Rössing Uranium has donated N$135 000 to the Swakop Striders Running Club, reaffirming its commitment to the development of athletics and community sport in Namibia. The funds were generated from registration fees for the 2026 Rössing National Marathon. The contribution will assist the club in strengthening its programmes, supporting local athletes and promoting long-distance running...
Auleria Wakudumo The Hai||om have launched a landmark legal action against the government seeking recognition of their ancestral land rights over Etosha National Park and neighbouring Mangetti West farms. The director of the Hai||om association Toni Hancox confirmed through a media release seen by this publication that it has filed a case in the High...
Heather Erdmann REHOBOTH – Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has approved the designation of Herbert George Jacky Britz as Kaptein of the Rehoboth Baster Gemeente Traditional Community, bringing closure to a protracted leadership dispute. In a letter dated 9 February 2026 and addressed to senior member of the traditional authority Karl Manfred Draghoender,...
Rudolf Gaiseb National Assembly Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says the Legislature has more bills to develop to improve Namibia’s training capacity to respond to the lack of specialist workers in the country’s health sector. This comes after her visit to the Windhoek Central Hospital’s Children’s Cardiac Intensive Care Unit yesterday, which revealed that Namibia’s department, among...
As the debate around Swapo’s 2027 intraparty elective congress takes shape, questions around the state of the party, possible contenders for key posts and internal unity have emerged. At the heart of the debate are the vacant vice presidency, possible dual centres of power and the efficiency of the party’s grooming machinery, as veterans near...
WALVIS BAY – The Fisheries Observer Fund has received an adverse audit opinion from Auditor General (AG) Junias Kandjeke. The AG found that the entity’s financial statements do not fairly reflect its financial position for the 2024/2025 financial years. In a report tabled in the National Assembly, Kandjeke said the financial statements are not a...
Rudolf Gaiseb Trophy hunting earned communal conservancies over N$292.5 million between 2013 and 2024. The conservancies also earned over N$166 million through joint venture tourism during the same period. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism acknowledged that conservation hunting remains an important part of Namibia’s integrated sustainable development and conservation strategy. Minister Indileni Daniel...
KATIMA MULILO – The University of Namibia (Unam) has taken a major step towards addressing longstanding sewer challenges in Katima Mulilo. It is being done through a new integrated wastewater management system as part of the expansion of its campus in the Zambezi region. The project – known as Component 3: Campus Integrated Wastewater Management...
Rudolf Gaiseb National Assembly Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says Namibia is well on course in balancing the scales in gender equality. The world celebrated International Women’s Day last Sunday, appreciating the imperative role of women and reinforcing promoting gender equality and eliminating all forms of violence, discrimination and harmful practices against women.On Sunday, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said that...
The 24th edition of the Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup was launched yesterday in Windhoek, with the popular national tournament scheduled to take place from 3 – 5 April in Keetmanshoop, and all 14 regions are expected to participate in both football and netball matches. The tournament has been held since its inception in 2001, having...