Taimi Haihambo Omatelekelo – The Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) has embarked on a nationwide registration drive for street vendors selling fresh produce. This follows growing complaints from small-scale farmers about Angolan traders flooding local markets and crippling homegrown production. Farmers allege that their vegetables are left to rot as imported produce dominates informal markets. The...
Taimi Haihambo Emmanuel Nathanael, a 21-year-old student from Valombola Vocational Training Centre in Ongwediva, has been crowned the overall winner of the 2025 National Skills Competition in Namibia. Specialising in bricklaying, Nathanael not only secured a gold medal in his field but also walked away with the prestigious Presidential Award, which recognises the top achiever...
Namibia, through its continuous investment in both infrastructure and human resources, count amongst a few African countries that has achieve a success rate of over 90% in the number of children accessing primary education and in terms of net enrolment. As it currently stands, Namibia has an accessibility and net enrolment success rate of 97,8%,...
Lahja Nashuuta The Namibian Cabinet has approved the country’s first Nuclear Industry Strategy, alongside several key policy measures, including the rollout of an Online Access to Information (ATI) Tool, new cooperation agreements with Indonesia, and a housing support programme for veterans and the elderly. Announcing the decisions at Cabinet media briefing in Windhoek yesterday, Information...
Hilma Nalupe Veteran journalist Roland Routh is retiring after a decades-long career that took him from the trade union press to some of Namibia’s biggest newsrooms, leaving behind a legacy of sharp court reporting and storytelling that entertained and informed readers. Routh’s path to journalism began in an unlikely place; while working as a meat...
Loide Jason Kaviveterue Virere Victoria Immanuel President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has ordered that no resources be spared to save Etosha National Park after massive fires destroyed parts of the country’s top tourist attraction. She said Etosha is the lifeblood of Namibia’s tourism and must be protected at all costs. Speaking through Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare in...
Rudolf Geiseb Fencing of communal land will be something of the past, if the land bill before Parliament is passed in its current form. This will be a drastic move from current legislations that permits fencing on certain grounds. The 18-year-old draft Land Bill is a consolidation of the Agricultural (Commercial) Land Reform Act and...
The wave of Independent Candidates (IC) participating in elections has once again gripped Namibia. From retired teachers and former civil servants to community leaders – all are vying for a piece of the political pie. It is therefore vital for one to pause as ask; why the high interest in people running as independents? Historically,...
Khomas regional governor, Sam Shafaiishuna Nujoma (SSN), emphasises that Namibia’s land reform programme should not be seen just as a land redistribution effort, but as a national initiative to boost productivity, generate jobs, and enhance food security. The Governor recently visited resettlement farms across Khomas region to engage local communities and learn about their challenges...
The mushrooming of private nursing training institutions across Namibia has become one of the most heated debates in the National Assembly. Members of Parliament (MPs) accused regulators of failing to protect students and the country’s health system from exploitation. The debate intensified after Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) lawmaker Winnie Moongo tabled a motion in Parliament,...