Rudolf Gaiseb Following the United States’ tariffs on Namibian products, Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) member of Parliament Rodney Cloete wants the two countries to return to the negotiation table for tariff exemption or reduction. “The ministry should formally engage the US administration to negotiate tariff exemptions or reductions, in coordination with other African nations,”...
Iuze Mukube The youth of the Kunene region have welcomed the 2025/2026 budget tabled by finance minister Ericah Shafudah. Deputy minister of international relations and trade, Jenelly Matundu, said this when giving her input on the budget in the National Assembly this week. Matundu said the youth had reached out to her to convey that...
Rudolf Gaiseb Activist-in-chief of Affirmative Repositioning Job Amupanda has put the ministry of defence on the spot about the alleged corruption in the construction of the //Kharas Regional Council Office Park, a tender given to August 26 Construction. Probing the defence minister, Frans Kapofi on Wednesday in Parliament, Amupanda alleged the presence of a N$4...
Lahja Nashuuta Teaching children with special needs became an unintended yet profoundly rewarding career for Eliakim Mandume Fillemon. As a committed public servant and educator, he has dedicated himself to enhancing education for children with disabilities. Fillemon specialises in supporting children with visual impairments and complex disabilities. With patience, kindness, and considerable expertise, he devotes...
In this edition of On the Spot, we sit down with legal and governance expert Fillemon Wise Immanuel (WI), who was recently appointed as minister of Justice and Labour Relations. In this candid conversation, we trace his humble beginnings, student leadership days, and his transition from legal and governance expert to national policymaker. AS –...
In his classic book ‘Servant Leadership: Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness’, Robert K. Greenleaf suggests that the concept of the servant as leader emerged from reading Hermann Hesse’s ‘Journey to the East’. In that story, Leo accompanies a party on a journey as the servant who does their menial chores, and...
Agriculture minister Mac Albert Hengari clearly intends to hit the ground running. In his maiden address to the staff of his ministry, he struck the right chords by highlighting the need for better, arable land for communal farmers. In short, he wants communal farmers to be elevated to commercial farming in order to reap the...
When public enterprises’ minister Leon Jooste was appointed as founding minister of public enterprises, a daunting task lay ahead of him in reforming Namibia’s tax dollar-sucking parastatals, where bailouts are the norm, with little to no accountability. However, for the first five years without public enterprises’ governance legislation in place, he had little room to...
ENGELA- The floods in northern Namibia continue to impact the livelihoods of those living around these areas in ways unimaginable. Not only have the floods led to the closure of schools, but the waters have made many areas impassable. Large parts of the Omusati, Ohangwena, Oshikoto and parts of Oshana regions are under water, and...
Rudolf Gaiseb Seven-seaters will now operate as a long-distance transportation service in Namibia. Transport minister Veikko Nekundi announced the decision to lift restrictions on those drivers who were barred from operating without permits in the National Assembly on Tuesday. “The seven-seaters will now be permitted officially; no compromise or negotiations. They will transport seven people...