PARIS – France and Britain will work on a “peaceful multinational mission” to restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz but it would be “separate from the warring parties”, French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday. US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February sparked a region-wide war and brought to a near standstill traffic through the...
Isabel Bento !GUIDIǁGAMS – !Guidiǁgams !Ā!khōmais ǀAwemā!nans ge ǀhaehe rasa !oa N$28 miljunsa hoa !gao!gao !oabade ūhâ tama hâ ǁanǁguigu !nâ !anu āǁgam-e ǁawoǁawos !aroma ǂhâba hâ. ǀAwemā!nans ra ǀorotoa hâ ǁgam-i sistemdi mâsib tsî hāǀaro ra ǂhâsigu !oabadi diga gowaǀî ǂgao amaga. ǀAwemā!nans di Dana Sîsenǂuira Mâisab, Valentinus Sindongob ge ǀgūǁaeb ge Nampas ǀkha...
BUDAPEST – Congratulations from across Europe poured in yesterday for Hungarian political newcomer Peter Magyar, who defeated nationalist Viktor Orban in elections seen as a blow to right-wing populism world-wide. Orban, a self-described “thorn” in the EU’s side and defender of “illiberal democracy”, lost Sunday’s elections after 16 years in power, despite vocal support from...
Beata Mudjanima It is almost ploughing season. Some areas have received great showers, and others have received moderate rain. During this time, most poultry farmers move their free-range chickens into coops so that they do not destroy their fields. However, within a week or two, they might notice their chickens fighting, hens no longer producing,...
ALGIERS – Pope Leo XIV began a landmark visit to Algeria yesterday in the first trip to the Muslim-majority country by a pontiff that risked being overshadowed by criticism from US President Donald Trump. Shortly before leaving Rome, the US-born pope became the target of public criticism from Trump, who railed against Leo’s comments calling...
Namibia remains the only African country with concurrent access to export beef to the United States of America (USA), China, Norway and the European Union (EU), generating over N$2.1 billion in foreign exchange in 2025. This was said by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Inge Zaamwani, who, during her budget speech...
Rudolf Gaiseb President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says that the reportedly disappearing funds at the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) and losses reported at the Bank of Namibia (BoN) are “smelling of corruption” and must be investigated.Nandi-Ndaitwah said this during the questions and answers sessions, shortly after delivering her State of the Nation Address (SONA). She re-emphasised...
Pinehas K Pinehas The Central Volleyball League (CVL) season officially kicked off on Saturday, 11 April 2026, at the UNAM main campus gym hall and outdoor courts, as well as at the Patrick Iyambo Police College in Windhoek. The referee director of the CVL, Abiatar Andreas, has invited the public and volleyball enthusiasts to attend...
Dalene Kooper The annual genocide remembrance week serves as a platform to educate Namibians about the heinous crimes meted out against the Nama and Ovaherero by the brutal German colonial regime. This is according to the chairperson of the Nama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA), Gaob Dawid Hanse, who lamented that the genocide is not entirely...
Joe-Chinthia Garises MARIENTAL – Landless People’s Movement (LPM) Mariental councillor, William Minnie says the annual Genocide Remembrance Walk taking place from 10-12 April in Lüderitz is intended to advance calls for justice, reparations and full historical recognition of the 1904-1908 Nama and Herero genocide. Speaking ahead of the event in an interview with Nampa, the...