Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has signalled possible investment interest in Namibia following his group’s record-breaking energy and industrial expansion across 12 African countries, including a newly completed oil refinery – the largest in the world. During a high-level meeting at State House yesterday morning, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and the Nigerian billionaire agreed that Africa...
WALVIS BAY – The Directorate of Veterinary Services has urged the public to avoid any contact with Cape fur seals, following confirmation of the country’s first case of rabies in a seal at the Walvis Bay Lagoon. Namibia is home to a large population of Cape fur seals, many of which regularly come ashore along...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will travel to South Africa today for a one-day working visit. This trip marks her first official visit to South Africa since becoming president on March 21, 2025. Presidential spokesman Alfredo Hengari, in a statement released yesterday, highlighted the importance of the visit. “The visit marks the second meeting between President Nandi-Ndaitwah...
KEETMANSHOOP – Members of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, together with other sister churches in Keetmanshoop, recently staged a protest against the increasing number of gender-based violence (GBV) cases in the country. During the handover of their petition to //Kharas Regional Police Commissioner Marius Katamila, spokesperson for the Women’s Missionary Society of the AME...
Rudolf Gaiseb The auditor general, Junias Kandjeke, says the audit outcome of the Department of Education in the Ministry of Education, Information, Youth, Sports and Culture is unsatisfactory. This is contained in the audit tabled early this year and publicised last Wednesday. The Department of Education budgeted N$15 million for the purchase of furniture and...
Rudolf Gaiseb The auditor general, Junias Kandjeke, has flagged fund mismanagement in the Ministry of Health and Social Services for the 2023/24 financial year. The auditor’s qualified report states the ministry outlined goods and services as part of its planned activities in the procurement plan, but used the emergency procurement method for acquiring various goods...
Government, through the finance ministry, is actively reducing the country’s reliance on external borrowing in favour of prioritising the domestic financial market. Currently, government’s borrowing plan involves financing debt with 80% from domestic sources and borrowing and 20% from external sources. Also, most of Namibia’s external debt is denominated in South African Rand to avoid...
Lahja Nashuuta Kazara Ndovazu does not see himself as just another face behind a government desk. He is part of a generation of young Namibians determined to reshape public service to make it more effective, more responsive, and more impactful. Born and raised in the town of Opuwo in the Kunene region, Ndovazu knows the...
This week, Namibia joined the rest of Africa in commemorating the Day of the African Child, in which the youth are the focus. A day later, by-elections in five constituencies took place. In most of these constituencies, voting was marred by a low voter turnout. Namibians, for reasons known to them, decided to stay away...
Weeks before Mee Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as Namibia’s first female president, I was significantly unnerved, wondering about the capacity of Namibian women to help her lead. Leadership is a team sport. An exceptionally qualified individual, it is worth noting that I have absolutely no qualms about her leadership qualities. Her leadership capabilities have...