WALVIS BAY – The Directorate of Veterinary Services has urged the public to avoid any contact with Cape fur seals, following confirmation of the country’s first case of rabies in a seal at the Walvis Bay Lagoon. Namibia is home to a large population of Cape fur seals, many of which regularly come ashore along the coast, including areas frequented...
NNN jets out to SA for working visit
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will travel to South Africa today for a one-day working visit. This trip marks her first official visit to South Africa since becoming president on March 21, 2025. Presidential spokesman Alfredo Hengari, in a statement released yesterday, highlighted the importance of the visit. “The visit marks the second meeting between President Nandi-Ndaitwah and President Cyril Ramaphosa of...
Church speaks out on GBV
KEETMANSHOOP – Members of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, together with other sister churches in Keetmanshoop, recently staged a protest against the increasing number of gender-based violence (GBV) cases in the country. During the handover of their petition to //Kharas Regional Police Commissioner Marius Katamila, spokesperson for the Women’s Missionary Society of the AME Church, Aletta Goliath, said the...
‘Scissors killer’ appears in High Court
Robert Marlo McNab (39), who allegedly murdered his estranged wife by stabbing her at least 27 times with a pair of scissors, made his first appearance before Deputy Judge President Shafimana Ueitele in the Windhoek High Court yesterday. McNab faces charges of housebreaking with intent to murder, and murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act....
Education receives qualified audit
Rudolf Gaiseb The auditor general, Junias Kandjeke, says the audit outcome of the Department of Education in the Ministry of Education, Information, Youth, Sports and Culture is unsatisfactory. This is contained in the audit tabled early this year and publicised last Wednesday. The Department of Education budgeted N$15 million for the purchase of furniture and office equipment during the 2023/24...
Learner commits suicide in bathroom
A 12-year-old Grade 7 pupil at the Tsara Aibes Primary School in Otjiwarongo died, allegedly after committing suicide in a bathroom at his parent’s house. The deceased has been identified as Michael Shikudule. The incident occurred on Monday night in the Ombili location of the town. Police spokesperson Maureen Mbeha said the boy was instructed by his mother to take...
Audit detects red flags at health ministry
Rudolf Gaiseb The auditor general, Junias Kandjeke, has flagged fund mismanagement in the Ministry of Health and Social Services for the 2023/24 financial year. The auditor’s qualified report states the ministry outlined goods and services as part of its planned activities in the procurement plan, but used the emergency procurement method for acquiring various goods and services amounting to N$19...
On the spot with Edgar Brandt – Reducing debt and ensuring sustainable growth
Government, through the finance ministry, is actively reducing the country’s reliance on external borrowing in favour of prioritising the domestic financial market. Currently, government’s borrowing plan involves financing debt with 80% from domestic sources and borrowing and 20% from external sources. Also, most of Namibia’s external debt is denominated in South African Rand to avoid exchange rate exposure. For the 2025/26...
Know Your Civil Servant – Ndovazu a key cog in public service
Lahja Nashuuta Kazara Ndovazu does not see himself as just another face behind a government desk. He is part of a generation of young Namibians determined to reshape public service to make it more effective, more responsive, and more impactful. Born and raised in the town of Opuwo in the Kunene region, Ndovazu knows the realities of hardship and limited...
Editorial – Youth vote vital against voter apathy
This week, Namibia joined the rest of Africa in commemorating the Day of the African Child, in which the youth are the focus. A day later, by-elections in five constituencies took place. In most of these constituencies, voting was marred by a low voter turnout. Namibians, for reasons known to them, decided to stay away from voting despite having registered. ...