SWAKOPMUND – A group of elders from the Daure Daman Traditional Authority has vowed not to leave the Erongo governor’s office in Swakopmund until he signs a document to help them remove their Chief Sagarias Seibeb. They arrived on Tuesday morning from Uis in the Daures constituency to express frustration over the delay in the...
OMUTHIYA – The Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo has appointed Commissioner Ndafudha Iifo to serve as commander for the Oshikoto region. The appointment is effective 1 May 2025. A press statement issued by police spokesperson Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, Shikongo announced some changes in the police management on 16 April...
Lahja Nashuuta The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs has recommended that the Ministry of Defence and Veterans’ Affairs, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, amend the Veterans Act to include all children born in exile. The proposed amendment intends to allow the law to extend benefits to dependents and children of war...
Iuze Mukube Independent Patriots for Change legislator Nelson Kalangula says a country cannot develop without infrastructure development, which is the bedrock for its advancement. He made these remarks in the National Assembly last week when making his maiden speech and contribution to the 2025-2026 national budget. “The budget must cater for and ensure that Namibian...
Lahja Nashuuta Swapo backbencher Alexia Manombe-Ncube has called on the government to ensure equal access for persons with disabilities (PWDs) to the physical environment, transportation, information and communication technologies. She said the national budget must include dedicated funding for disability-inclusive gender programmes to ensure no one is left behind in Namibia’s pursuit of equality. “These...
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) parliamentarian, Eneas Emvula, has called for urgent action to protect the rights of Namibia’s children, highlighting the realities faced by many young citizens who are forced to work for survival. He urged leaders to prioritise the needs of the most vulnerable and ensure that the nation’s progress benefits all. He recounted...
The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday, will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The Argentine pontiff (88) died of stroke, less than a month after returning home from five weeks in hospital battling double pneumonia. The pope’s coffin – which he previously ordered should be of wood and zinc – will...
Otniel Hembapu Andreas Thomas Namibia’s governing party Swapo celebrated 65 years of existence on Saturday.The party was founded on 19 April 1960 in New York, USA as a national liberation movement aimed at achieving independence from the then-South African apartheid regime.Swapo succeeded the Ovamboland People’s Organisation, which was established a year prior.In a statement to...
GROOT AUB – The Groot Aub settlement, which is located about 60 kilometres south of Windhoek, wants to be returned to the administrative control of the Khomas Regional Council (KRC) for more efficient service delivery. This position was expressed by Windhoek Rural constituency councillor Piet Adams, who was elected a little over four years ago....
Gabriel Tomas OMUTHIYA – Twenty-six schools operate without potable water in the Oshikoto region, the Directorate of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture in the region has reported. Deputy director of programmes and quality assurance, Thomas Kalimbo told Nampa in an interview on Tuesday that these schools rely on the Directorate of Rural Water...