Uakutura Kambaekua Politicians, executives and community members gathered at Heroes’ Acre outside Windhoek on Saturday to honour Founding President Sam Nujoma and former president Hage Geingob. They did so by laying wreaths and reflecting on their legacies.February has become a month etched in Namibia’s collective memory, as it was during this month in two consecutive...
Rudolf Gaiseb Official opposition leader in the National Assembly Imms Nashinge has demanded a legislation regulating Namibia’s sovereign wealth fund. He said the fund has been operating without a specific law governing its management, oversight and use of funds. Directing his questions to Prime Minister Elijiah Ngurare, Nashinge sought answers on which specific existing laws...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has urged that the legislature invoke gun laws amid rising cases of weapon misuse by police officers. PDM parliamentarian Rosa Mbinge-Tjeundo in Parliament said the illegal use of police-issued firearms, particularly incidents where male officers have fatally shot their romantic partners, warrants scrutiny of current gun laws. This...
Pinehas K Pinehas Born and raised in Katutura’s Damara location, Richard !Gaoseb says his political journey was shaped by his early education and work experience in government. He is in his second term as Katutura East constituency councillor. !Gaoseb humbly began his early school life at AI Steenkamp Primary School and later went to Immanuel...
To enhance public safety, the Namibian Police Force will soon embark on a six-month national crime prevention operation. Namibia Police Force Major General Elias Mutota said the police, together with Windhoek City Police and other law enforcement agencies, will take to the streets to curb crime across the city. The operation will also be conducted...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Zambezi region’s 15 communal conservancies produced a combined income of approximately N$30 million in 2024. In a recent report, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources attributed the results to the Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programme, which empowers rural communities and contributes to poverty alleviation. The committee states, “This may have...
Auleria Wakudumo The executive director of the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations, Audrin Mathe, has described the death of Ondangwa regional control prosecutor Justine Shiweda (30) as an attack on the entire justice system. He cautioned that such acts will not deter the pursuit of justice in Namibia. Shiweda succumbed to injuries on Saturday,...
Pinehas K Pinehas The ‘One Namibia, One Nation’ mantra came to life on Saturday when the Namibian house came together in remembrance of the lives and legacies of Founding President Sam Nujoma and late president Hage Geingob at Heroes Acre in Windhoek. The two departed leaders both died in February: Geingob passed away on 4...
Namibia and Botswana are strengthening strategic cooperation in infrastructure and economic development, with the Trans-Kalahari Railway identified as a key outstanding project. This follows a courtesy visit by Botswana high commissioner Phemelo Mbi Rankoro to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House on Thursday. The meeting highlighted growing bilateral relations between the two neighbouring countries. This...
Iuze Mukube Chief Justice Peter Shivute said the shortage of judicial officers has reached crisis proportions, with available judges dealing with a minimum of 600 cases annually. Shivute laid this reality bare while speaking at the official opening of the legal year yesterday. During the 2024 legal year, a civil bench of 13 judges managed...