Stefanus Nambara SIKONDO – A unifier, mother to many, selfless, outspoken, loving and a dedicated public servant, is how speakers remembered National Council chairperson Lukas Muha’s late wife Magreth Wayera Muha during her memorial service over the weekend. Among those who delivered tribute messages last Friday during the official memorial service were Prime Minister Elijah...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – Rundu residents and business owners have expressed concern that the town is being turned into a dumping site. This is especially the case along the Maria Mwengere Road and Riverside, harming the local economy and tourism.The residents called for serious intervention on Monday during the Rundu Town Council’s (RTC) Proposed Capital...
The City of Windhoek’s Committee on the Provision of Basic Services, chaired by councillor Fransina Kahungu has recorded a mixed bag of significant progress and challenges in its service delivery agenda. Following a series of site visits and inspections conducted last week, the c0mmittee visited Babylon, Okatunda Y and B in Tobias Hainyeko constituency, Mix...
WALVIS BAY – Two Cabinet ministers and a delegation of senior officials have stepped in to intervene in a growing labour crisis affecting workers under the Government Employment Redress Programme (GERP). According to some fishermen, they have not received salaries for up to six months. More than 500 employees, during a recent meeting held in...
China has thrown its weight behind Swapo’s election manifesto implementation strategy, signalling not only strong political backing but also a resolute commitment to helping Namibia realise its bold goals. This support was ventilated by the Chinese ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping. He was addressing local journalists on a buffet of issues yesterday, ranging from bilateral...
SWAKOPMUND – The Swakopmund Municipal Council has tabled a N$711 million budget for the 2025/26 financial year, focusing on infrastructure development, staff recruitment and service delivery. Swakopmund is one of the best-run local authorities in the land, giving priority to housing and service delivery. Tabling the budget last week, chairperson of the management committee, councillor...
Lahja Nashuuta Despite ongoing efforts to honour Namibia’s liberation heroes, 1 613 war veterans are still awaiting their promised lump sum payments as of April 2025. Out of these, 1 243 are alive, while 370 are deceased, with outstanding benefits yet to be disbursed through their dependents. The ministry of defence and veterans’ affairs stated...
CHOI – Communities living in conservancies bordering the Mudumo and Bwabwata national parks in the Zambezi region have called for the urgent reform of Namibia’s wildlife compensation policies. They have cited mounting damages caused by animals not currently covered under the existing government framework. Dominic Liambani, special advisor to the chief of the Mashi Traditional...
Lahja Nashuuta Newly elected member of the National Council, Kennedy Simasiku, has called on the government to urgently deliver development and basic services to the people of Katima Mulilo, particularly the residents of Chotto, Makaravan West and Nova. In his maiden speech, Simasiku advocated for the provision of essential services such as water, sanitation and...
Rudolf Gaiseb About 32.1% of parliamentarians globally are aged 45 or under, compared with 30.2% in 2021. This is contained in the latest Youth Participation in Parliament report by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Parliaments are getting slightly younger, but the union suggests that despite the progress, parliaments are still a long way from representing young...