The Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) is facing accusations of unfair labour practices and withholding salaries after retrenching over 100 staff members. The affected employees were on fixed-term contracts. The move has sparked outrage among affected employees, some of whom claim to have served the institution for the past 20 years. Mutarere Nguvauva, a...
WALVIS BAY – The Walvis Bay Municipality has received a massive financial boost of N$75 million from the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development for the development of Green Valley, also known as Farm 37. As a result, the current CEO, Victoria Kapenda, approached the line ministry to accelerate council plans for Farm 37. Making...
Chief Justice Peter Shivute and his deputy, Petrus Damaseb, introduced the concept of plea bargaining in Namibia on Wednesday during a conference on alternative dispute resolution held in the capital. The Judiciary heavyweights hosted the conference with a delegation from Ghana, led by its Chief Justice Alfonse Ghigamoy Owiny-Dollo and accompanied by several senior judges. ...
A total of 13 898 inmates have benefitted from the Namibian Correctional Service’s (NCS) evidence-based rehabilitation programmes between 2017 and April 2025. This marks a significant shift from punitive incarceration toward rehabilitation and reintegration. This was revealed in a speech delivered on behalf of President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah by Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare during the pass-out...
Katima Mulilo – A fierce land ownership dispute has erupted in the heart of Katima Mulilo between a local businessman Harris Maswau and a Chinese investor operating under the company Wenxi Investment. Both parties are claiming rightful ownership of a lucrative commercial plot between the Natis and Petrosol service station. The two parties are all...
WALVIS BAY – After years of protests, arrests and a petrol bomb, the Daure Daman community’s cries for accountability have finally reached the government’s ears. Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has now stepped in – ordering the authority’s chief, Zacharias Seibeb, to respond to serious allegations of financial mismanagement under his watch. Seibeb...
RUNDU – Kavango East governor Hamunyera Hambyuka, has called for collective and collaborative approach to address incidents of suspected food poisoning in the region. Hambyuka made the remarks while addressing a press conference prompted by the latest suspected food poisoning incident that claimed the lives of two children – aged three and four – at...
KEETMANSHOOP – The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has urged stakeholders across her ministry’s six portfolios to create synergies that ensure quality and high-standard service delivery. She paid a visit to the //Kharas and Hardap regions earlier this week. While visiting the NIMT campus, Steenkamp emphasised the importance of...
Zurretta Zia Maveoro Residents of Aussenkehr continue to endure severe challenges, including a lack of decent housing, poor sanitation and a lack of clean drinking water. It is a situation which has forced many residents to fetch water from the Orange River for their daily consumption. Although Aussenkehr – a settlement known for its thriving...
Hilma Nakanduungile OSHIKUNDE – The Ombaye Fishing company has donated 100 mattresses to pupils at Dr Abraham Iyambo Secondary School in Oshikunde constituency of Ohangwena region. The donation worth N$76 000 came after the school’s enrolment for the 2025 academic year exceeded the normal hostel accommodation figure, leaving some boarders without mattresses. Speaking at the...