Justice and labour minister Fillemon Wise Immanuel yesterday spent more than N$22 000 from his pocket to treat more than 100 ministry members to a kapana lunch in Katutura, following their opening annual engagement. At the heart of choosing the kapana in Single Quarters was to support informal traders and promote people-centred leadership. “It shouldn’t...
OSHAKATI – The rise of Simeon Shimwino, a planner, from the small village of Onesi to the busy town of Oshakati was not easy. It was a journey filled with fear, hope and uncertainty. Leaving home meant leaving comfort behind and facing a hard reality. Life did not offer quick success; it offered challenges that...
Rudolf Gaiseb With the United States showing a heightened interest in Namibia’s mineral resources and oil sector, the Namibian government aims to leverage this forum to expand value-added trade. The trade ministry says it will promote mineral beneficiation, downstream processing and manufacturing partnerships, rather than exporting raw materials alone. The Namibian government has welcomed investment...
At a time when the lines between professionalism and press freedom, journalism and activism, media and State protocol, and etiquette and anarchy are increasingly becoming blurred and contentious, experts have called for a structured and respectful working relationship. This is particularly between journalists and security authorities, especially when covering the President and other high-level national...
The University of Namibia (Unam) has been ranked 31st in the inaugural QS World University Rankings: Sub-Saharan Africa 2026. This marked its first inclusion in any QS global ranking and positioning the country among recognised higher education institutions on the continent. The rankings, released by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, assessed over 1 000 institutions across sub-Saharan...
Moses Magadza The secretary-general (SG) of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Boemo Sekgoma, has called on parliamentarians across Southern Africa to intensify efforts to promote condom use. She also wants to eliminate stigma and domesticate the SADC Model Law on HIV and AIDS as part of a renewed push to end...
Sawi Hausiku MURURANI – Information minister Emma Theofelus has bemoaned the reality that the Kavango West region, which was established in 2013, does not have a single community or commercial radio station, which she says limits the residents’ access to locally-produced content. The minister made the remarks on Saturday during the joint commemoration of International...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for women leaders in Africa to move beyond symbolism and deliver real peace, security and legal protection for the most vulnerable across the continent. Speaking at a high-level Presidential Fireside Conversation on the margins of the African Union Summit on Friday, Nandi-Ndaitwah said Africa’s governance systems must fully integrate women...
Adolf Kaure The City of Windhoek has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to advance sustainable development and environmental stewardship in Windhoek. This was announced during the latest City ordinary council meeting held recently. City chairperson of the management committee, Austin Kwenani, said the MoU will allow both parties...
WALVIS BAY – Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has warned Namibians against land grabbing. At the same time, he also told local authorities and regional councillors, as well as administrative staff, to deliver key services, such as land, in a timely manner to avoid further tragedies. Sankwasa said this while paying a visit to...