The National Disaster Fund has received an unqualified audit opinion for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 financial years (FYs). This is according to auditor general Junias Kandjeke, who added that the Fund’s financial statements “present fairly, in all material respects, its financial position”. In his report submitted and recently tabled in the National Assembly in...
RUNDU – The National African Students’ Association (Nasa) has sounded the alarm over the dire situation facing Namibian government-sponsored health students in Zambia, calling for immediate ministerial intervention to rescue those allegedly stranded due to unpaid scholarship funds. In a statement, Nasa secretary for academics, sports, arts and culture, Abel Miguel, said the association expressed a...
NKURENKURU – Kavango West Regional Council Chief Regional Officer Matheus Singambwe has called for reforms to the pension and social grant payment system, including allowing beneficiaries to collect multiple grants in a single visit. Singambwe made the remarks during Nampost’s regional stakeholder engagement on the implementation of the national social grant payment administration in Nkurenkuru...
Bravery Kabula A security guard who works for Amsteel Security Services has raised concern over low wages, long working hours and what he describes as non-compliance with labour regulations. The guard, who asked not to be named for fear of victimisation, said he and his colleagues work 12-hour shifts without adequate equipment and without additional...
The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) CEO Erick Nenghwanya has warned unregistered training providers that they will be shut down.He made these remarks during the official opening of the 2026 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) calendar year in Windhoek last week. The event attended by various public figures, and trainees was observed under the...
OMUGULUGOMBASHE – A 46-year-old woman died on Thursday after being attacked by a roaming elephant in Omugulugombashe village in the Omusati region. The deceased, Klaudia Mwaala, was allegedly trying to take pictures with the animal when the tragic incident occurred. Mwaala is survived by her husband and four children. A witness, Johannes Paulus, recounted last...
KATIMA MULILO – Masubia Ngambela Raphael Mbala has issued a strong warning over the rapid depletion of fish stocks in the Zambezi River system, calling for urgent, coordinated intervention between traditional authorities and government. Speaking during an interview with New Era this week, Mbala painted a grim picture of collapsing fish stocks in the Zambezi...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said, although Namibia has made strides to promote gender equality and ensure that women take their rightful place in the country’s development, women globally still face challenges that limit their full participation in society. In her International Women’s Day message yesterday, celebrated under the theme, ‘Rights. Justice. Action. For All Women and...
Rudolf Gaiseb Adolf Kaure The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) reported that, in the 2024/25 financial year, 45% of the cases handled involved abuse of power. The next most common issues dealt with by the anti-graft agency included bribery, misuse of public resources, as well as irregularities in tenders and recruitment. The organisation’s recently released financial report...
The country’s Land Acquisition and Development Fund is in deep disarray both financially and materially. Transactions were reclassified without disclosure, and comparative figures between the budget and actual amounts were not properly recorded. Additionally, critical value assessments were not issued in 2025, auditor general Junias Kandjeke has flagged. He highlighted key shortcomings in the Land...