Rudolf Gaiseb The boy-child is falling behind. Namibia has attempted to level the playing field, promoting equal opportunities and the empowerment of all. Deliberate actions were taken to ensure women had equal opportunities with their male counterparts. But while the nation solved one problem, another surfaced. This is a view held by many, including...
ARANDIS – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has strongly called for Namibia’s natural resources, especially uranium, to deliver permanent benefits to the country’s economy and its people, even after the minerals run dry. The president was speaking during an extensive tour of Rössing Uranium Mine near Arandis in the Erongo region on Saturday, where she warned that...
ARANDIS – Namibia entered a new era of industrialisation after the inauguration of one of the world’s first industrial facilities dedicated to zero-emissions iron production on Friday. It is the HyIron Oshivela Plant in Arandis, a cutting-edge facility producing green iron with zero emissions. The N$600 million investment places Namibia at the forefront of sustainable...
Linea Dishena President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has directed staff at State House to hold themselves to high ethical standards, strongly stressing that “there will be no tolerance for corruption”. Addressing State House staff on Thursday, Nandi-Ndaitwah reiterated the eighth administration’s commitment to zero tolerance for corruption in all its forms. The Head of State stressed the...
Action Time delivered a standout performance to win the headline 2000-metre (m) race at the Namibia Horse Racing Association Easter Cup, held on Saturday in Otjinene. The racehorse edged out Equeery, who finished a strong second, while Chief Helmet crossed the line in third place in what was one of the most-anticipated events of the...
Namibia’s top cyclist Drikus Coetzee claimed victory at the 2025 Nedbank Cycle Challenge, crossing the finish line in an impressive 2:22:39 seconds. He described the conditions as ideal for racing, crediting teamwork and strategic timing for his win. “It was a perfect day – great weather, not too much wind. I had my teammate Theuns...
USAKOS – Drug abuse, a cycle of sheer poverty and a moment of madness have surfaced as harbingers to the killings of six family members in cold blood, suspectedly at the hands of their own. “A child raised in the skirt of his grandmother since the age of five doesn’t just wake up and beat...
GAM – “I’ve travelled all over the world. This [Namibia] is home. I want to take all of you [along when I travel] on a big bus, and take you around. “When you are there, you will say, ‘I want to go back home.’ That’s why I say Namibia is the only place we can...
Auleria Wakudumo Severe flooding in the northern regions has forced the closure of 87 schools, disrupting learning for over 30 000 learners and destroying six classrooms in the Ohangwena, Omusati and Oshana regions. In the Ohangwena region, ongoing floods have severely disrupted education, affecting 302 schools, with 16 temporarily closed and six schools suspending classes for...
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...