The United Democratic Front (UDF) has set a new record by competing in 19 regional constituencies and 21 local authorities for the upcoming Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections on 26 November. The party contested the 2020 regional council and local authority elections in 15 constituencies. Its national spokesperson, Mabasen Narib, informed Nampa on Tuesday...
Adolf Kaure The South West Africa National Union’s (Swanu) candidates for the upcoming 2025 Regional Council and Local Authority elections have set their eyes on improving the state of affairs in Windhoek. The party’s local authority candidate Ripuree Mbakurupa said she is ready to address the alarming rate of school dropouts and unqualified youth as...
NCUNCUNI – Swapo Party Secretary General (SG), Sophia Shaningwa, has warned that party agents stationed at all polling stations must remain loyal and not betray the party by giving its votes to other parties. She emphasised the importance of placing trusted and loyal agents to safeguard the party’s interests. Shaningwa recently addressed Swapo members and...
JOHANNESBURG – Africa must value the work of investigative journalists, as it is not ordinary or easy. It is work driven by courage, persistence and moral clarity. This is according to Fatou Bensouda, the Gambian ambassador to South Africa, who addressed more than 400 investigative journalists and media experts at the opening of the 21st...
Kaviveterue Virere Namibia’s road infrastructure management achieved a major milestone on Tuesday when the Roads Authority (RA) launched its advanced Road Management System (RMS) Hub in Windhoek. This reinforced the country’s position as a leader in road quality and innovation on the continent. The RA’s executive for engineering, Mex Muatjetjeja, speaking on behalf of the...
Adolf Kaure A proactive approach is needed to improve healthcare in the country. Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) systems analyst and programmer Meduletu Kamati said this during the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) Data Sparks Namibia workshop in Windhoek yesterday. MoHSS plans to upgrade their current manual format of data collection to Extract, Transform,...
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is on track with its preparations for the 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections, scheduled for 26 November. Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer, Peter Shaama, confirmed that ECN has made steady progress in executing its electoral calendar, with the arrival of ballot papers on Monday. During a press...
Taimi Haihambo Finance minister Ericah Shafudah has announced that Angolan street vendors who trade informally in Oshikango will soon receive trading permits to operate in Namibia. Speaking during a Swapo Party Youth League event on Saturday in Ondangwa, Shafudah said the measure will take effect this month and aims to bring order to informal cross-border...
Former First Lady and founder of the One Economy Foundation, Monica Geingos, has highlighted the potential of new long-acting HIV medicines to transform prevention efforts in Namibia, particularly among young women at high risk of infection. “We now have revolutionary long-acting medicines for HIV that are available, and which can absolutely transform the HIV response....
KEETMANSHOOP – The Church Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) last week graduated 46 pre-primary teachers who completed a one-year School Readiness course, aiming to prepare them for the future digitalisation of formal education. Speaking at the graduation, Nicolaas Eiman, regional education director for //Kharas region, praised the partnership between CAFO, the ministry, and teachers for their...