President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has announced that Namibia will soon buy pharmaceuticals and medical supplies directly from suppliers, bypassing middlemen, to cut costs and ensure faster delivery of medicines to the public. Speaking during a national address to mark her first 100 days in office recently, the president said the country had started talks with Egypt...
WALVIS BAY – Cabinet has approved a Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of 10 000 metric tonnes of pilchards for governmental objectives for the remainder of the 2025 fishing season, ending in September. This was announced by the information minister Emma Theofelus last week. The resurgence of pilchards, after being placed under a moratorium, has become...
Hilma Nalupe At the break of dawn, while much of the city still sleeps, groups of First National Bank Namibia staff trade their office attire for aprons and roll up their sleeves. Their mission is to ensure that learners at four Windhoek schools do not face the school day on an empty stomach. In partnership...
RUNDU – Kavango East governor Hamunyera Hambyuka, highlighted the region’s push for food production, in his maiden state of the region address for the fiscal year 2024/25 last Thursday. He said the region had invested in supplying farmers with inputs and training to boost production. “In the area of food production, our emphasis on supporting...
Stefanus Nambara Paulina Ndalikokule NKURENKURU – In her maiden state of the region address (Sora) last Friday, Kavango West governor Verna Sinimbo, like her predecessor, reiterated that agriculture remains the region’s bedrock. She called for a transformation of the agricultural sector, subsequently making the region a food hub. Sinimbo said this when addressing a packed...
Southern African liberation movements must defend their legacy and urgently respond to the socio-economic needs of their people to remain relevant. This was collectively said by leaders at the 2025 Liberation Movements Summit in Johannesburg on Saturday. Speaking at the 2025 Liberation Movements Summit, presidents Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia, Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and...
SADC ministers have condemned Rwanda and the M23 rebel group for destabilising the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and pledged continued support for peace efforts in the region. This was one of the strongest outcomes of the just-ended 27th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation...
WALVIS BAY – Residents of Rehoboth are up in arms over plans to convert part of the long-unused Reho-Spa recreational facility into a rehabilitation centre. Once the flagship of the town’s pride and a popular wedding venue, the facility has not been in use for the past 16 years, despite numerous efforts to revive it....
OUTJO – Kunene governor, Vipuakuje Muharukua, has said Khorixas can become Namibia’s gemstone polishing capital, with plans underway to operationalise a lapidary factory within the next three months. Muharukua, while delivering his State of the Region Address at Opuwo on Monday, said value addition in the mining sector is a key pillar in Kunene’s strategy...
Matheus David The City of Windhoek has reminded residents and visitors that it is legally forbidden to smoke in public areas. The spokesperson, Nevia Kwenani, stated that the prohibition includes all forms of smoking, such as covers, pipes, cigars, cigarettes and vaping. “A 2m distance away from public places, for smokers to smoke, must be...