OMUTHIYA – Swapo Party vice president and the President-elect of Namibia Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said she will implement the 2025-2030 election manifesto that contains the commitments Swapo has made to the people of Namibia. Nandi-Ndaitwah, known affectionately as ‘NNN’, during the official opening of the Swapo retreat held in Windhoek on Saturday said the election manifesto...
AMINUIS – The 170-kilometre road linking the vast Aminuis constituency to Gobabis, the main town of Omaheke region, was commissioned by President Nangolo Mbumba on Tuesday. The Gobabis-Aminuis road is part of Main Road (MR) 91, which spans a total of 239 kilometres, and connects the Omaheke and Hardap regions.Importantly, the road will also link...
Chelva Wells The Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia (NamBTS) has called for urgent blood donations by Namibians to address critical shortages during the festive season. With demand peaking in December and January, NamBTS requires 200 units of whole blood daily to meet the country’s needs. Zita Tobin, Manager of Marketing and Donor Relations for NamBTS...
ISTANBUL – More than 7 600 Syrian migrants crossed the Turkish border to return home in the five days after the fall of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad, Turkey’s interior minister said yesterday. In a statement on X, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya listed the total number of Syrians “who returned voluntarily from Turkey” each day between...
ABUJA – West African leaders from the regional group ECOWAS were meeting yesterday for a summit, with security and the departure from the bloc of three military-led governments high on the agenda. Before the Economic Community of West Africa States meeting, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger reaffirmed as “irreversible” their decision to quit the bloc,...
Auleria Wakudumo Omupopiliko wopolifi yaNamibia Deputy Commisioner Kauna Shikwambi okwa ti okavideo oko taka tambulafanwa komalungula ke na omunadolongo ta dengwa kuvakwao, kake na oukwashili, ashike oshinyandwa tashi danwa kovanadolongo, opo va kengelele ofamili ‘yoshihakanwa’. Otaku hokololwa ovanadolongo va tuma okavideo kovakwanedimo vaDavid Kenaihe, nova pula opo va futwe N$1 000 vo va ha dengwe vali...
Auleria Wakudumo Ongudu yoLandless People’s Movement (LPM) oya waimina ongudu yoIndependent Patriots for Change (IPC) okutwala okakomisi komahoololo komhangu opo va pewe epitikilo lokumona oilongifo ya longifwa pomahoololo opaupresidente noomutumba wopashiwana mo27 Novemba oshoyo omafiku avali a wedelwa hano o28-30Novemba omudo ou. Ongudu yoIPC oya yandja nale omakemo ayo komhangu Omaandaxa, tai pula i pewe...
Namibia’s financial market is poised for a significant transformation, with the introduction of the Central Securities Depository (CSD), a critical infrastructure approved by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) on 8 March 2024. As a cornerstone of modern financial systems, the CSD promises to revolutionise the issuance, settlement, safekeeping and corporate servicing of financial...
PARIS – Oil supply is set to outpace global demand next year even as OPEC+ members extended cuts in efforts to prop up prices, the International Energy Agency said yesterday. Eight members of the alliance, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, agreed earlier this month to maintain supply cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd)...
Namibian Women’s Day, observed on 10 December, serves as a solemn tribute to the courage and resilience demonstrated by Namibian women during the tragic 1959 massacre in Windhoek. On this day, women played a pivotal role in protesting the forced eviction of black communities from the Old Location. Despite violent repression, they remained at the...