Lahja Nashuuta The upcoming five by-elections could give Namibians a glimpse of whether the regional councils and local authorities will live up to their billing later this year. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has officially launched supplementary voters registration in preparation for the upcoming by-elections. They are set to take place on 17 June...
Auleria Wakudumo While the government is trying its best to provide for those who are affected, many of the victims are scared that they will find their properties not only destroyed by flood, but also stolen by thieves. More than 100 residents of the Onanhinda village in the Ohangwena region who have been relocated to...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Chief of the Defence Force, Air Marshal Martin Kambulu Pinehas said the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) acknowledges Zambia’s support during Namibia’s liberation struggle. Speaking during a recent visit to Zambia, Pinehas highlighted the strong bond between the two countries, adding that his visit is also aimed at strengthening the existing relationship between...
Iuze Mukube Acting Judge Anne-Doris Hans-Kaumbi said the aim of the sentence in a contempt of court [facie curiae] matter is to bring an offender to his senses in the very proceedings in which the offence is committed. Social activist Michael Amushelelo was convicted on a charge of contempt committed in court on 7 April...
Lahja Nashuuta Delivering his maiden speech in the National Assembly this week was teacher, technocrat and politician – Austin Samupwa. He wasted no time on Tuesday, saying there is a need for a comprehensive approach to affordable housing. “We must advocate for the construction of thousands of affordable homes, with a focus on social housing...
Suzith Tjitaura Popular Democratic Movement Member of Parliament Inna Hengari said the 2025/26 budget falls woefully short of setting a decisive and transformative agenda for the new administration. She said it lacks the bold economic interventions necessary to tackle the deeply structural challenges facing the country. Hengari made these remarks in Parliament on Tuesday dur...
Lahja Nashuuta As the United States’ tariffs continue shaking the global trading order, raising fears of recession and wiping trillions of dollars off the market value of major firms, Namibia has not been spared as reality begins to sink in. Last year, Namibia exported goods worth approximately N$5.1 billion to the United States (US). Responding...
JUBA – Almost 7.7 million people in South Sudan face crisis levels of hunger, the United Nations said yesterday, many located in the country’s restive northeast rocked by recent clashes. The deeply-impoverished nation has battled instability and insecurity since independence in 2011, with violence between forces allied to the president and his deputy further threatening...
OWENDO – Through dense equatorial rainforest the train steamed ahead along Gabon’s sole railway line, a vital yet unreliable cog shuttling minerals, people and timber — as well as the odd coffin — across the country. “We’re forced to take the train. It’s not a choice,” said Aaron Houchi, a radiologist comfortably sat in the...
ALGIERS – Algeria criticised the US yesterday after Washington reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s stance on the disputed Western Sahara, a territory largely controlled by Rabat, but claimed for decades by the Algiers-backed Polisario Front. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, meeting his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita Tuesday, “reiterated that the United States recognises Moroccan...