Rudolf Gaiseb Digital security expert and biker Andrew Gole embarked on a solo motorbike journey through different African countries as part of his #RoadToDigitalSafety campaign to spread awareness about online safety and security last week. This was ahead of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica), which kicked off yesterday. Gole started his trip...
OMUTHIYA – Tsumeb town in the Oshikoto region is amongst the top 10 towns in the country with the highest urban populations, according to the 2023 Namibia Population and Housing Census. The town, which ranked last on the list of 10, had a population of 34 960 residents in 2023. The other towns and city...
Kaviveterue Virere Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Gaudentia Kröhne said government is committed to establishing chances that support social inclusion, poverty alleviation, and economic development, particularly in areas where women bear most of the burden. Speaking during the 8th Rural Women Parliament this week, she emphasised that women, particularly in rural areas, are...
NKURENKURU – Inhabitants of Nkurenkuru and surrounding areas on Tuesday protested against the rise in strange murders of locals at the town, saying people are no longer safe at the town. The protest comes in the wake of a recent discovery, where a 54-year-old man was discovered floating in the Kavango River on 5 September.There...
SWAKOPMUND – Namibia must bridge the skills mismatch and equip its young people with skills for the future. Failure to do this will risk the country ending up with an irrelevant and defunct system. This was said by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in a speech delivered on her behalf by Erongo governor Natalia /Goagoses at the...
OSHAKATI- A disagreement between Oshakati Town Council and a 61-year-old resident of Ehenye, Antonius Amugongo, has come up again as the council starts developing Ehenye Extension 1. Under the Communal Land Reform Act No. 5 of 2002, when communal land is taken for public purposes, affected residents must be compensated, either through an agreement with...
Rudolf Gaiseb Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) parliamentarian Lilian Lutuhezi said parents sending children to the streets to beg for food and money are exposing them to kidnapping, sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Speaking during a parliamentary session on Tuesday, she said times have changed as danger looms on the streets. She advised that parents...
Lahja Nashuuta Namibia has approved the expansion of its Visa on Arrival (VoA) scheme to include 36 additional countries and territories. The decision was taken during the 19th Cabinet meeting held on 2 September 2025 and announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS). In a statement issued by the executive...
Lahja Nashuuta OTJIWARONGO – The government has allocated N$31 million towards rural sanitation in the current financial year, Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa has announced. Speaking at the Rural Development Annual Progress Review and Planning Workshop held recently in Otjiwarongo, Sankwasa said more than 1 000 toilet facilities have already been constructed...
The decision to cease payroll deductions on the government Payroll Deduction Management System (PDMS) by 30 November will not mark the end game for civil servants, the Ministry of Finance’s Executive Director Michael Humavindu has assured. Humavindu said a review process and wide consultations with stakeholders are currently underway on the matter and other alternatives...