CARACAS – The United States has revoked several transnational oil and gas companies’ licences to operate in Venezuela, Caracas said on Sunday, which had been granted despite Washington’s sanctions against the South American country. United States (US) president Donald Trump is seeking to strangle Venezuela economically in order to cripple its leader Nicolas Maduro, and...
Conflict resolution and management skills are very important tools to succeed in the world of politics and nation building, as well as to bring about peace and stability in society. One of the main causes of conflict in risk management is the divergence of expectations and interests among stakeholders. These differences can lead to disagreements,...
Let us step back from the noise. The inauguration, the reshuffles, the headlines about rain, ministers, titles and missed vetting – yes, they have dominated the first wave of commentary. But underneath the noise, something is shifting. Quietly, yes. Imperfectly, yes. But unmistakably. We are entering a new era. It is not just symbolic. It...
Lahja Nashuuta Government has allocated about N$700 million to formalise informal settlements in the country, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has announced. The mass formalisation of informal settlements is expected to begin in Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Rundu, Keetmanshoop and Oshakati by May 2025. Aerial surveys are scheduled for completion by August 2025, with engineers set to...
Rudolf Gaiseb Works and Transport minister Veikko Nekundi has clarified that the ministry is not working to revive the defunct Air Namibia, but rather to re-establish a national airline for the country. This decision, he said, is not born out of pride, but because a national airline makes an unmeasurable economic contribution to the country’s...
Iuze Mukube Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen on Friday sentenced Rodney Afrikaner to 25 years in prison for a count of murder, of which three years were suspended. The 44-year-old man will remain behind bars for 22-years for the fatal stabbing of the mother of his minor children with a pair of scissors in...
Gabriel Tomas OMUTHIYA – Outgoing Oshikoto region governor Penda Ya Ndakolo has expressed his gratitude to the government for the opportunity to serve the Namibian people in various capacities. Ya Ndakolo, in an interview with Nampa on Saturday, recounted his extensive career, which included roles such as regional councillor, management committee member, National Council member,...
Lahja Nashuuta Farmers in Namibia’s northern regions are calling for government’s urgent intervention to revive the livestock market in the Northern Communal Areas (NCAs), citing old-age infrastructure and restricted market access as major challenges. Despite housing approximately 2.5 million cattle, NCA farmers reportedly struggle to sell their livestock due to the Veterinary Cordon Fence (VCF). The...
Lahja Nashuuta The Michelle McLean Children’s Foundation Trust, in collaboration with SINASRA, a local organisation supporting people with albinism, recently donated hundreds of visual devices and prescription eyeglasses to visually impaired children and those living with albinism in Windhoek. The eyeglasses and devices were given to the School for the Visually-Impaired in Khomasdal, a government...
TSUMEB – The Oshikoto region’s Directorate of Education, Arts and Culture (DEAC) has launched an initiative to promote a positive reading culture amongst learners. Speaking at the launch of the ‘Read One, Read All’ Reading Café project at Francis Galton Primary School in Tsumeb on Friday, director Aletta Eises emphasised the project’s goal to enhance...