Hilma Nalupe Ugandan digital security expert Andrew Gole has arrived in Namibia on Wednesday evening after completing a solo motorcycle journey across Africa under the #RoadToDigitalSafety campaign. His trip, covering more than 13 000 kilometres through ten countries, raises awareness about internet freedom and the need to protect vulnerable communities online. Gole’s arrival coincided with...
Rudolf Gaiseb Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda in Parliament last Tuesday gave notice that lawmakers debate Namibia’s potential withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger recently announced their immediate withdrawal from the ICC, labelling it an “instrument of neo-colonialist repression”, the British Broadcasting Corporation revealed. The three military-led countries issued...
NKURENKURU – Inhabitants of Nkurenkuru and surrounding areas on Tuesday protested against the rise in strange murders of locals at the town, saying people are no longer safe at the town. The protest comes in the wake of a recent discovery, where a 54-year-old man was discovered floating in the Kavango River on 5 September.There...
SWAKOPMUND – Namibia must bridge the skills mismatch and equip its young people with skills for the future. Failure to do this will risk the country ending up with an irrelevant and defunct system. This was said by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in a speech delivered on her behalf by Erongo governor Natalia /Goagoses at the...
OSHAKATI- A disagreement between Oshakati Town Council and a 61-year-old resident of Ehenye, Antonius Amugongo, has come up again as the council starts developing Ehenye Extension 1. Under the Communal Land Reform Act No. 5 of 2002, when communal land is taken for public purposes, affected residents must be compensated, either through an agreement with...
Rudolf Gaiseb Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) parliamentarian Lilian Lutuhezi said parents sending children to the streets to beg for food and money are exposing them to kidnapping, sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Speaking during a parliamentary session on Tuesday, she said times have changed as danger looms on the streets. She advised that parents...
Lahja Nashuuta Namibia has approved the expansion of its Visa on Arrival (VoA) scheme to include 36 additional countries and territories. The decision was taken during the 19th Cabinet meeting held on 2 September 2025 and announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS). In a statement issued by the executive...
Lahja Nashuuta OTJIWARONGO – The government has allocated N$31 million towards rural sanitation in the current financial year, Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa has announced. Speaking at the Rural Development Annual Progress Review and Planning Workshop held recently in Otjiwarongo, Sankwasa said more than 1 000 toilet facilities have already been constructed...
The decision to cease payroll deductions on the government Payroll Deduction Management System (PDMS) by 30 November will not mark the end game for civil servants, the Ministry of Finance’s Executive Director Michael Humavindu has assured. Humavindu said a review process and wide consultations with stakeholders are currently underway on the matter and other alternatives...
Lahja Nashuuta Hilma Nalupe After nearly a year of tense negotiations, a breakthrough has finally been secured for hundreds of Namibian fishing industry workers. The agreement delivers significant wins for workers in Lüderitz and Walvis Bay, including wage increases, improved allowances, and a pathway to permanent employment for temporary staff. The agreement reached yesterday between...