The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC) has provided a detailed update on its ambitious plan to construct sports facilities across all 14 regions of Namibia. In an exclusive with this publication, executive director Gerard Norman Vries outlined progress, challenges, funding gaps and compliance measures in line with Confederation of African...
OKONGO – The Ohangwena Communal Land Board has commenced the removal of illegal fences in the Okongo constituency in the Ohangwena region. The 22 illegal fences are expected to be removed between 17 and 22 February. Yesterday, board chairperson Wilhelmina Shakela was present at Onambali village to officially launch the removal of the illegal fences....
Rudolf Gaiseb “I went to the room, and I found Elijah lying down. He passed me his phone, and I started reading what was typed on it. He wrote, ‘Mama, I’m not feeling okay. I’m not feeling well. When I breathe, my chest hurts.’” These are words of Emma Ludwina giving an account of the...
FRANSFONTEIN – Seven kilometres outside Fransfontein, in Tsaurob, lives Ingrid Heigan and her two children. For the past seven years, it is where she has slowly built a better life for her family, starting with just seven goats. She is a single mother, and the goats were her only source of income.“At first, my kraal...
Namibia reached a remarkable milestone with the first phase of the national polio immunisation campaign, which ran from 26 to 29 January, vaccinating over 800 000 children across the country. With the nationwide immunisation campaign having reached well over 800 000 children during the first phase, this marks a vaccination coverage rate of 91% and...
The Namibia national cricket team has had a tough start to its ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign, suffering defeats in all of its Group A matches so far. After losing to the Netherlands national cricket team on 10 February and to the India national cricket team on 12 February earlier in the group...
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture has paid an estimated N$27.5 million for the past two years in rental monies for a building yet to be occupied. The building, which cost around N$1.1 million per month, is owned by property tycoon Erastus ‘Chicco’ Shapumba. Although the ministry did not provide the...
Justice and labour minister Fillemon Wise Immanuel yesterday spent more than N$22 000 from his pocket to treat more than 100 ministry members to a kapana lunch in Katutura, following their opening annual engagement. At the heart of choosing the kapana in Single Quarters was to support informal traders and promote people-centred leadership. “It shouldn’t...
OSHAKATI – The rise of Simeon Shimwino, a planner, from the small village of Onesi to the busy town of Oshakati was not easy. It was a journey filled with fear, hope and uncertainty. Leaving home meant leaving comfort behind and facing a hard reality. Life did not offer quick success; it offered challenges that...
Rudolf Gaiseb With the United States showing a heightened interest in Namibia’s mineral resources and oil sector, the Namibian government aims to leverage this forum to expand value-added trade. The trade ministry says it will promote mineral beneficiation, downstream processing and manufacturing partnerships, rather than exporting raw materials alone. The Namibian government has welcomed investment...