Namibia has called for the international criminalisation of colonialism, saying global law has “deliberately ignored” atrocities committed in Africa and left a glaring accountability gap that must finally be closed. International Relations Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi led the delegation to the International Conference on the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa in Algiers, where African and Caribbean...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday commissioned three national task forces to serve as the main engines to drive the seven priority pillars of the Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6). She described this as a major turning point in how government delivers services and responds to the country’s pressing needs. Speaking at the State House during the...
Elite Namibian cyclists are gearing up for the 21st edition of the Nedbank Desert Dash, which is set to take place from 5 to 6 December. The race, which will cover 401-kilometre (km) across the world’s oldest desert, will start on 5 December at the Grove Mall in Windhoek. It will finish on Saturday, 6...
The Namibia Sport Commission (NSC), acting through the directorate of sport within the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, on Tuesday settled an amount owed by the Namibia Deaf Sport Federation (NDSF) to a service provider. The federation had accrued a debt of more than N$240 000, placing the return flights of...
Adolf Kaure The Prime Minister’s Charity Foundation was launched in Windhoek last Friday through an inaugural fundraising gala dinner. The foundation was conceived as a strategic mechanism to mobilise financial resources and technical support for institutions struggling to effectively deliver their mandates. Speaking at the gathering, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said that many public institutions,...
Community-based associations have emerged as some of the biggest winners in this year’s Local Authority elections, securing multiple seats across several towns and signalling growing voter appetite for community-driven leadership. An analysis of Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) results shows that residents’ associations and ratepayers’ groups performed strongly in at least nine local authorities, challenging...
WALVIS BAY – The future of teachers at four private schools in Erongo region are hanging in the balance as government is set to cease funding to the schools. Government aids the schools, Walvis Bay Laerskool, Duneside High School, Walvis Bay Private School and Karibib Private school by paying most teachers including support staff at...
Lahja Nashuuta The Swapo party has strengthened its political dominance in the 2025 Local Authority Elections, emerging as the biggest winner with 52.4% of all seats nationwide. This marks a rise from the 39.85% the party received in the 2020 elections. Despite the strong performance, overall voter turnout dropped significantly. The Electoral Commission of Namibia...
Adolf Kaure The recent rainfall experienced in some parts of the country on elections day did not hamper the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) operations in a major way. This is according to the ECN chairperson, Elsie Nghikembua, who spoke during a recent media briefing in Windhoek. Namibia received rainfall in some parts of the...
RUNDU – The police in the Kavango East are investigating the cause of a fire that occured in the early hours of Thursday at the Rundu Magistrate’s Court records office. The fire damaged everything that was in the building. “An arson case will be opened, our forensic investigators have been notified and they are on...