Kaviveterue Virere The 8th Session of the Rural Women Parliament started on Monday at the National Council, bringing together delegates from all 14 regions to address the challenges facing rural women and their areas. The session was officially opened by Vice President Lucia Witbooi, who referred to rural women as the “backbone of our agricultural...
Lahja Nashuuta Farm Rustig, located near Dordabis in the Khomas region, has emerged as a model of success under Namibia’s land resettlement programme, demonstrating the true benefits of the programme. Once a vast stretch of undeveloped land, Farm Rustig has now been turned into a productive operation, with visible infrastructure, healthy livestock, and motivated farmers....
NEW YORK – Namibia’s new Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Penda Naanda, says his main task is to carry forward President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s vision of strengthening global peace while ensuring development that benefits ordinary Namibians. In an interview at the UN headquarters on Friday, Naanda said his mission is to push Namibia’s national...
Matheus David Heather Erdmann In the heart of Havana Four-Way Stop, life pulses like a drumbeat. Stalls stretch under colourful umbrellas, pavements of bare earth are baked by the midday sun and vendors wave makeshift flyswatters as flies circle overhead. At first glance, it is chaos – a tangle of cars, pedestrians and shouting voices....
Auleria Wakudumo ENGELA – What was once a dusty storeroom filled with broken hospital equipment has been transformed into a room of hope at Engela District Hospital. The space now serves as a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), already changing lives in the Ohangwena region. Senior medical officer at Engela District Hospital Dr Lukas Nghaamwa...
Rudolf Gaiseb Namibian scientist Ndaudika Mulundileni (34) has been recognised on the global stage. He won the Engineering, Science and Technology category of the UNESCO Al-Fozan International Prize in Paris, France, last Friday. The prestigious award, which carries a prize of US$50 000, honours individuals and institutions that have made outstanding contributions to science, technology,...
Lahja Nashuuta Urban development minister James Sankwasa has warned that Windhoek risks losing its N$750 million service delivery funds unless it tables a detailed implementation plan by the end of October. This threat was rejected by the City as unfounded. Sankwasa made the pronouncement while responding to parliamentary questions from Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader...
Lahja Nashuuta As Namibia prepares for Regional and Local Authorities Elections on 29 November 2025, the ECN confirmed it will adhere to the 2014 boundaries. The commission stressed that it is legally bound to operate under the current framework until the official report is gazetted. ECN spokesperson Siluka De Wet confirmed the decision in an...
Auleria Wakudumo For decades, residents of Eshii village in Ohangwena’s Epembe constituency trekked up to 10 kilometres in search of clean water, often sharing contaminated sources with animals. That struggle came to an end on Sunday, when the community celebrated the drilling of a new borehole that now delivers reliable, safe water directly to them—a...
NEW YORK- Africa spoke with one voice during the 7th C-10 Summit, held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Sunday, demanding that Africa must no longer be treated as an afterthought in global decision-making. The mood was both reflective and urgent as the leaders marked the 20th anniversary of the Ezulwini...