Grootfontein, one of the Otjozondjupa region’s most dense urban centres with a population of almost 30 000 inhabitants, is grappling with rising cases of cholera outbreak, with the latest figures showing a total of 22 confirmed cases. The region’s health director, Gerbhado Timotheus, confirmed that from the latest 83 samples tested, 22 returned positive and...
International Relations and Coorperation Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi has reiterated that Namibia’s fight for restorative justice and just compensation from Germany for crimes committed during the 1904/08 Ovaherero and Nama genocide is far from over. Ashipala-Musavyi, in a wide-ranging interview with the Russian state-owned international news network, stated that bilateral talks between Namibia and Germany are...
A recent decision to impose visa bond requirements on travellers from selected countries, including Namibia, now mandates Namibians to post security bonds of US$15 000 or N$250 000 to apply for a United States of America visa. This policy, which came into effect on 1 January 2026, will see citizens from Namibia, Tanzania, Guinea, Malawi,...
Meatco, the country’s largest meat processing and marketing entity, has set an ambitious slaughter target of 63 000 cattle for 2026. Through the audacious drive, Meatco plans to buy over 50 000 cattle from farmers south of the veterinary cordon fence, also famously known as the Redline, and more than 13 000 from producers north...
Kaidisidi !nâ hâ Namibiabǁîn hîa Botswanaba xu !nae!hūb ân ǁga ge oahān tsî aibe Gams !garo!ās ai hâ!khaimāhe hân ge ǀgūǁae ǁîn di ǁan!khain tin a ǂgai ǁkhā !khaiga nî hō. Nēs ge ǂhanub xa ge ǂanǂanhe, ǀnîn ân nî ǀhûǁarebese ra ǁanaihe !garo!ā!âgu !nâ Otjozondjupa ǀkharib īse nî māhe, ǁnāpan ǀnîna Otjipaheua !garo!ās Gams...
Hundreds of Botswana returnees of Namibian descent, currently housed at a reception area in the Gam settlement, will finally have places of their own to call home. This follows government’s announcement that some will receive resettlement units at farms across the Otjozondjupa region, while others will be resettled at Otjipaheua village in the Gam area. ...
Urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa will today be bestowed with one of Africa’s most prestigious awards at the annual Africa Housing Awards in Abuja, Nigeria, where his unwavering dedication to improved rural and housing development in Namibia and on the continent will be recognised. At today’s Africa Housing Awards, which are Africa’s foremost...
Farmers north of Namibia’s veterinary cordon fence, also famously known as the Redline, could soon receive a much-needed lifeline for their cattle and related beef products, following Meatco’s recent fruitful engagements with the South African-based Shoprite Checkers Group. Meatco’s interim CEO Albertus !Aochamub and his leadership team recently held high-level consultations with senior members of...
Ministeris !Hū-omkhâis, ǁAu!khōs, ǁGam-i tsî !Hū!âde ǁkhawa Kō!gâs dis tsî ǂÛn tsî !Hū-omkhâis ǂNûiǂgās Hoa !Hūbaisi ǁAedi dis hâra ge ǀasa ǁnâuguxoaǁguib ǁaupexa N$48 miljuns diba ge xoa!gao. Nē xoaǁgaub di ǁgūbas ge ǂgari-aon ǀhûhâsiga huisa, ǀgaisa ǀkhurub ǁaegu !nâs tsîna mā!kharu ǁkhāsa. Marisiǂkhâ!nâs hîan ge Japanni Marisihuiba xu a !khō!oas ge !Khanni 2026 diba...
Defence and Veterans Affairs Minister Frans Kapofi has dismissed suggestions by the Association of Dependents of Veterans of Namibia (ADVN) that children of living and deceased war veterans should get special recognition, access to welfare benefits and monthly stipends. Members of ADVN last Tuesday took to the streets to demand an official response from Kapofi,...