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Chairperson of the Public Enterprises CEOs’ Forum, Fluksman Samuehl announced yesterday that Rundu, in the Kavango East, will host the next State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Games. Samuehl said bringing the games to Rundu will also help boost the local economy.  According to him, the event is expected to bring at least 4 500 people to the...

Andreas Thomas    Motor vehicle accidents accounted for most Namibian police officers who died in the line of duty over the past five years, with many of the victims serving in the Very Important Persons (VIP) Directorate. This was revealed on Saturday during the commemoration of Interpol Blue Day at the Israel Patrick Iyambo Police...

Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – Tourism stakeholders in the Erongo region have called for stronger policy alignment and improved inter-ministerial coordination in the allocation of tourism concessions. This is as the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) reviews the National Tourism Policy of 2008.These views were shared during a regional consultation meeting held at Swakopmund...

Adolf Kaure Health minister Dr Esperance Luvindao has requested newly appointed members for the Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC) to declare their commercial interest within three months. She made the remarks at the official appointment of the council members in Windhoek this afternoon. Luvindao said, to uphold principles of accountability, the act governing the council...

Adolf Kaure  Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has issued a stern warning to councillors against running councils in a cuca shop-like fashion but to deploy the highest governance standards or face the chop.  Speaking at the 2026 Local Authority and Regional Council staff induction workshop on Monday in Mariental, he said any individual...

OMARURU – The Omaruru Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centre is set to open doors to its first intake in April.  The centre, housed in the well-known ‘Yellow Building’, is being converted into a fully-fledged technical training institution.  Currently, the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology is the only State-owned vocational training centre in...

KEETMANSHOOP – Electricity utility NamPower earlier this week proposed an 8.4% increase from the Electricity Control Board (ECB) for the 2026/2027 financial year in tariffs for supplying bulk electricity to distributors in the country.  Information provided indicated that, should this tariff hike be approved, the cost of electricity supply will increase from the current 206.11c/kWh...

Coastal residents this week are flocking to beaches to swim and cope with the extremely hot weather conditions currently experienced at the coastal towns of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund.  However, Monarch Lifeguard and Emergency Rescue Services has since issued a warning to residents, saying that the hot weather increases the risk of drowning.  “These scorching...

With Namibia’s current fuel reserves estimated to last for three months due to supply disruptions caused by the heated conflict in the Middle East, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare says government is working around the clock to avert a national fuel supply crisis.  Ngurare was responding to PDM leader McHenry Venaani on Tuesday in the National...