As Namibians prepare for the festive season, messages of goodwill from law enforcement and road safety authorities have been coupled with a sobering warning: preventable negligence continues to cost lives on the country’s roads. Inspector-General of the Namibian Police Force (NAMPOL), Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, and Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund chief executive Rosalia Martins-Hausiku...
The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy yesterday launched Mission 300: Namibia Compact, with support from the African Development Bank and the World Bank. The mission aims to bring electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030. It will use partnerships with the private sector, energy reforms, and more than US$50 billion in pledged funding. The...
Rudolf Gaiseb Foreign nationals illegally staying in Namibia are to either report to the Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security ministry or face prosecution. The immigration ministry states that she has given them a grace period in which all foreign nationals who have overstayed their immigration permits/visas and/or who have entered and are in the...
SWAKOPMUND – Fairytales and happy endings do not always come with a prince on a white horse. Sometimes they arrive quietly, through love, compassion and forgiveness. This Christmas holds new meaning for South African life coach Reneal Davids. Earlier this month, she met her biological father for the first time in Rehoboth, Namibia — nearly...
Rudolf Gaiseb President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s administration has set the tone, possibly, for the next five years. As the year ends, the lines have fallen to the youth in pleasant places, as Nandi-Ndaitwah streamlines youth empowerment and transformation. Maintaining unity in diversity, natural resource beneficiation, and empowering youth for sustainable development; this is the era ushered ...
Adolf Kaure A smooth transition characterised the year 2025 as former president Nangolo Mbumba handed over the reins to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in March. Democracy was the key theme throughout the year, with the incumbent’s “business unusual” mantra offering Namibians hope for shared prosperity, social inclusion, and political stability. It is that time of year...
The Namibian house began 2025 on a sombre note, mourning the passing of the country’s liberation icon, Founding Father and first President, Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma. Although his passing marked the end of an era, it brought the nation together in reflection, remembrance, and unity. Nujoma, who led Namibia to independence in 1990 and served as...
As 2025 draws to a close, Namibia finds itself at a defining moment in its young democratic journey. This year marked milestones that resonate far beyond our borders and tested the resilience of our political institutions at home. We end the year with a mixture of pride in progress, concern over stagnation, and hope for...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Tauno Natangwe Iikela is a public relations (PR) practitioner with over 14 years of experience working in the public sector, both at operational and supervisory levels. He joined the public service early in 2012 and was exposed to it while still a student at the University of Namibia (Unam). As part of his...
KEETMANSHOOP – Communal farmers from the //Kharas region on Tuesday handed over a petition to the regional council chairperson Gerrit Witbooi, requesting him to urgently address the ongoing water crisis affecting them. Spokesperson Erich Mathys, when reading out the petition said farmers in areas such as Poortjie, Bloemhof-Blouwes, Aubkhaus, Groendoring, Bethanie – area, Kameelrivier, Itsawisis,...