Private and public sector partners on Thursday pledged over N$11.2 million towards the newly launched Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Support Fund. The fund, launched in Windhoek on Thursday, aims to raise N$50 million to bolster national prevention capacity, strengthen veterinary surveillance, and ensure rapid response should an outbreak occur in Namibia’s FMD-free zone. Among...
Adolf Kaure The Namibia Exile Kids Association (NEKA) held their fourth central committee meeting in Windhoek on Saturday, placing unity at the centre of their agenda. Speaking at the gathering held at the Swapo headquarters, NEKA president, Kadiva Hamutumwa, said strengthening solidarity through unity is a key priority which all NEKA members need to...
Informal traders in Windhoek held crunch talks with City of Windhoek councillor Maitjituavi Kavetu on Friday, where they raised complaints about their working conditions and recent evictions. The three-hour meeting took place at the City’s head office. Vendors said their businesses have been brought to a standstill after they were forced to leave their trading...
Lahja Nashuuta The Kunene Regional Council says it was never informed about the mass recruitment drive conducted by Kaoko Fria Investment (Pty) Ltd, the company claiming to be behind the proposed Kaoko Fria Smart City in Kunene. The recruitment exercise, which saw thousands of mostly young jobseekers gathering in Windhoek’s Havana informal settlement last week...
It took the Brave Gladiators of Namibia two decades to return to the final of the Cosafa Women’s Championship, and they made it count by lifting the 2026 title after defeating hosts South Africa 2-1 at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane yesterday afternoon. South Africa drew first blood when Nthabiseng Majiya found the back...
The latest military escalation involving the United States of America and Israel against Iran has once again thrust global oil markets into uncertainty. For Namibia, the warning lights are flashing bright red. With tensions centred around the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes, any prolonged...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and De Beers Group CEO Al Cook yesterday met at State House for much-anticipated crunch talks, as the country’s diamond industry continues to face unprecedented external macroeconomic pressures and market volatility. The in-depth discussions focused on how government and De Beers can jointly tackle emerging challenges facing the natural diamonds sector, which...
ONGWEDIVA– Several schools in the Oshana region are battling a bat infestation that is severely disrupting lessons and potentially putting the health of thousands of learners and teachers at risk. At least 45 schools across various education circuits in the region are reportedly affected. School principals and department heads have raised alarm over the growing...
Pricilla Mukokobi Edgar Brandt Many Namibians expected yesterday’s national budget, tabled in the National Assembly by Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah, to focus on economic sustainability, personal prosperity, social safety nets and the country’s self-reliance. When reading her 2026/27 budget speech, Shafudah admitted that drawing up this national appropriation bill was not an easy task as...
As government tables a budget anchored on restoring balance between ambition and affordability, one provision stands out not as a revenue grab, but as a pragmatic instrument of fiscal repair: the Tax Amnesty Programme. Launched in 2017 and extended at various stages, the programme now carries a firm deadline of 31 October 2026. Extensions will...