ONGWEDIVA – Despite the absence of heavy rainfall in recent days, meteorologists say January remains the peak month for floods, urging residents in northern Namibia not to lower their guard. The warning was issued by Vilho Ndeunyema, a weather forecaster, following rainfall recorded in several parts of the country, particularly in the northern and north-eastern...
International Relations and Coorperation Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi has reiterated that Namibia’s fight for restorative justice and just compensation from Germany for crimes committed during the 1904/08 Ovaherero and Nama genocide is far from over. Ashipala-Musavyi, in a wide-ranging interview with the Russian state-owned international news network, stated that bilateral talks between Namibia and Germany are...
Matheus David Up to 134 000 students stand to benefit from Namibia’s newly introduced subsidised tertiary education programme in 2026, education minister Sanet Steenkamp has said. She described the initiative as a carefully researched intervention aimed at widening access while safeguarding public resources. Speaking during an interview on Sunday, Steenkamp said the policy should not...
Lahja Nashuuta The Land Bill tabled in Parliament by land reformist Inge Zaamwani proposes a raft of changes, among them scrapping the controversial “willing buyer, willing seller” clause, which many blame for Namibia’s snail-paced land reform agenda. Zaamwani has called the Bill a “transformative instrument” that aims to correct historical land dispossession and promote fair...
A recent decision to impose visa bond requirements on travellers from selected countries, including Namibia, now mandates Namibians to post security bonds of US$15 000 or N$250 000 to apply for a United States of America visa. This policy, which came into effect on 1 January 2026, will see citizens from Namibia, Tanzania, Guinea, Malawi,...
National Council vice chairperson, Emma Muteka has pledged to strengthen legislative oversight and reposition the council as a people-centred institution that responds directly to the needs of communities. In a recent interview with Nampa, Muteka, who is also serving her second term as councillor for the Windhoek West constituency, said her role would go beyond...
Matheus David It is that time of the year again when parents must fork out hundreds of dollars to send their children back to school. However, the festive season walks away with half of some parents’ December earnings, and many carers are preparing stationery for their children. The pressure is mounting on teachers as they...
OKOVIMBURU – Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (OTA) councillor, Kotoree Kaukuata expressed that their community garden project is moving in the right direction following its generation of a profit of N$5 000 from its first harvest at Epukiro. Established in 2024 here in the Omaheke region, the 1.5-hectare garden, named Omutize Dr Gerson Kunomundu Katjirua, aims to...
The recent Venezuela-United States (US) events offer important lessons for youth in the Global South on governance, sovereignty, and the consequences of institutional failure, the Students Union of Namibia (SUN) has said. Its legal secretary, Intelligent Katire, in an interview with Nampa on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife by the...
TATARSTAN – The Alabuga Start Programme, an international employment initiative based in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, is increasingly drawing young women from Africa, Latin America, and Asia. However, participation from Southern African countries remains low, according to programme officials. The programme is officially offered as an international work and study programme in Russia’s Special...