Kaviveterue Virere Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Fillemon Immanuel, has assured workers of the City of Windhoek (CoW) who are currently on strike that his ministry will investigate their concerns. The employees from the City’s Solid Waste department, most of them cleaners, claim that they were paid N$14.00 per hour rather than the legally...
Namibia is expected to receive varying rainfall patterns, ranging from above-normal and normal to below-normal rainfall during the 2025/2026 rain season. This is according to a seasonal forecast by the Namibia Meteorological Services (NMS), covering the period between October 2025 and March 2026. The forecast was released in a statement issued by Secretary to the...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on Namibians to reject being bullied for their natural resources, saying the country must learn to negotiate from a position of strength and confidence when dealing with international investors. Speaking at the inaugural Namibia Public-Private Forum (NPPF) in Windhoek on Thursday, themed ‘Public-Private Dialogue to Drive Decent and Sustainable Job...
This edition’s front-page article spells out varying rain pattens for Namibia during the just-started rain season. This is not something to be taken lightly. What it means is that some parts of the country could receive good rainfall, while other parts may be left dry. Such prediction calls for urgent action to put the country...
Simonis Storm (SS), a local financial firm, has commented after Tuesday’s Mid-Term Budget Review that the domestic fiscal outlook is credible but conservative. The firm expects mildly expansionary fiscal stance through 2026, balancing electoral and economic imperatives, followed by a firmer consolidation path thereafter. The SS comments come after finance minister Ericah Shafuda reallocated some...
Sabina Onemushi Nantinda has been passionate about sewing for many years. Although she currently works as a security guard, her dream of starting her own sewing business lives on. All she needs to start her own business is a bit of training on the finer tailoring intricacies and a dependable sewing machine. She and countless others are...
Kaviveterue Virere Emma Theofelus, the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, has stated that her ministry is taking proactive measures to stop the spread of fake videos that appear to be from Namibia’s senior officials and were created through artificial intelligence (AI). The videos, which have been widely shared on social media, falsely depict the...
Kaviveterue Virere Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Rosa Mbinge-Tjeundo has expressed deep concern over the growing trend of teachers using school time to create and upload videos featuring learners on social media platforms such as TikTok and Facebook, often without parental consent. Speaking in Parliament last Thursday, she said she will present questions to Sanet...
Chairperson of the Council of Traditional Authorities, Chief Immanuel Gaseb on Wednesday expressed strong opposition to the Land Bill currently under debate in the National Assembly, saying traditional leaders will not support the legislation. In his address to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Land Reform, Gaseb criticised the Bill’s...
ONGWEDIVA-The leader of the Body of Christ Party, Festus Thomas, has announced that the party will field candidates to contest 10 constituencies in the Ohangwena region, as well as local authorities elections. He indicated that the targeted constituencies are Okongo, Oshikunde, Ondobe, Ohangwena, Epembe, Oshikango, Endola, Ongenga, Eenhana and Omundaungilo. Thomas further revealed that the...