Monika Amunyela During the Commonwealth Day event on the final day of the National Youth Week at the Windhoek Showgrounds, leaders called on young Namibians to take advantage of global opportunities while remaining grounded and using the skills acquired to develop Namibia. Discussions at the event focused on education, international cooperation, and youth participation in...
Iuze Mukube A 29-year-old resident of Windhoek, who is alleged to have trespassed into State House and reportedly found completely unclothed, made his first appearance at the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The accused, Giano Seibeb is facing charges including trespassing, housebreaking with intent to commit a crime unknown to the State, and contravening section 7(b)...
BRIA – In a classroom in Bria in the unstable eastern Central African Republic, former child soldiers were learning to sew. It is a way to help the 14 to17 year olds move on from the violence they suffered at the hands of the country’s many armed groups. “It’s not easy teaching them. Some still...
Monika Amunyela Recognition at the National Youth Week Awards, held on the 29th of April 2026, placed Antonio Shapwanale among Namibia’s young innovators when he received an award for exceptional innovation in the digital and technology industry. “We’re not importing solutions. We’re engineering them from here, for here,” said Shapwanale. The award was received for...
Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) Chief Executive Officer, Kenneth Matomola, has announced that the Financial Institutions and Markets Act (FIMA) and the Namfisa Act came into operation on 01 May 2026. Matomola made the announcement on Tuesday during a government information-sharing session in Windhoek. He said Namfisa undertook a comprehensive review and restructuring of...
Dalene Kooper KEETMANSHOOP – The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) is considering regulating accommodation prices at hotels, lodges and other facilities following complaints about exorbitant rates and a lack of regulation in the tourism sector. NTB head of marketing Charmaine Matheus said the board is working to link the star grading system to accommodation pricing to...
Iuze Mukube Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Marilize du Plessis yesterday struck from the roll an application lodged by fraud and corruption accused Otneel Nandetonga Shuudifonya, which sought leave to appeal against the dismissal of his postponement application. The postponement application sought to have the Fishrot trial stayed for six months to allow Shuudifonya reasonable...
BEIJING – The death toll from a giant explosion at a fireworks factory in central China rose to 26, with 61 more injured, officials said on Tuesday. The explosion occurred at around 16h43 on Monday at the Liuyang Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Company in Liuyang, Hunan province, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Following the blast,...
Dalene Kooper LÜDERITZ – Vice President, Lucia Witbooi, on Sunday reaffirmed the government’s support for the country’s green energy ambitions by pledging the necessary support for the flagship Hyphen Green Hydrogen project. The Hyphen project, with a projected investment of around US$10 billion (approximately N$168 billion), aims to produce 350 000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually...
Abraham Mwanyekange Ohangwena Regional Council chairperson Lebeus Efraim Shipindo says officials from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will be in the region next week to conduct a workshop on corruption. Shipindo made the remarks during a surprise visit to Okatope Clinic last week. The visit forms part of his ongoing unannounced inspections of government institutions in...