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Singambwe proposes social grant fixes
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Singambwe proposes social grant fixes

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...

Abuse of power tops ACC list …Ngurare calls for robust anti-corruption strategie
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Abuse of power tops ACC list …Ngurare calls for robust anti-corruption strategie

Rudolf Gaiseb Adolf Kaure The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) reported that, in the 2024/25 financial year, 45% of the cases handled involved abuse of power.  The next most common issues dealt with by the anti-graft agency included bribery, misuse of public resources, as well as irregularities in tenders and recruitment. The organisation’s recently released financial report...

Iran selects new supreme leader, no name released
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Iran selects new supreme leader, no name released

TEHRAN – The clerical body tasked with selecting Iran’s new supreme leader has reached a decision, members said yesterday, although the name has yet to be announced. “The vote to appoint the leader has taken place and the leader has been chosen,” said Ahmad Alamolhoda, a member of the Assembly of Experts, as quoted by...

ECD policy under microscope 
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ECD policy under microscope 

Isabel Bento  SWAKOPMUND – Nationwide consultations are underway to revise Namibia’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) policy as government prepares to transfer its mandate to the education ministry (MEIYSAC). The review process is grounded in the Basic Education Act, which provides that the ECD policy must be developed and administered under the education ministry. The formal...

Accused serial rapist ‘admitted’ guilt
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Accused serial rapist ‘admitted’ guilt

Iuze Mukube Jonas Murao, a man facing multiple charges of rape and housebreaking, is said to have admitted to committing the crimes for which he is being tried in the Windhoek High Court.  The State Advocate Dominic Lisulo during cross-examination on Thursday said, Murao (45) admitted in his response to the State’s pre-trial memorandum that...

Oil prices surge as Mideast war rages on
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Oil prices surge as Mideast war rages on

NEW YORK – Crude prices surged Friday on mounting fears about oil supply disruption during the Middle East war, while equities retreated on poor US hiring data. The US-Israel war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks across the Gulf region have upended the world’s energy and transport sectors, virtually halting traffic through the Strait of...

Omafamba metanga a pewa N$950 000
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Omafamba metanga a pewa N$950 000

Auleria Wakudumo Omapendafule metanga laNamibia hano Brave Gladiators okwa pewa oshimaliwa sholupandu eshi a vena po ekopi loCosafa 2025, shi fike poN$950 000.  Oshimaliwa osha yandjwa onga olupandu komahangano opaumwene oshoyo epangelo.  Ehangano lokuninga omakwatafano opaengodi MTC, ola yandja oshimaliwa shi fike N$300 000 okupandula oukadona vaNamibia eshi veshi pondola okudenga mo South Africa medingonoko...

MTC a yandja N$300 000 koBrave Gladiators
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MTC a yandja N$300 000 koBrave Gladiators

Abraham Mwanyekange Ehangano lomakwatafano moNamibia MTC ola yandja oshimaliwa shi fike poN$300 000 kospana yopashiwana yokatanga kokeemhadi kovakainhu yaNamibia, Brave Gladiators. Osha ningilwa moWindhoek onghela. MTC oshimaliwa okwe shi yandja ongepandulo eshi o Gladiators ye shi endifa nawa nokufindana po ekopi loHollywood Cosafa petameko laMarsa olo la danenwa koSouth Africa. Omukulunhu koshikondo shomangeshefelo nomakwatafano mehangano...

‘The Hustlers Curse’ a fuula vahapu mOutapi 
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‘The Hustlers Curse’ a fuula vahapu mOutapi 

Auleria Wakudumo  Omushangi weefilima Levos Panduleni Ekandjo okwa holola kutya euliko lofilima yavo yedina ‘The Hustlers Curse’ osho sha hala okutya efingo lomunyangadali oya kufa vahapu koipundi mOutapi.  Ofilima oya li ya fanekelwa modoolopa yOutapi odula ya dja ko okudja mo17 fiyo 23 Desemba noya ulikwa Omaandaxa moMulti purpose mOutapi.  Ovanhu vahapu, mwa kwatelwa ovanafikola...