Heather Erdmann REHOBOTH – The Rehoboth Town Council has set aside at least N$70 million to replace conventional water and electricity meters with prepaid ones, a move aimed at improving revenue collection and preventing future arrears. The rollout, which started in specific areas with historically high non-payment rates, is now expanding to all suburbs. The...
Lissony Njembo Twenty-five years ago, Mbakondja Upora was disconnected from her biological family, where she was subjected to wanton abuse and neglect. She was between two and three years old when she was unchained from the dreadful arms of her late aunt. She would go on to spend the next quarter of a century in...
Rudolf Gaiseb Swapo parliamentarian Tobie Aupindi says a commodity reserve will protect Namibia against currency volatility, while physically backing dividends will protect Namibia’s wealth. The member of parliament (MP) also expressed concern over Namibia’s mineral and natural resources wealth that has been converted into fiat currency for decades, saying it has exposed the country to...
Namibia’s high unemployment, land reform and other socio-economic issues affecting the country dominated Friday’s discussion between President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Swanu leaders at State House. The meeting formed part of the President’s consultations with political parties. The consultations are meant to promote dialogue and exchange of views between the government and political parties. “This invitation...
Auleria Wakudumo The Hai||om have launched a landmark legal action against the government seeking recognition of their ancestral land rights over Etosha National Park and neighbouring Mangetti West farms. The director of the Hai||om association Toni Hancox confirmed through a media release seen by this publication that it has filed a case in the High...
Heather Erdmann REHOBOTH – Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has approved the designation of Herbert George Jacky Britz as Kaptein of the Rehoboth Baster Gemeente Traditional Community, bringing closure to a protracted leadership dispute. In a letter dated 9 February 2026 and addressed to senior member of the traditional authority Karl Manfred Draghoender,...
Rudolf Gaiseb National Assembly Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says the Legislature has more bills to develop to improve Namibia’s training capacity to respond to the lack of specialist workers in the country’s health sector. This comes after her visit to the Windhoek Central Hospital’s Children’s Cardiac Intensive Care Unit yesterday, which revealed that Namibia’s department, among...
As the debate around Swapo’s 2027 intraparty elective congress takes shape, questions around the state of the party, possible contenders for key posts and internal unity have emerged. At the heart of the debate are the vacant vice presidency, possible dual centres of power and the efficiency of the party’s grooming machinery, as veterans near...
KEETMANSHOOP – Swapo //Kharas regional coordinator Matheus Mumbala minced no words when addressing concerns experienced within government institutions in the region during the party’s first regional executive committee in Keetmanshoop last weekend. The meeting not only marked the beginning of the committee’s responsibilities but also a renewed commitment to unity, discipline and service delivery to...
Iuze Mukube The first edition of the GC Powerlist: Namibia 2026, which highlights general counsel and in-house legal teams who play a crucial role in shaping the country’s corporate and legal landscape, took place last week. The inaugural event was hosted by the Legal 500 in collaboration with South African law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr...