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...
SWAKOPMUND – Deputy Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform minister Ruth Masake has urged staff members to uphold the highest standards of integrity and accountability while cautioning them against engaging in corruption in any shape or form. She said corruption – whether in procurement, recruitment, land allocation, or the awarding of fishing quotas – undermines...
The mother of a toddler abandoned at a shopping complex in Khorixas last week has come forward to claim the child after learning about the incident through media reports on Monday. Chief Inspector Vehangaiza Hindjou, who heads the community affairs department of the Namibian Police in the Kunene region, told Nampa yesterday the woman was...
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani says the piecemeal approach taken to housing and rural and urban development is concerning. In his contribution to the Appropriation Bill debate in the National Assembly recently, he said while finance minister Ericah Shafudah acknowledged that housing and informal settlement upgrading are priority investment areas to unlock economic...
Swanu leader Evalistus Kaaronda flagged the ‘inadequate’ funds allocated to early childhood development for the 2025/26 financial year. This financial year, the education sector, which includes early childhood development, was allocated a total of N$ 24.8 billion. The entire Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture has been given N$76.1 billion over the...