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...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will use her maiden address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to call for stronger global unity, the defence of peace and multilateralism. The President told journalists ahead of her departure to New York that Namibia will use the global platform to call for collective action in defending peace. She touched...
OUTAPI – Hundreds of mourners gathered in the Omusati region over the weekend to lay to rest Ras Sheehama, whose music inspired generations and carried the nation through its darkest and brightest moments. Sheehama died on 5 September 2025 in Windhoek, reportedly after taking his own life. He was laid to rest two weeks later,...
Auleria Wakudumo ONAMEGA – Governor of the Ohangwena region, Kadiva Hamutumwa, has expressed concern that many rural youths are missing out on government opportunities such as the Youth Development Fund due to a lack of knowledge and guidance. Speaking during her visit to the Uukwambi Traditional Authority’s chief, Ndilimani Herman Iipumbu, at his homestead in...
The Ignite GH2 project, an EU-funded initiative, aimed at developing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in green technologies, was officially signed on Friday at the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT). The programme will begin in October 2025 and forms part of a 360-degree approach that includes facility visits. Implemented by the...
Kaviveterue Virere The Teaching Profession Bill and its regulations was introduced in the National Assembly recently by Sanet Steenkamp, Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports and Culture. The goal of the proposed law is to restore the integrity and respect of teaching in Namibia by professionalising the field. Steenkamp stated in her ministerial statement that...
Kaviveterue Virere Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) parliamentarian, Lucia Mbuti, is set to question the Minister of Gender, Equality and Child Welfare in the National Assembly on Thursday on the government’s child protection laws. This, she said, follows a recent double tragedy in the north where two children were allegedly killed by their father, who...
Taimi Haihambo OKAKU – Residents of Okaku village in the Oshana region have raised alarm over an increase in scamming cases targeting senior citizens. They accused the police and mobile operator MTC of failing to protect them from fraudsters. During a community engagement meeting held last week, several elderly residents shared painful experiences of losing...
NEW YORK – United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has urged world leaders to take concrete steps to end conflicts. This is as the world marks the International Day of Peace yesterday. Speaking ahead of the UN General Assembly’s high-level debate, which begins in New York this week, Guterres said peace is more urgent than...