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Qatar eyes stronger energy partnership 
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Qatar eyes stronger energy partnership 

Qatar has expressed a strong interest in deepening its energy partnership with Namibia, saying it sees major opportunities in the country’s new oil and gas discoveries and is ready to share expertise, expand investments, and accelerate development in the sector. Qatar’s minister of state for energy affairs, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, paid a courtesy visit to...

Govt ponders over seal industry
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Govt ponders over seal industry

SWAKOPMUND – Namibia is exploring a more sustainable and value-added approach to its seal industry. The seal industry to date has struggled to transform its seal quota into a more revenue and job creation sector due to a lack of international markets and pressure by human rights groups.  The Namibian seal harvest has been a...

Windhoek’s ‘Farm 508’ gets clinic 
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Windhoek’s ‘Farm 508’ gets clinic 

Adolf Kaure The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao inaugurated the Farm 508 primary health care unit in the Samora Michel constituency on Wednesday. Farm 508 is on the outskirts of Windhoek and consists of mainly residents who were relocated there from Otjomuise’s 8ste Laan informal settlement earlier this year after the...

Nampol intensifies push for Nainda’s Interpol presidency
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Nampol intensifies push for Nainda’s Interpol presidency

Namibia is positioning itself to make global policing history, as Namibian Police Major General Anna-Marie Nainda enters the race to become Interpol’s next president. A formal event was recently convened to rally support for Nainda – Africa’s sole female candidate in the race. The gathering formed part of Namibia’s formal diplomatic outreach ahead of the...

Red Force demands retraction from Sankwasa
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Red Force demands retraction from Sankwasa

KATIMA MULILO – Red Force Debt Management has formally demanded a retraction, apology, and cessation of statements by Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, allegedly made during a public meeting in Katima Mulilo on 11 November 2025. During the live-streamed event on the Katima Mulilo Town Council’s Facebook page, the minister alleged that...

ECN ready for polls in Kavango East
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ECN ready for polls in Kavango East

RUNDU – Paulus Sifire, Kavango East Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN) regional electoral officer says preparations are on track in the region for the oncoming polls. A total of 215 teams will be ensuring that eligible voters cast their votes. “Out of the 215 total, 128 are fixed teams, while 87 are mobile teams, they...

Nudo’s Kapukare has big plans for Windhoek 
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Nudo’s Kapukare has big plans for Windhoek 

Lissony Njembo  National Unity Democratic (NUDO) candidate for the Windhoek Local Authority election, Percy Kapukare is targeting land and housing provision for the youth, and the expansion of Windhoek borders for smart development.  Kapukare is contesting the local authority in the upcoming regional councils and local authority elections, slated for next week Wednesday. In an...

Men continue to suffer from GBV silently – Noagbesenu 
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Men continue to suffer from GBV silently – Noagbesenu 

Matheus David  During a period when Gender-Based Violence continues to increase across Namibia and Africa, experts warn that men and boys are still the ‘silent victims whose pain is often ignored by the very systems meant to protect them.’  This message was emphasised by Horname Noagbesenu, acting director of Women, Youth, Peace and Security at...

No arrests yet for Katima Mulilo break-ins 
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No arrests yet for Katima Mulilo break-ins 

KATIMA MULILO – Zambezi police spokesperson Kisco Sitali yesterday clarified that no suspects have been arrested in connection with either of the two break-ins at the Katima Mulilo Town Council offices or the recent fire that gutted the registry office.  He said the police currently have no evidence to suggest the incidents were inside jobs...

Kamati to priorities Oshana youth jobs 
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Kamati to priorities Oshana youth jobs 

Lahja Nashuuta  Popular Democratic Movement ( PDM) candidate for Oshakati East, Theophelus Kamati, pledges to uphold PDM’s local governance manifesto if elected.  The manifesto outlines several programs aimed at empowering young people and improving livelihoods. One of the plans is the Youth Enterprise Capital Fund, which would require local authorities to allocate part of their...