Matheus David A 72-year-old Bernhardt Zaaruka, during a recent NUST graduation, walked to the podium in Mercure hotel with calm confidence, greeted by cheers and admiration. The newly conferred Doctor of Philosophy in Entrepreneurship (Honoris Causa) smiled warmly at the hundreds of graduates before him, young minds ready to take on the world. What followed was...
OPUWO – The education crisis in the Kunene Region deepens, with a recent report indicating declining conditions of several school hostels and an increasing number of shack classrooms at some schools.Overcrowding has compelled some schools to use shacks and tents as classrooms to manage the rising enrolment numbers, while congestion in some hostels continues to...
This follows the Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) board of directors announcement on Friday regarding the termination of Alisa Amupolo as CEO of Namdia, with immediate effect. The general manager for sales and marketing, Lelly Usiku, will continue in her role as interim chief executive officer at the national diamond marketing agency until a permanent appointment...
WINDHOEK – Tributes are pouring in from across Namibia as Walvis Bay businessman and philanthropist, John Sava who died on Saturday is honoured. Savva arrived in Namibia 59 years ago from Cyprus as a young man with nothing but dreams to build a life for himself. Here, he worked hard and at times doubled as...
Botswana and Namibia have vowed to move beyond promises and focus on implementation, with both Presidents declaring that the success of their partnership will now be measured by results, rather than rhetoric. The two Heads of State, President Duma Gideon Boko of Botswana and Namibia’s Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, closed the Second Session of the Botswana–Namibia Bi-National...
Auleria Wakudumo The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has confirmed that only one elephant bull was responsible for the recent sightings reported across several northern villages before it was put down on 11 October 2025 near Onawa village in the Omusati region. According to the ministry’s spokesperson Ndeshipanda Hamunyela the same elephant was...
Rudolf Gaiseb The newly tabled Public Enterprise Governance Amendment Bill gives Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare the overarching administrative authority over all public enterprises. Ngurare told the parliament last week that these stewardship and performance oversights will be exercised in the “best interest of the state and of each enterprise.” This power transfer originates from the...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Ministry of Health and Social Services allegedly promoted Tuberculosis (TB) health promoters (grade 15) to health assistants (grade 13), a reclassification on the government’s job grading system, but with no salary adjustments. Independent Patriots for Change parliamentarian Lilani Brinkman last week told Parliament the ministry also agreed to a 5% salary increase...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Namibian government adopted a motion recently in parliament, solidifying its firm support for the nation of Cuba. The motion tabled by Swapo parliamentarian, Tobie Aupindi, seeks for the lifting of economic, financial and commercial blockade against Cuba and its people imposed on it by the United States of America (USA). It also...
WINDHOEK – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has revealed that 2 937 cases of attempted suicide were recorded by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) during the 2023/24 financial year, the highest figure on record. Ngurare disclosed the statistics on Friday during the commemoration of World Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Month in Windhoek,...