ON 22 March 2025, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah dissolved old ministries and established new ones in accordance with the Namibian Constitution. These ministries were dissolved: 1. Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform 2. Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture 3. Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises 4. Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources 5. Ministry...
Zebaldt Ngaruka OKATUMBA GATE – Following the announcement of the new Cabinet and other top positions by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, one of the recognised marginalised groups, the San, feel left out. This dismay was registered by senior !Khung Traditional Authority councillor #Oma Auho Ngavetene, based in Tsumkwe. He said the purported exclusion of the San...
National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) parliamentarian Vetaruhe Kandorozu said it is the government’s responsibility to make sure that its citizens are educated. In his contribution to the 2025/26 budget of N$24.8 billion allocated to the education ministry in the National Assembly on Friday, he questioned why the government is “selling education” to its citizens. “The...
George Sanzila ANTALYA – The Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Wamkele Mene says Africa has begun to fast-track the development of its infrastructure. This is alongside harmonised trade regulations to attract investment and accelerate the continent’s economic development. Mene said this during a panel discussion titled ‘Connecting Africa: A Prospect...
Lahja Nashuuta Popular Democratic Movement legislator Rosa Mbinge-Tjeundo has urged the government to treat the Kunene region as a special case, citing a myriad of challenges confronting the region. Mbinge-Tjeundo pointed to a dire lack of road infrastructure, a housing crisis and an absence of business opportunities as key challenges facing the region. The...
Lahja Nashuuta Swapo parliamentarian Martha Itope has called for immediate government intervention to revive the Orange River Irrigation Project (ORIP), and improve the dire living conditions of farmworkers. Situated in the //Kharas region, Karasburg West constituency, Noordoewer and Aussenkehr are known for producing high-value crops such as grapes, dates, citrus and vegetables. Despite this, communities...
SUMY – World leaders condemned a Russian missile strike on Ukraine on Sunday, one of the deadliest attacks in months, while United States (US) president Donald Trump called it a “horrible thing” and a “mistake”. Two ballistic missiles hit the centre of the northeastern city of Sumy, close to the Russian border, on Sunday morning,...
Auleria Wakudumo Minista womauyelele nomakwatafano opaungoba Emma Theofelus okwa kunghilila oshiwana shi kotokele ekengelelo lokomalungula oshoyo elongifo lomaano opaunongononi hano oArtificial Intelligence (AI). Elongifo lopaungoba ile lopamalungula ola kwatela mo okunduluka po omafano, ouvidio ile ondaka yomunhu tai longifwa komalungula ashike moshili omunhu inaya mekwatafano naye. Theofelus okwa holola kutya Ovanamibia 700 000 ohava longifa omalungula...
Auleria Wakudumo Ehangano lomandjebele, oNamibia Grape ola yandja oshipambuliko shotete sheemiliona N$10 koNational Youth Service (NYC) Etinhe ladja ko moWindhoek. National Youth Service oi na mo oipambuliko mehangano loNamibia Grape Company. MuNovemba 2024, ehangano lomandjebele ola tala po eudafano kutya otali ka longela kumwe nomahangano yooloka okondje yoshilongo okukala tali landifa omandjebele kuvo. Mopaife, ehangano...