Today marks exactly one year since the demise of Namibia’s third democratically-elected president, Hage Geingob. This abridged version of the late president’s life and times is republished in his honour. Geingob was in his final presidential term, which he dubbed ‘The Legacy Term,’ signifying his preparedness to leave office peacefully on 21 March 2025. He...
As Namibia celebrates the life and legacy of one of its most iconic leaders, late president Hage Geingob, a biography chronicling his life and contributions to the nation will be launched in Windhoek tomorrow. The book – authored by Audrin Mathe, executive director at the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology – promises to be...
SWAKOPMUND – The Green Scheme projects, once labelled white elephants, are now experiencing a remarkable resurgence and bouncing back after a three-year period of dormancy. The government owns 11 major Green Schemes across the country, including the Orange River, Hardap, Etunda, Musese, Sikondo, Uvungu-Vungu, Ndonga-Linena, Mashare, Shadikongoro, Kalimbeza and Shitemo projects. Following a Cabinet decision,...
The extraordinary summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has strongly condemned the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The summit, attended by Heads of State and Governments in Harare, Zimbabwe on Friday, described the attacks in the DRC as a violation of the ceasefire agreement brokered under the Luanda Process. ...
Namibia’s main harbour town Walvis Bay has over the past months been at the centre of rising concerns over the apparent lack of service delivery by those charged with this mandate. The concerns centre around the alleged inability of the town councillors to deliver basic services to the residents’ satisfaction. The town, once a flagship...
A mother of an eight-year-old girl, who has reportedly been molested by multiple family members, is raising concerns with the gender equality ministry regarding the decision to return her daughter to the custody of those accused of the abuse. The 36-year-old woman, whose identity cannot be revealed to protect the identity of the minor, took...
GOBABIS – The Omaheke Regional Council has called on the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform to allocate three additional resettlement farms in the region to address landlessness. Omaheke Regional Council’s Chairperson Ignatius Kariseb made the appeal during the official opening ceremony of the council’s 2025 calendar year in Gobabis on Monday. He emphasised...
Zebaldt Ngaruka OZOMBOUVAPA – Swapo’s Okorukambe constituency councillor Rocco Nguvauva has urged the government to speed up the implementation of resolutions taken at the second national land conference seven years ago. Without some of the resolutions in force, farmworkers have been exposed to exploitation, and left at the mercy of farm owners. Late in 2023,...
ONGWEDIVA- The newly-appointed education director of the Omusati region, Paulus Kashiimbi, said the allocation of teachers is generally good because the region has made significant strides in filling posts, including the recent recruitment of 60 additional teachers in December 2024. He confirmed that the new teachers have been placed at various schools, and the directorate...
Suzith Tjitaura KEETMANSHOOP – //Kharas education director Jesmine Magerman said while the region performed poorly in the 2024 national examination results, it is time for introspection. She said it is imperative that principals investigate what went wrong from lower grades, which makes them struggle to master higher grade syllabuses. Speaking during the annual principals’ meeting...