Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has written to the Ministry of Finance to demand answers on the reported 400 missing cattle from the troubled Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco). The Premier’s missive through the Secretary to Cabinet, Emilia Mkusa, was directed to the executive director of the finance ministry, Michael Humavindu, who was given until last...
Rudolf Gaiseb National Youth Service (NYS) has denounced allegations of tribalism and favouritism, with the shortlisting of intakes for its training programme. Two regional and local government leaders expressed deep dissatisfaction with the 16th NYS intake list. The list making rounds on social media, has also been slammed by civil society and youth. The members...
For the first time since its founding in 1982, the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) has elected an African and a Namibian as its global president. Shakwa Nyambe, a legal expert in energy and natural resources, now represents over 3 000 professionals from around the world in shaping energy contract standards and negotiations. Speaking...
WALVIS BAY – Businessman Jose Luis Bastos has dismissed claims linking him to alleged irregular fishing dividend payments and a land deal involving the late Founding President Sam Nujoma. The allegations, published in the local daily of 24 and 27 June 2025, claim that Bastos paid fishing dividends from Emeritus Fishing (Pty) Ltd to Nujoma....
LUANDA, ANGOLA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on African nations to shift from being raw material suppliers to becoming global leaders in industrialisation, innovation and food security. Speaking at a high-level breakfast dialogue in her honour in Luanda last week, the continent’s only sitting female head of State laid out a powerful vision for...
Marathon runner Lavinia Haitope claimed a decisive victory in the women’s 21-kilometre race at the 11th edition of the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon (Qgebertha Half Marathon), held on Saturday in South Africa. Haitope clocked a time of 1 hour, 14 minutes and 1 second (1:14:01) to cross the finish line ahead of a competitive...
After a bruising 73-6 defeat to Italy on Friday at the Hage Geingob Stadium, Namibia’s senior rugby team is now setting its sights on the upcoming Rugby Africa Cup, which will take place in Uganda from 8 to 19 July. Fullback Jacopo Trullo was a standout performer, scoring three tries. The Italians surged ahead just...
Lahja Nashuuta The ministry of finance has endorsed the use of pension savings as collateral for aquiring home loans. This is part of government efforts to address housing challenges among public servants. Finance minister Ericah Shafudah announced the approval of the Pension-Backed Home Loan (PBHL) scheme, developed in collaboration with the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory...
Victoria Immanuel Auleria Wakudumo Police in the Ohangwena region have opened a murder case against a 12-year-old boy for allegedly stabbing to death his 18-year-old brother. This is the third such murder to occur in Ohangwena within five days – all involving family disputes that turned deadly. Two other incidents, which happened over the weekend,...
Dormant bank accounts, undisclosed financial statements, missing procurement documents, an unverifiable valuation roll, and lack of important supporting documents were some of the key mishaps that auditor general Junias Kandjeke flagged in an audit report for the Omaheke Regional Council, for the financial years 2021 and 2022. The report, which was shared with Parliament in...