KEETMANSHOOP – Mines and energy minister Modestus Amutse recently visited the //Kharas region, where he among others said locals must benefit more from natural resources found there. During a courtesy call on //Kharas governor Dawid Gertze, he highlighted the government’s serious intention of decentralising more economic activities to strengthen the fiscal balance. “It is known...
Isabel Bento WALVIS BAY – Walvis Bay mayor Johannes Shimbilinga has outlined the town’s infrastructure and service delivery programme, reaffirming the council’s commitment to improving living conditions and addressing ageing municipal infrastructure. Speaking at the first ordinary council meeting for 2026 on Wednesday, Shimbilinga said the local authority remains focused on roads, housing, sanitation and...
Paulina Ndalikokule NKURENKURU – To ease teachers’ debt and promote a culture of saving, the Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu) on Wednesday inaugurated the Nantu Likwafela Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) satellite office in Nkurenkuru. The inauguration is the first of its kind for Likwafela SACCO, which previously operated only from its head office in...
KATIMA MULILO – A newly reconstructed 31-kilometre bitumen road linking Lubuta and Sachona villages to the B8 Trans-Caprivi Highway in Zambezi is impassable, cutting off residents from essential services, including education and healthcare. The road, completed to bitumen standard in 2024 and officially opened in 2025, connects mainland villages to the C49 Road and the...
Health minister Dr Esperance Luvindao is at pains over how a multi-million-dollar contract to upgrade and renovate the Gobabis State Hospital theatre was awarded to a contractor with a poor delivery record. The contract in question was awarded to the same contractor who, a few years ago, failed to complete work on the Intensive...
Despite blood being donated freely by thousands of Namibians every year, patients are still required to pay when it is transfused, a reality that often fuels public confusion and criticism. The Namibia Blood Transfusion Service (NamBTS) says the explanation lies in the costly and highly regulated process that turns donated blood into safe, lifesaving medical...
Rudolf Gaiseb Education minister Sanet Steenkamp has taken aim at irregular recruitment practices within her ministry, which have become a hive for nepotism, favouritism and outright corruption, while meritocracy is a distant secondary consideration. Steenkamp said the appointment of teachers must be transparent, timely, and merit-based. This is after the ministry has been inundated with...
WALVIS BAY – Some players in the fishing industry say companies are using their employees to lobby for more quotas by threatening massive lay-offs if their demands are not met. This comes after Gendev announced on Friday its intention to retrench over 400 workers, citing the lack of quota. However, shop steward Christof Shishoona said...
At the recent Global South Utilities Forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Namibia’s Vice President Lucia Witbooi (LW) discussed key topics, including economic transformation, women’s and youth leadership, and innovative approaches to fostering inclusive, transformative growth in countries of the Global South. Q: Madam Vice President, as nations pursue economic transformation in a rapidly...
Namibia can no longer afford to treat cybercrime as an abstract, future-facing risk. It is here. It is organised and it is devastating lives in real time. In recent years, the country has witnessed a disturbing rise in cyber-enabled crimes, with ordinary Namibians losing millions of dollars to criminals operating in an unregulated digital environment....