Rudolf Gaiseb United Democratic Front (UDF) parliamentarian Nico Somaeb has called for the decentralisation of nursing licence registration to the regional level. Somaeb said nurses are facing delays and incurring high travel costs as they are required to travel from various regions to the Khomas Region to register with the Health Professions Council of Namibia...
Auleria Wakudumo Kansela woshikandjohoololo shaKongo Efraim Shipindo okwa holola kutya ovakwashiwana momikunda nhatu moshikandjohoololo shaye ova fiwa pomutenya koshikungulu shomhepo eshi sha hanauna po oikunomwa yavo. Shipindo okwa ti oshikungulu osha fiya oilya aishe ya nangala momikunda Oluhapa, Ekango oshoyo Ekango lomuve moshikandjohoololo shaKongo. “Ovanhu ova li va longa noudiinini shili ashike paife itava likola...
Adolf Kaure The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) launched its Strategic Plan (2025/2026 – 2029/2030). Officiating at the occasion, Minister James Sankwasa urged officials to adopt a long-term development mindset to support Namibia’s industrialisation agenda. Sankwasa said the plan should serve as a key management tool to ensure the ministry achieves its desired...
ADDIS ABABA – The number of migrants who died on the “Eastern Route” from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula doubled to a record high of 922 last year, the UN migration agency said yesterday. Tens of thousands of migrants from Ethiopia, Somalia and neighbouring countries take the route across the Red Sea...
Auleria Wakudumo Namibia okwa dika eenyala medu okutambula ko elongifo lomayakulo ointerneta yedina Starlink yoshipuna mounyuni Elon Musk. Minista womauyelele nomakwatafano opaungoba Emma Theofelus okwa holola kutya ouministeli opamwe nehangano lokukwashilipaleka omakwatafano la shiivika nawa Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) ola anya omayakulo ointerneta shaashi inai wanifa po oipumbiwa ya pulwa okupewa epitikilo okulonga...
Iuze Mukube The defence in a trial of a woman accused of setting her lover and his then-girlfriend alight whilst they slept in a house, has urged the court to acquit her of the charges against her. Mechtilde Karomo is facing two counts of murder and arson, with its alternative, malicious damage to property. The...
ACCRA – Ghana and the European Union on Tuesday signed their first formal defence partnership, as the country presents itself as a regional bulwark against the growing jihadist violence roiling West Africa. The agreement, signed in Accra by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Ghanaian Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, is aimed at strengthening...
Dalene Kooper Namibia has retained its accreditation with the African Society of Blood Transfusion (AfSBT), cementing its position as one of Africa’s top-performing countries in blood transfusion safety. This was revealed by AfSBT managing director Mohammed Farouk during the 12th International Congress of the African Society of Blood Transfusion, currently underway in Windhoek. The four-day...
NEW YORK – A plane carrying dozens of people collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia airport, killing the pilot and co-pilot and causing “serious injuries” to others, authorities said yesterday. Due to the crash late Sunday, US aviation authorities halted all flights at LaGuardia, and the port authority said...
Sergeant Kavekotoka Humavindu The Windhoek City Police Service has noted a growing trend of motorists driving into oncoming traffic, which has become a serious road safety concern. This practice involves motorists driving on the wrong side of the road, while facing vehicles approaching from the opposite direction. This poses a significant danger to all road...