Matheus David The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) has launched a Criminal Justice Research Forum, bringing together academics, policymakers and justice professionals to address the country’s most pressing security challenges. The session held last week in Windhoek under the theme ‘Synergising Research and Data in the Namibian Criminal Fraternity’ drew representatives from across Namibia and the...
Kaviveterue Virere The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has retaliated against Rural and Urban Development Minister James Sankwasa for his recent remarks that accuse opposition-led local authorities of failing to adequately address the needs of informal settlements. The party’s top leadership held a press conference in Windhoek on Tuesday, accusing the minister of spreading false information,...
Auleria Wakudumo OUTAPI – Swapo party candidate Selma Asino won the Outapi constituency by-election with 9 675 votes, defeating her rival Fillemon Shikwambi of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), who garnered 669 votes. The by-election took place on Friday. A total of 26 400 people registered to vote, with 10 425 casting ballots. During...
OPUWO – Some leaders in the Kunene region have expressed their frustrations with the Central Procurement system, urging the government to replace the current procurement system with a more decentralised approach to expedite and enhance regional capital projects. In a recent interview with Nampa following the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) stakeholders’ engagement held...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Namibia’s oldest political party, Swanu, celebrated its 66th anniversary in Okahandja on Saturday. Party president Evilastus Kaaronda, while speaking at the event, said, “Black Namibians remain trapped in the vicious cycle of poverty as a direct result of long years of sustained dispossession, landlessness, and systematic exclusion.” “Swanu’s reputation remains intact and will,...
Matheus David African men are nearly twice as likely to die from prostate cancer as men of European or Asian descent. This grim reality was highlighted by world-renowned geneticist Prof. Vanessa Hayes during the inaugural Cancer Genomics Conference at the Hilton Hotel last week. Hayes, who holds research affiliations with the University of Sydney, the University...
KATIMA MULILO – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has assured the people of the Zambezi region that the government will continue to ensure that every village has a borehole for drinking water, food production, and for livestock. Speaking at the annual Lusata Cultural Festival of the Mafwe Traditional Authority (MTA) held at the traditional headquarters of...
Matheus David The NamPower Foundation handed over educational infrastructure valued at N$1.6 million to Jarijo Kindergarten and Mokganedi Tlhabanello Secondary School last week. At a ceremony attended by education officials, school board members, community leaders, teachers, learners and traditional authorities, head of the NamPower Foundation Otilie Mujoro stated that the investment was part of the...
Rudolf Gaiseb Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp said power struggles in education leadership, where egos take the front row, obstruct the implementation of informed decisions. Speaking at the Annual General Assembly of the Namibia National Commission (NATCOM) for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) yesterday, she said leaders tend to dismiss every policy...
Rauna Kalola Rapid urbanisation and an increase in the youth population have caused pressure on the provision of basic services in the Erongo region. The region’s 2023 census report revealed that the population grew to 240 206 people in 2023, up from 150 809 in 2011. This indicates a 59% increase just over a decade. ...