Vice President Lucia Witbooi and her delegation arrived in Abu Dhabi yesterday for Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) Summit, where the country is seeking to court global investors. The Namibian delegation is also looking to strengthen partnerships in key sectors such as water, energy and agriculture. The summit, which kicked off yesterday, concludes on Thursday....
Rudolf Gaiseb The Namibian government maintains that the country remains one of the most peaceful and politically stable locations in the world. In a joint statement last week, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism and the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security slapped back against recent travel advisories by the governments of...
The official opposition party, the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), has accused President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of appointing and redeploying ambassadors under a veil of secrecy, saying the lack of transparency undermines trust in Namibia’s diplomatic system. IPC’s shadow minister of international relations, Rodney Cloete, said the Presidency failed to openly announce the commissioning and redeployment...
Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with an attack that left two people dead and one injured at Gobabis in the Omaheke region on Friday. According to a crime report released by the Namibian Police, the incident occurred around 11h20 at a residence in the Road Camp area of...
IIKOKOLA – Thousands of mourners gathered to pay their last respects to Sem Pendapala Nepando, who was laid to rest at Onamutene cemetery on Saturday. Nepando died on 2 January 2026 after he was shot and killed during a community meeting over a land dispute at Iikokola village in the Oshikoto region. The headman of...
Grootfontein, one of the Otjozondjupa region’s most dense urban centres with a population of almost 30 000 inhabitants, is grappling with rising cases of cholera outbreak, with the latest figures showing a total of 22 confirmed cases. The region’s health director, Gerbhado Timotheus, confirmed that from the latest 83 samples tested, 22 returned positive and...
Kazara Ndovazu OROKAPARE – If a day is a very long time in politics, then five years is eternity. Between 2020 and 2025, the political career of former journalist and erstwhile Opuwo Urban constituency councillor Weich Mupya appeared all but over following his failure to retain the position. However, as is the case with all...
Hilma Nalupe Twelve Namibian junior tennis players are currently competing in Gaborone, Botswana, at the International Tennis Federation/Confederation of African Tennis Southern African Junior Individual and Team Championships. The championships commenced last Friday and will conclude on 17 January 2026. The team made a promising start, with most players winning their opening matches. In the...
Adolf Kaure Namibia is set to co-host the 16th edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) U/19 Cricket World Cup alongside Zimbabwe this month. Cricket Namibia’s marketing manager, Natalia Nauyoma said that despite Namibia not qualifying for the spectacle, they are ready to welcome the cream of global cricket. “We are a small country, yes,...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The interim manager of the Ozombouvapa FC Kaizikiziua Bello Hoveka said his village team’s future looks bright following its return to the annual Epukiro Festive season tournament last December. Ozombouvapa FC is one of the Epukiro’s underdog teams and has been struggling to reach the second stage of the prestigious Omaheke competition for...