Omaheke governor Pijoo Nganate and Otjinene constituency councillor Erwin Katjizeu have rubbished assertions that there is growing tribal tension at Otjinene. Their dismissals follow Monday’s violent standoff between members of the Ovaherero community against the Ovazemba, Aawambo and purported illegal migrants. Both Nganate and Katjizeu issued separate statements condemning the incident but strongly maintained that...
Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani said Namibia and Botswana must work hand-in-hand, in ensuring that descendants and victims of the 1904-1908 genocide by imperial Germany in Namibia get a respectable and just representation deal. Venaani was addressing the Alliance for Progressives (AP) national congress in Sorowe, Botswana, over the weekend. Venaani criticised Germany’s proposed...
SWAKOPMUND – About 63 parastatal CEOs and departmental heads are expected to take stock of their operations during the annual general meeting of the SOE CEO Forum in Walvis Bay today. The AGM forms part of the SOE games that bring together over 4 000 employees to promote collaboration through sporting activities. This year, the...
Lahja Nashuuta Social justice activist Shaun ‘Asprilla’ Gariseb is weighing in on throwing his hat into the political ring by contesting for the Katutura Central constituency. He is considering contesting for one of Namibia’s sought-after constituencies as an independent candidate in the upcoming Regional Councils and Local Authority elections in November. Known for his activism...
With less than five years before the curtain falls on Namibia’s Vision 2030 deadline, N$505 billion is needed to execute the Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6). On average, the government will spend N$100 billion per year, equivalent to the country’s current budget. Like the Biblical Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt towards the Promised...
I have purposefully titled this tribute to Rikondja Ben Karamata, ‘The Quintessential Intellectual’. Despite having been many different things to me during what I would say has been a short sojourn, I have known him more than a good time, and indeed it has been a good time of knowing him. A good time for...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah held no punches last Friday in her maiden address to civil servants. While acknowledging that civil servants are the engine of the government, she told them to either serve the people with honesty and compassion or leave the civil service. Speaking at the Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management (Nipam) on...
Paulina Ndalikokule NKURENKURU – Kavango West governor Verna Sinimbo has called on residents to inspire, empower and commit to making Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) a defining aspect of the region’s identity. She urged communities to renew their belief in the power of technical education and the collective potential to build a skilled,...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has expressed deep sorrow following the passing of Lazarus !Guiteb. He was a respected veteran of Namibia’s liberation struggle and a Robben Island survivor. He died on 15 July 2025, aged 83. In an official message of condolences shared by the Presidential Press Secretary, on Friday, President Nandi-Ndaitwah hailed !Guiteb is a...
KEETMANSHOOP – The Municipality of Keetmanshoop was caught off guard and unable to explain how it received an adverse audit opinion from Auditor General Junias Kandjeke. An adverse opinion for the 2020/2021 financial year indicates that an entity’s financial reports are significantly misstated and fail to present a true reflection of its financial condition. The...