Author: Edward Mumbuu (Edward Mumbuu )

Defence ministry-owned August 26 Construction was recently awarded the N$30 million tender for upgrading the International Women Peace Centre (IWPC) in Windhoek. 

Swapo lawmaker Tobie Aupindi is supporting a motion to erect a shrine in honour of national hero Kaptein Hendrik Witbooi, but also wants the Galton Gate renamed.

Incumbent National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) president Utjiua Muinjangue will have a run for her money next year when the party holds its intraparty elections.

The move by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to finally hold public interviews for judges, albeit at its discretion, has been welcomed with open arms.

With adequate financial and technical support, small crop farmers can be the game-changers needed by Namibia to achieve food security and revive the country’s 11 agricultural green schemes, which have struggled to reach their full potential.

Deputy Prime Minister and national presidential aspirant Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is set to unveil her not-for-profit trust under the name N4, her campaign manager Kaire Mbuende announced. 

Swapo lawmaker Natangwe Iithete minced no words yesterday when saying the notorious veterinary cordon fence (VCF) must be removed, equating it to a colonial structure oppressing most Namibians.

As the war in the Gaza Strip rages on, the National Council has called for respect of international law and peaceful negotiations between Israel and Palestine.

Only 26.5% of the world’s parliamentarians are women, placing the world on the back foot in achieving gender parity, but Namibia could achieve its 50/50 target by 2025.

Official opposition leader McHenry Venaani has written to Icelandic’s prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir to rescind that country’s decision to grant a subsidy of around N$13 million to Samherji, a company linked to the Fishrot looting scandal.