Works and Transport minister Veikko Nekundi has accused senior managers, board of directors and executives under the ministry of failing Namibians through delays, excuses and lack of urgency. He went further to warn that accountability will be enforced without fear or favour. Addressing executives last week, Nekundi said the ministry was operating “in a neutral...
Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi fervently denies concocting a plan to see the political demise of Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare. “I and comrade prime minister [Ngurare] held a burial of the past. We are focused on building our party and delivering on the mandate for why the party was elected and why we are...
Windhoek has been rocked by the deaths of two teenagers in separate incidents this week. Details remain unclear as what may have pushed one of the learners into taking her own life, but the inability to afford basic school stationery may have contributed to one of thetragedies. One case involves a 18-year-old daughter of a...
The Roads Contractor Company (RCC) must now fend for itself rather than relying on perenial government bailouts, transport minister Veikko Nekundi has said. The outspoken minister was clear that the State-owned enterprise must become self-sustaining or it will face consequences. Addressing senior management yesterday, Nekundi questioned why RCC continues to rely on government bailouts despite...
Namibia recorded fewer road accidents and reduced crime during the 2025/26 festive season, but the country was shaken by a series of violent killings. This was said by police supremo, Inspector General Joseph Shikongo, as he provided an overview of their festive season operations. Speaking in an interview yesterday, Shikongo said while official statistics are...
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has called for fair and accessible climate finance for developing countries while positioning Namibia as a strategic gateway for green energy and water investment linking Africa to the Middle East. Addressing the Global South Utilities Forum at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Summit on Tuesday, Witbooi said developing countries were paying the...
Namibia is looking to deepen trade and attract investment from Russia, with the country’s top diplomat, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, in Russia this week for a three-day official visit. Ashipala-Musavyi is Namibia’s trade and international relations minister. Her visit is aimed at boosting economic cooperation between the two countries. This came to light after the ministry issued...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is set to be honoured at a continental event in Accra, Ghana, next month, where she will receive the African Political Leader of the Year award from the African Leadership Magazine (ALM). The award ceremony, scheduled for 27–28 February 2026, recognises Nandi-Ndaitwah’s decades-long public service, her historic rise as Namibia’s first female...
The official opposition party, the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), has accused President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of appointing and redeploying ambassadors under a veil of secrecy, saying the lack of transparency undermines trust in Namibia’s diplomatic system. IPC’s shadow minister of international relations, Rodney Cloete, said the Presidency failed to openly announce the commissioning and redeployment...
Vice President Lucia Witbooi and her delegation arrived in Abu Dhabi yesterday for Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) Summit, where the country is seeking to court global investors. The Namibian delegation is also looking to strengthen partnerships in key sectors such as water, energy and agriculture. The summit, which kicked off yesterday, concludes on Thursday....