With the blessed rains we have received since the beginning of the year, we have been fortunate as Namibians. The entire country has been generously soaked, and not a moment too soon. Our roads are the only part of our nation that did not benefit from the rain. Namibia boasts some of Africa’s best roads...
Rudolf Gaiseb Landless People’s Movement Member of parliament Utaara Mootu has flagged potential corruption at the Roads Contractor Company (RCC). In the National Assembly yesterday, while putting questions to Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, she alleged that an unauthorised transaction amounting to N$4 million was made to four entities by the company’s interim CEO, Dasius Nelumbu....
OMUTHIYA – Swapo Party member of Parliament (MP) Fenny Nanyeni has called for Namibia’s borrowing strategies to prioritise capital formation over consumption during her contribution to the 2025/26 national budget debate.Nanyeni expressed concern over the N$13.7 billion allocation for debt servicing out of the total N$106.3 billion budget for the current financial year.Speaking in the...
… four trucks south involved OTJIWARONGO – Two men lost their lives on Thursday morning in an accident involving four trucks approximately 12 kilometres south of Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa Region.Regional Police Commander, Commissioner, Philip Hidengwa, told Nampa at the accident scene that preliminary investigations indicate that the truck with an Outapi number plate was...
Heather Erdmann Transport minister Veikko Nekundi says the full-blown seven-seaters’ association plays an integral role in the country as drivers contribute to the country’s economy. “They are the ones who ensure that citizens are enabled to travel in-between towns, as Namibia is a vast country with large distances to travel. The seven-seaters also participate in...
Lahja Nashuuta Swapo lawmaker Willem Amutenya has urged the government to create opportunities for informal and small-scale businesses, particularly for young Namibians. In his maiden speech, Amutenya highlighted the necessity to safeguard existing job opportunities from foreign enterprises, while advocating stricter supervision of foreign employment. He also suggested the government conducts inspections to evaluate...
Lahja Nashuuta Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) lawmaker and shadow environment minister Likando Rodrick Liwela has urged the government to increase compensation for those affected by human-wildlife conflict. In his maiden speech in the National Assembly, Liwela welcomed the recent improvements to the Human-Wildlife Conflict Self-Reliance Scheme, which increased compensation for livestock losses from N$5...
Iuze Mukube Information and Communication Technology (ICT) minister Emma Theofelus has raised significant concerns regarding increasing scams, cyber-attacks, synthetic media, deepfakes and other forms of social digital deception affecting unsuspecting Namibians. She highlighted that these cyber- threats endanger not only individuals’ privacy and financial security, but also undermine national trust and social cohesion. The minister...
Lahja Nashuuta Swapo lawmaker Werner Ita has called for the strategic upgrading of several local authorities across Namibia to higher municipal tiers to improve service delivery and promote self-sustainability in urban development. In his maiden parliamentary speech this week, he highlighted the urgent need to elevate some towns to Part 1 and Part 2 Municipalities....
My name is Willem Amutenya, a child of the liberation struggle, born in Lubango, Angola, and hailing from Lihongo village in the Oshikoto region. I am a product of student politics, groomed at the University of Namibia, where I pursued my Honours Degree in Education (Science). I have served my country at various levels: as...