Cargo handled by the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) at the ports of Walvis Bay and Lüderitz increased by almost 5% to over 8 million tonnes for the financial year ended 31 March 2025. This throughput of 8.42 million tonnes is up from 8.03 million tonnes handled during the previous financial year. In a media statement issued yesterday, Namport’s commercial services...
Opinion – Constitutional amendment to solidify 1904-1908 genocide
The Namibian Constitution was formulated by the Constituent Assembly, a body elected following Namibia’s first free and fair elections in November 1989, after a series of negotiations and compromises between various political parties. The Constituent Assembly’s duty was primarily guided by principles outlined in the United Nations (UN) resolutions, particularly Resolution 435. The final text of the Constitution was adopted...
PDM fails to evict Russian billionaire
Windhoek High Court Judge Orben Sibeya dismissed an application by the Popular Democratic Movement to set aside the government’s decision to lease farms to a Russian billionaire, Rashid Sardarov. The decision to lease four farms to Sardarov for 99 years was taken by then land reform minister Utoni Nujoma. Since then, PDM has been pushing for the court to set...
Youth enterprises in limbo
Lahja Nashuuta A parliamentary committee has uncovered potential mismanagement of funds meant to finance youth business initiatives across the country’s 121 constituencies. Nantu-Likwafela, the company appointed to run the government’s 121 constituency youth enterprises initiative, has denied claims that it withheld funds or delayed payments meant to drive youth entrepreneurship. The initiative is aimed at helping young people start businesses...
Hengari’s freedom hangs in balance
Iuze Mukube Former fisheries, land reform and agriculture minister Mac-Albert Hengari will learn tomorrow whether he will be released from custody or if the State’s application for postponement will succeed. Hengari (59) and his 30-year-old co-accused appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday. A peacefull protest demanding his release was also staged. They each face a charge of attempting to...
Combine harvester eats into Shadikongoro’s maize
RUNDU – The Shadikongoro Irrigation Project in Kavango East’s Mukwe constituency is facing significant losses. It struggles to harvest 290 hectares of maize due to the persistent unavailability of a combine harvester.The government-owned project has, for the past few years, relied on hiring machinery from other irrigation schemes. However, such schemes are also facing similar equipment shortages now.During a recent...
Swapo mounts Kabbe South defence
IMPALILA ISLAND – Former Kabbe South councillor and new National Assembly member John Likando expressed full confidence in his party’s ability to retain the constituency at the upcoming by-election. He said the constituency has long been a Swapo stronghold, noting that the party has continuously responded to the needs of the community. Addressing a Swapo mini rally at Impalila Island...
Tributes pour in for Bishop Makari
Zebaldt Ngaruka Messages of condolence are continuing to pour in for the fallen Church of Africa deputy bishop, Ngetujame Zacheus Makari, who died on Saturday. Makari was an instrumental figure in society and admired by many. He was a community activist in addition to spreading the biblical gospel. Members of his church and community valued his contributions dearly. Mburumba Tjitunga...
Car ‘spinner’ pleads not guilty
Denzil Xavier Dawids (25), who allegedly rammed his car into a stationary vehicle and killed a female passenger on 1 October 2023 in Gobabis, pleaded not guilty to all charges on Monday. He made the plea before Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku at the High Court situated at the Windhoek Correctional Facility. Dawids is facing one count of murder,...
Hai//omsan bemoan genocide exclusion
Zebaldt Ngaruka Chief Ananias Soroseb of the Hai//omsan Royal House said his community feels left out of the discussion relating to the 1904-08 genocide committed on Namibian soil, where their forebears were among the casualties. He said they were shocked by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s speech at the official Genocide Remembrance Day last week. “That is why we came to the...