Taimi Haihambo Before the sun rises over Windhoek’s dusty streets, a quiet figure moves – from a modest home in Okuryangava to a stall some kilometres away. Saveria Hifindwako, now 60, begins her day before most of the city has awaken. For 39 years, this has been her routine – getting up early to prepare...
Lahja Nashuuta The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has been hit by back-to-back resignations of two senior party members in less than a week. Former Member of Parliament Esmeralda !Aebes resigned from the party yesterday, citing deep-rooted factionalism, betrayal, and a lack of stability within the opposition movement. Her resignation came just a day after another...
Namibia is ready to work with the continent to ensure its natural resources are managed sustainably and regional value chains are strengthened. This was said by Namibia’s Vice President Lucia Witbooi during the Presidential Roundtable discussion on the margins of the Intra-African Trade Fair in Algiers, Algeria, last week. According to Witbooi, the African Continental...
Auleria Wakudumo The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the British High Commission (BHC), is strengthening food systems in Iikokola village of Omusati region, by supporting smallholder farmers and a school feeding initiative. Last week, the two organisations conducted a site visit to review progress at the Integrated Food Systems Project hosted...
OPUWO – The Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force, Lieutenant-general Joseph Shikongo, on Monday launched Operation Katjavivi at Opuwo in Kunene region. The operation, which started last week and will run until the end of September aims to foster trust between law enforcement and communities, while enhancing safety and security in Kunene region and...
SWAKOPMUND – The destruction of declared chemical weapons stockpiles in 2023 marked a decisive milestone in global disarmament and reinforced the importance of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). This was said by Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Gaudentia Kröhne, at the official opening of the 2025 Integrated Advanced Course and Exercise on Assistance...
Kaino Sheehama Opuwo Rural – The newly constructed Otjinanua Primary School in Opuwo Rural Constituency was officially handed over to the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture last week. The facilities, established under the Ondao education programme, were funded by Georg and Monika Hahn through “Projekt Kaokoland e.V.” in partnership with Gabathuler Building Construction. The...
Rudolf Gaiseb Landless People’s Movement (LPM) parliamentarian Utaara Mootu says land restoration should be approached as a political and social imperative rather than a purely technical exercise. She was speaking at the Global Changemaker Academy for Parliamentarians (G-CAP) in Bonn, Germany, held from 25-29 August, where she underscored the need for ecosystem management that is...
SWAKOPMUND – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has justified its decision to award Eco Fish Farms the right to harvest 10 000 metric tonnes of pilchards under a Governmental Objectives quota. According to the ministry, the move is aimed at safeguarding national food security and sustaining jobs at the country’s last...
WALVIS BAY – Walvis Bay Rural constituency councillor Florian Donatus has dismissed claims that his suspension from party duties was linked to a foreword in the five-year strategic plan of the Erongo Regional Council, launched on Thursday in Walvis Bay. The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) on Friday suspended Donatus for alleged maladministration and corrupt...