Lahja Nashuuta A career in public service is for anyone who wants to make a difference, even if it means putting public interests ahead of personal interests. Unlike many public servants who say they chose public service because they enjoy giving back to the community, Erica Dien, the Director of Administration in the Office of the...
Several roads in the //Kharas region have been severely affected by recent heavy rains and flooding, resulting in temporary closures to ensure the safety of all road users. The Roads Authority (RA) yesterday stated that it is actively monitoring affected areas and will undertake necessary assessments and repairs as conditions permit. Meanwhile, the public is...
Bravery Kabula The Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Major General Joseph Shikongo, has issued a stern warning to officers across the country over persistent complaints that police fail to respond to crime scenes, often citing a lack of vehicles. Addressing members during a visit to the Zambezi region, the police chief criticised what he...
RUNDU – The silence at Mutwarantja Primary School is deafening. A month after the gates were first locked on January 22, 2026, the desks remain empty and the chalkboard clean. What began as a one-week suspension due to a sanitation crisis has morphed into a full-scale educational shutdown in the Rundu Rural constituency, leaving approximately...
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on the private sector to play a stronger role in growing Namibia’s energy industry, saying the sector is key to fighting unemployment and boosting economic development. The President made the remarks during a recent courtesy visit by Selma Shimutwikeni, Chief Executive Officer of RichAfrica and founder of the Namibia International Energy...
Lahja Nashuuta The Ohangwena Regional Council has failed to submit required financial statements and sufficient supporting documentation to account for funds allocated to the region for the financial years ended 31 March 2020, 2021 and 2022. This is contained in a report by the Office of the Auditor General, recently tabled in the National Assembly....
Adolf Kaure Namibia is set to pioneer Africa’s first salmon farming industry with an aquaculture farm worth N$41 million at Lüderitz. The investment was made possible through the Norwegian company African Aquaculture Company (AAC). Speaking at the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) investment conference in Windhoek on Tuesday, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and...
KATIMA MULILO – Cross-border truck drivers operating between Namibia’s Walvis Bay and Zambia logistics corridor have bemoaned the rising costs of transit permits charged by Zambia, which they say threatens their livelihoods and undermines regional trade. Speaking on behalf of fellow cross-border drivers at Katima Mulilo, Nyathi Dingani, who was enroute to the DRC, said...
SWAKOPMUND – Cancer patients in the Erongo region no longer have to endure costly and exhausting trips to Windhoek for specialised care. This follows the official opening of a state-of-the-art Palliative Care Centre in Swakopmund on Friday by the Cancer Association of Namibia. The 10-bed facility will provide specialised palliative services to patients in the...
Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao, says the directive by the Head of State to shift civil servants’ medical care from private facilities to State hospitals is set to create at least 2 000 jobs within the health sector. According to the minister, more than 2 000 additional health personnel posts were...