ONGWEDIVA – Employees of the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) have returned to work after the company and Mineworkers Union of Namibia signed a three-year collective agreement. This officially ended the industrial action that disrupted the supply of electricity services in Northern Namibia. According to Nored spokesperson Simon Lukas, the agreement was signed on 2...
Heather Erdmann REHOBOTH – Residents of Rehoboth will continue to have access to water after the planned suspension of services by NamWater was temporarily frozen, the Rehoboth Town Council confirmed yesterday. The council said negotiations are underway with key stakeholders, including the Office of the Hardap Governor, the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development and...
Namibia’s fuel quality watchdogs are under renewed scrutiny. This is as concerns mount over illegal cross-border fuel, known locally as ‘Ngungula’, and the integrity of the country’s regulated supply chain. At the centre of the monitoring and regulatory system is the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME), mandated to ensure every litre of petrol...
Evelin de Klerk Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – Namibia has 419 informal settlements accommodating more than 200 000 urban residents, according to findings presented at the launch of the Informal Settlements Baseline Report in Swakopmund recently. Delivering the statistical overview, Statistician General and CEO of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) Alex Shimuafeni said 563 settlements across...
In little over 100 days, the United States is set to co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a tournament for which Iran has already qualified. But escalating conflict in the Middle East is now threatening the nation’s involvement. On Saturday, the US launched attacks on Iran as part of a joint operation with Israel, prompting...
Hilma Nalupe Zebaldt Ngaruka African Stars Football Club continue to lead the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) standings after defeating Tigers FC in a fixture on Sunday at the Unam stadium. Accumulating 45 points in total at the end of round 22 of the NPFL fixtures. Stars’ Godwin Eiseb opened the scoring for his side...
Leading Namibian professional road cyclist and mountain biker, Alex Miller, has urged local race organisers to introduce more technically demanding courses at national championships to better prepare riders for international competitions. Miller, recently crowned champion of the 2026 Nedbank Cycle Challenge, said Namibian cyclists would benefit significantly from competing on more complex routes. “For riders...
Iuze Mukube Namibia yesterday marked a significant milestone for gender representation in the country’s Supreme Court, with Justice Esi Malaika Schimming-Chase becoming the first woman to be permanently appointed as a judge in the Apex Court. The taking of the oath ceremony took place at the Supreme Court and was administered by Chief Justice Peter...
WALVIS BAY – The business community, coastal residents and former learners of Kuisebmond Secondary School raised N$2.5 million at a gala dinner on Saturday night towards the completion of the school hall. The project has been in the pipeline since 2012 but was delayed by financial constraints. Speaking during the fundraiser, Prime Minister Elia Ngurare...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) president Panduleni Itula has found there is a N$9.3 billion wastage in the national budget. He said it is the total projected savings that IPC has identified as achievable within the 2026/2027 national budget alone. “This amount primarily relates to specific allocations within the budget that we...