Rudolf Gaiseb Urban and Rural Development minister James Sankwasa has proposed amendments to the Regional Councils Act, to allow for power sharing between regional councils and governors. He wants the Regional Councils Act to sanction regional councils to consult with regional governors on issues relating to the government’s executive functions. It is Sankwasa’s fervent view...
Cabinet has extended the moratorium on all state and official funerals until March next year, pending a comprehensive review of the criteria and processes followed when granting such state-sponsored funerals to various individuals. At its 11th meeting on Tuesday, Cabinet approved for the moratorium to officially run from 16 June until 31 March 2026. A...
Namibia is the only country in the world to have suffered a downgrade by the World Bank Group’s latest classification. The global financial institution has now officially labelled Namibia a lower-middle-income country from the previous classification as an upper-middle-income country. The World Bank bases this classification on Gross National Income (GNI) per capita expressed in...
The Namibian government has warned that it will not rule out applying “full force of the law” to crack down on renewed calls to secede the Zambezi Region from the entire territory of the Republic of Namibia. This is a complex legal issue which has been a subject of much debate throughout the 20th and...
In less than a month, on 2 August 2025 to be precise, it will be 26 years since a secession attempt was launched on Katima Mulilo. On that fateful night, the residents of the town of Katima Mulilo, located on Namibia’s most north-eastern tip, went to bed like any other day. The toll of the...
For the first time in its history, the Commonwealth Business Summit was hosted outside London, and Namibia had the honour of being the proud host. From the moment the doors opened in Windhoek’s Mercure Hotel, there was a strong sense of excitement. Business leaders, government officials, and entrepreneurs from across the Commonwealth countries gathered in...
Moses Magadza CAPE TOWN – A SADC regional seminar on children’s rights and climate change got underway in Cape Town yesterday, with Botswana’s Deputy Speaker Helen Manyeneng challenging SADC parliamentarians to reimagine climate governance. This, Manyeneng said, can be achieved through the eyes of the region’s most vulnerable – its children. Speaking at the opening...
ONDANGWA – The role of local authorities in supporting the government’s development agenda cannot be overemphasised. This was said by urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa, who commended the Ondangwa Town Council for its commitment to promoting local economic development. He made these remarks in a speech read on his behalf during the official...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – The secretary of the Swapo Party Youth League in Kavango East Anselm Marungu is set to contest the position of regional councillor for the Ndonga Linena constituency. Marungu will compete against the incumbent councillor Michael Kampota and former regional coordinator Marceline Kahare at the upcoming elective district conference, pending the outcome...
WALVIS BAY – The Erongo Regional Council will construct a Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Park with the aim of addressing youth unemployment and economic exclusion in Kuisebmond. This is part of the council’s attempt to further promote township economy and reduce poverty within the Walvis Bay community. The park will be built on...