Vice President Lucia Witbooi wants the speedy finalisation and implementation of a comprehensive national policy and regulatory framework around the country’s booming green hydrogen programme and emerging fossil energy industry. She made the call on the executive team of the Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme (NGHP), led by Green Hydrogen Commissioner James Mnyupe, during a courtesy visit to her office this...
More than N$400m needed to rehabilitate roads
The Roads Authority (RA) plans to spend at least N$230 million to rehabilitate roads damaged by recent heavy rainfall in the Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto, Omusati and Kunene regions. This was revealed by RA CEO, Conrad Lutombi, in an interview yesterday. The restoration work is set to begin on Monday, ensuring that roads are accessible ahead of the upcoming Easter holiday,...
Trade triples under UK commissioner Moore’s tenure
Bilateral trade between Namibia and the United Kingdom has impressively tripled during the four years three-month tenure of outgoing British High Commissioner Charles Moore. This significant economic achievement was revealed on Wednesday during Moore’s farewell meeting with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House, where discussions also touched upon the recent increase in rainfall and the contentious issue of Namibian asylum...
Man nabbed for selling stolen uniforms
ONDANGWA – Petrus Absalom (24), was arrested on Monday after he was allegedly caught red handed selling police uniforms in Ondangwa. Absalom appeared in court yesterday and was denied bail. The matter was postponed to 4 August 2025. Namibia Police Force’s deputy commissioner Fredrik Ndjadila said, the uniforms were reported stolen from a house two months ago. The stolen items...
Hengari trumpets land reform expediting …moots ancestral policy
Lahja Nashuuta Land reform, agriculture and fisheries minister Mac Albert Hengari has set sights on expediting Namibia’s land reform programme while also placing modernisation, mechanisation and sustainability high on the ministry’s agenda. He laid out his vision earlier this week while addressing staff members of the ministry, which platform was used to introduce the minister to the team he will...
Zimbabwe political crisis: chickens coming home to roost
Lahja Nashuuta Zimbabwe’s ongoing political turmoil has been described by many observers as a classic case of “the chickens coming home to roost.” Political parties and analysts have suggested that the alliance between president Emmerson Mnangagwa and vice president Constantino Chiwenga was always a marriage of convenience, one forged to unseat the late Robert Mugabe. Now, with Mnangagwa manoeuvring to...
Assessment of Kunene floods in full swing
OPUWO – The Kunene Regional Disaster Risk Management team, with support from the Office of the Office Prime Minister (OPM), is assessing impact of the recent flooding in various parts of the region, to swiftly implement measures to address the predicament. Heavy rains and subsequent flooding since March have resulted in loss of lives, while also disrupting livelihoods, specifically in...
Pewa tackles period poverty
To combat period poverty in Namibia’s rural communities, local non-profit organisation Pewa Care Humanitarian (PCH) has launched a campaign to support 5 000 schoolgirls in need over the Easter weekend. The campaign is the brainchild of Ndapewa Ndongo, the founder of PCH, who has been on a mission to uplift underprivileged girls since 2019 when the organisation was established. Her...
Parliamentarians demand more classrooms
Lahja Nashuuta Members of Parliament have raised strong concerns over the current education budget, calling for deliberate and transformative strategies to address critical challenges such as overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, and lack of infrastructure – particularly in rural areas. Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) MP, Kalimbo Iipumbu, accused the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture of failing to allocate resources...
Unionist champions workers’ rights
Swapo backbencher Justina Jonas- Emvula, on Wednesday, delivered her maiden speech expressing gratitude to the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), Swapo, and the Namibian people for the opportunity given to her to serve in the 8th Namibian Parliament. Drawing from her own experiences in public service and entrepreneurship, including working as a security guard, vendor, and hairdresser, Jonas- Emvula...