Across Namibia and much of the world, a troubling pattern is emerging among sections of the youth. The promise of quick wealth through cryptocurrency trading, online forex schemes and digital investment platforms is increasingly colliding with harsh economic realities of unemployment and mounting mental health struggles. While technology and financial innovation are not inherently harmful,...
The Interim Chief Executive Officer of Ongwediva Town Council, Rebekka Hidulika, has reiterated the council’s commitment to utilise the 2026/2027 budget towards land delivery, infrastructure development, service provision, upgrading existing infrastructure, construction of social amenities, ICT modernisation, and the acquisition of machinery and equipment. In an interview with Kundana’s Acting Deputy Editor, Lahja Nashuuta (LN),...
RUNDU – The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Land Reform, Clemencia Emma Coetzee, has reaffirmed traditional authorities as vital custodians of communal land systems and cultural values in Namibia. Speaking at a stakeholder meeting in Rundu on Monday, Coetzee emphasised that customary land tenure remains essential to rural...
NAIROBI – African leaders, global financiers and international partners have called for Africa to finance its own development, industrialisation and infrastructure. This is to be done through stronger local investment and financial reforms, saying the continent can no longer depend heavily on foreign aid and costly external borrowing. The call was made at the Africa...
Rudolf Gaiseb Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, after a diplomatic visit to Uganda, highlighted the strategic importance of African unity and economic sovereignty. Ngurare voiced that Africa’s unity will enable the mineral wealth the continent is endowed with to benefit all people. During the trip, Ngurare realised that Namibia could gain valuable insights from Uganda’s legislative...
Joe-chintha Garises REHOBOTH – Senior traditional councillor of the !Ainîdaman Traditional Community, Gaob Kawango says many members of the ǂNūkhoen (Damara) community feel that their historical suffering during the colonial era has been overlooked and insufficiently recognised within Namibia’s genocide discourse and commemorative narratives. Kawango, also known by his indigenous and artistic names !Gawax’mâ !Khâxa...
Namibians are spending more on transport, rent and electricity, even though food prices have started rising more slowly. This is according to the latest Consumer Price Index released by the Namibia Statistics Agency for April 2026. The report shows that annual inflation stood at 3.1% in April 2026, lower than the 3.6% recorded during the...
Auleria Wakudumo The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) plans to construct 905 houses across Namibia during the 2025/2026 financial year as part of efforts to reduce the country’s growing housing backlog. The houses are expected to be built in Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Rundu, Ongwediva, Nkurenkuru, Henties Bay, Outapi, Okahao, Eenhana, Okakarara, Keetmanshoop and Katima Mulilo. NHE...
NAIROBI – Vice President Lucia Witbooi says Africa must stop exporting marine resources without processing them, saying the continent must use its oceans to drive industrialisation, job creation and economic independence. She was speaking at the Parallel Round Table on Blue Economy, a sideline event along the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi earlier this week....
GOBABIS – The Epako Cemetery, one of Gobabis’ oldest graveyards and once a tranquil sanctuary of remembrance and history honouring the departed is a shadow of its former self. It has now turned into a dumping site where piles of trash and debris are strewn across the once-sacred grounds. The tombstones, which were decades ago...