Author: Edward Mumbuu (Edward Mumbuu )

Whether this year’s Presidential and National Assembly elections will live up to its billing remains to be seen, but for spectators and analysts alike, it will be a tight contest that will separate pretenders from contenders. 

After surviving near bankruptcy in the early 90s when the Treasury could not honour its financial obligations, more than 30 years later, the Indian economy has grown from strength to strength.

Auditor General (AG) Junias Kandjeke slapped the Nkurenkuru Town Council with an adverse audit opinion, as the financial statements do not give a fair reflection of its financial health and performance.

In a year he christened as that of “expectations”, President Hage Geingob has vowed to continue executing his presidential duties despite being diagnosed with cancerous cells last week, the Presidency has said. 

An absent parliamentary service commission, lack of robust oversight, no communication strategy, limited public involvement and a poor public image are among the National Assembly’s chief shortcomings.

New City of Windhoek CEO Moses Matyayi says without a functional management committee (MC), their hands as technocrats remain tied in the execution of their duties. 

2024 is not just another election year; it is democracy’s biggest year ever as at least 64 countries will head to the polls, representing about 50% of the world population.

REGULATIONS for the information commissioner’s office, which will implement the Access to Information Act, have already been formulated and now await the National Assembly’s endorsement.

While being conservative with the figures, information executive director Audrin Mathe said it will cost around N$100 million over the next three years to fully implement Namibia’s digital strategy.  

President Hage G. Geingob has slammed Germany for failing to draw lessons from the genocide it meted out against Namibian people at the turn of the 20th century.