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...
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...
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...
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...
KATIMA MULILO – A celebration marking the 11th African Day of the School Feeding Programme was held on Friday at Ngweze Primary School in the Zambezi region. Observed annually on 1 March, the belated regional event was held under the theme “Ensuring access to nutritious meals, clean water and hygiene: Promoting safety and resilience in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...