As we stand on the threshold of the new 2026/2027 financial year, I would like to express my freedom of expression, which is constitutionally guaranteed under Article 21(1)(a). The words of our late Founding Father resonate with me as I write this letter. His Excellency Tatekulu Sam Nujoma uttered these words, “Sport is a national...
Auleria Wakudumo The Ministry of Health and Social Services has declared the end of the Mpox and Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) outbreaks that affected parts of the country in late 2025. Health Minister Dr Esperance Luvindao confirmed in the media release that the Mpox outbreak in the Swakopmund district and the CCHF outbreak in...
Bravery Kabula Robberies were the most frequently reported crimes in the Namibian Police’s weekend incident report covering 6 to 8 March 2026. Police also recorded suicides, rape cases, drug-related offences, stock theft, housebreaking and inquests across several regions. In Cimbebasia, Windhoek, a 19-year-old man was robbed of a cell phone and backpack valued at about...
Rudolf Gaiseb National Assembly Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says Namibia is well on course in balancing the scales in gender equality. The world celebrated International Women’s Day last Sunday, appreciating the imperative role of women and reinforcing promoting gender equality and eliminating all forms of violence, discrimination and harmful practices against women.On Sunday, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said that...
MANAMA – Iran launched fresh strikes on energy installations in the Gulf on yesterday including a petroleum complex in Bahrain, as oil prices soared on fears over supply disruptions due to the Middle East war. Bahrain’s sprawling Al Ma’ameer oil facility was hit, causing a fire and damage, with the country’s state-owned energy firm Bapco...
Pinehas K Pinehas Zebaldt Ngaruka The Namibia Premier Football League delivered an action-packed weekend of rounds 23 and 24 with matches played in Oshakati, Rundu, Windhoek and Gobabis. Tigers FC took on Okahandja United FC at the Unam stadium in Windhoek in a round 23 fixture on Saturday, but the tightly contested match ended in...
Auleria Wakudumo The Ondangwa Town Council has once again shown its commitment to uplifting the community after coming to the aid of a learner who excelled academically. Jacob Ipinge, a resident of the Uupopo location in Ondangwa, recently made the town proud when he ranked eighth countrywide in the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Advanced Subsidiary...
Adolf Kaure The City of Windhoek Municipal Council will provide interim administrative support relief and development permissions for residents of the Groot-Aub Peri-Urban area. This was discussed during an ordinary council agenda meeting held recently in Windhoek. The Groot-Aub peri-urban area, approximately 60km south of Windhoek in the Khomas region, falls under the administrative jurisdiction...
The recent discoveries of oil and gas are presenting one of the most defining challenges for Namibia’s legal sector, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) managing partner and director in Namibia, Patrick Kauta have said. Kauta made the remarks during the launch of the Legal 500 General Counsel (GC) Powerlist: Namibia 2026 in Windhoek on Thursday, which...
NKURENKURU – Kavango West Regional Council Chief Regional Officer Matheus Singambwe has called for reforms to the pension and social grant payment system, including allowing beneficiaries to collect multiple grants in a single visit. Singambwe made the remarks during Nampost’s regional stakeholder engagement on the implementation of the national social grant payment administration in Nkurenkuru...