Iuze Mukube Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Marilize du Plessis yesterday struck from the roll an application lodged by fraud and corruption accused Otneel Nandetonga Shuudifonya, which sought leave to appeal against the dismissal of his postponement application. The postponement application sought to have the Fishrot trial stayed for six months to allow Shuudifonya reasonable...
Dalene Kooper LÜDERITZ – Vice President, Lucia Witbooi, on Sunday reaffirmed the government’s support for the country’s green energy ambitions by pledging the necessary support for the flagship Hyphen Green Hydrogen project. The Hyphen project, with a projected investment of around US$10 billion (approximately N$168 billion), aims to produce 350 000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually...
Dalene Kooper KEETMANSHOOP – The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) is considering regulating accommodation prices at hotels, lodges and other facilities following complaints about exorbitant rates and a lack of regulation in the tourism sector. NTB head of marketing Charmaine Matheus said the board is working to link the star grading system to accommodation pricing to...
Iuze Mukube A 29-year-old resident of Windhoek, who is alleged to have trespassed into State House and reportedly found completely unclothed, made his first appearance at the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The accused, Giano Seibeb is facing charges including trespassing, housebreaking with intent to commit a crime unknown to the State, and contravening section 7(b)...
Auleria Wakudumo Ohangwena governor Kadiva Hamutumwa says the region plans to install desalination plants at at least 10 boreholes to address saline water challenges affecting communities. Although Ohangwena is one of the country’s regions with significant underground water resources, it has for decades struggled with high salinity levels. Hamutuwa said efforts to treat saline water...
Monika Amunyela Recognition at the National Youth Week Awards, held on the 29th of April 2026, placed Antonio Shapwanale among Namibia’s young innovators when he received an award for exceptional innovation in the digital and technology industry. “We’re not importing solutions. We’re engineering them from here, for here,” said Shapwanale. The award was received for...
Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) Chief Executive Officer, Kenneth Matomola, has announced that the Financial Institutions and Markets Act (FIMA) and the Namfisa Act came into operation on 01 May 2026. Matomola made the announcement on Tuesday during a government information-sharing session in Windhoek. He said Namfisa undertook a comprehensive review and restructuring of...
BEIJING – The death toll from a giant explosion at a fireworks factory in central China rose to 26, with 61 more injured, officials said on Tuesday. The explosion occurred at around 16h43 on Monday at the Liuyang Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Company in Liuyang, Hunan province, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Following the blast,...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has launched the Fruit Value Chain Development Scheme to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on imported fruits by stimulating local production. Namibia currently imports more than 97% of its fruit. To address challenges such as poor genetics and limited technical knowledge, the initiative offers a 30% subsidy on...
SUVA – As evening falls in Fiji’s capital, a steady stream of people approaches a makeshift clinic that is a first line of defence against one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics. In the South Pacific nation, a popular tourist destination of just under a million people, there were over 2 000 new HIV cases...