KATIMA MULILO – The National Democratic Party (NDP) held a formal recognition ceremony on Sunday to honour 25 members for their contribution to the party’s performances in the national and local elections. In the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly Elections, the NDP secured one seat in the National Assembly. In the 2025 Regional Council and...
Joe-Chintha Garises MARIENTAL – Mariental Municipality councillor Landless People’s Movement’s William Minnie has described the 2026/27 National Budget as fiscally cautious but insufficiently responsive to the economic hardships facing ordinary Namibians. Minnie is of the fervent view that the budget prioritises consolidation over structural transformation. In an interview with Nampa following the tabling of the...
WALVIS BAY – Regional fisheries experts have warned that Namibia’s outdated fisheries legislation and weak penalties are undermining efforts to combat illegal fishing, despite the country’s relatively strong monitoring systems. The warning follows a three-day training workshop in Walvis Bay for fisheries inspectors from Walvis Bay and Lüderitz, focusing on port state measures, risk assessment...
Uakutura Kambaekua The anticipated future of uranium mining in the Omaheke region depends on an independent assessment from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), environmental commissioner Timoteus Mufeti said. He made this statement while addressing the media on Wednesday regarding the pilot project for on-site leaching uranium mining in the Omaheke region. Mufeti pointed out...
Adolf Kaure Namibia has submitted the draft National Report for Namibia’s 2026 submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) working group. The UPR is a mechanism led by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) under the UN Human Rights Council. It reviews the human rights records of...
Adolf Kaure Windhoek mayor Sakaria Uunona said the City of Windhoek (CoW) municipal council has provided a solution for vendors following their strike in February. Speaking at City’s latest ordinary council meeting, he said that, through the department of economic development and community services, the municipal council has made more than 150 properly demarcated and...
Eba Kandovazu At least 379 foreign nationals have voluntarily left Namibia under the government’s immigration amnesty programme. At least 55% of this number is from Zimbabwe and the majority of the remainder from Angola, China and other African countries.The ministry extended the amnesty deadline to 27 February 2026 following an initial rollout that began on...
ONGWEDIVA – Employees of the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) have returned to work after the company and Mineworkers Union of Namibia signed a three-year collective agreement. This officially ended the industrial action that disrupted the supply of electricity services in Northern Namibia. According to Nored spokesperson Simon Lukas, the agreement was signed on 2...
Heather Erdmann REHOBOTH – Residents of Rehoboth will continue to have access to water after the planned suspension of services by NamWater was temporarily frozen, the Rehoboth Town Council confirmed yesterday. The council said negotiations are underway with key stakeholders, including the Office of the Hardap Governor, the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development and...
Namibia’s fuel quality watchdogs are under renewed scrutiny. This is as concerns mount over illegal cross-border fuel, known locally as ‘Ngungula’, and the integrity of the country’s regulated supply chain. At the centre of the monitoring and regulatory system is the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME), mandated to ensure every litre of petrol...