Loide Jason Edward Mumbuu As election day beckons, the Kunene region is once again becoming a key political battleground and a key target for the country’s two biggest political parties, Swapo and the Popular Democratic Movement. Together, the UDF and PDM run Kunene with six out of seven seats in the Kunene regional council. The...
Despite a travel embargo imposed on Popular Democratic Movement lawmakers by leader McHenry Venaani, some members have seemingly defied the order. Earlier this month, in a message shared on the party’s WhatsApp group, Venaani banned party members of parliament [MPs] from travelling outside the country, unless it was on the movement’s mission or sanctioned by...
Charles Tjatindi GAM – Government has been encouraged to ensure that the 49 repatriated households from Botswana are assisted to become self-sufficient. The returnees will be allocated residential plots on a piece of land cleared for their reception outside Gam in the Otjozondjupa region. The land, located some two kilometres outside Gam, is solely reserved...
Rudolf Gaiseb The coverage of opposition political parties by news media in Namibia has increased from 59% to 66% in July and August. This was revealed by the second elections media monitoring report that was launched by the media ombudsman of Namibia, John Nakuta. Monitoring was conducted between 20 July and 20 August this...
Namibia’s total fish exports for the second quarter of this year saw a decline in export volumes, valued at N$3.8 billion. This represents a slight decrease from the N$4.1 billion recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2023. The exports include crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates. These figures are contained in the Namibia Statistics Agency’s...
The family of a 36-year-old man who disappeared on 1 September in Karibib is growing increasingly worried over the lack of information regarding his whereabouts. Nangolo Shishiveni, a senior familymember said his nephew Immanuel Shikongo was last seen at the Namdeb settlement, and has not been heard from since. “We are very concerned that so...
SWAKOPMUND – The Amalgamated Rotation Annual Festival is set to return this week, promising to be bigger and better than before. ARAF was established after Omaruru, Karibib and Usakos agreed in 2022 to promote collaboration and resource- sharing by jointly hosting their trade expo, named OKULAC (Omaruru, Karibib, Usakos Local Authority Corporation). The inaugural festival...
Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – Assistant teacher of the Okajombo Kindergarten Zaungama Tjiposa said the interest of the village children propels her to teach in the face of a mountain of challenges confronting them. Established in 2019, the kindergarten opened its doors to more than 30 pre-school pupils who went to primary schools in the Epukiro...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has expressed confidence and readiness to deliver credible elections in November, despite the challenges faced so far. This was stated by the Pre-Election Assessment Mission of the Electoral Commissions Forum of Southern African Development Community countries (ECF-SADC) at an engagement with the commission from 16 to 20...
Rudolf Gaiseb Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi said that the Namibian railway is in a precarious state to facilitate the energy boom on the horizon in the form of oil, gas and the much-talked-about green hydrogen. He made these remarks during the Namibian Road Sector Policy Conference in Windhoek on Monday. “Namibia’s rail network is not...