ONDANGWA – The Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa has expressed concern over the uncontrolled sale of communal land by some traditional leaders, warning the practice undermines unity and the integrity of traditional governance systems. Speaking at the official opening of the annual Council of Traditional Leaders meeting in Ondangwa on Monday, Sankwasa...
Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke has given the New Era Publications Corporation (NEPC) an unqualified audit opinion for the year ended 31 March 2024. For an audit opinion to be unqualified means it is a “clean opinion,” indicating the auditor-general found no significant issues with NEPC’s financial statements and believes they are presented fairly and accurately in...
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...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has given an assurance to members of the parliament that cases of food poisoning will not be repeated in government schools. She was speaking in the National Assembly last week following the poisoning incident at Maria Mwengere Senior Secondary School hostel in Kavango East,...
Rudolf Gaiseb Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) deputy leader Kalimbo Iipumbu has urged the Ministry of Health and Social Services to urgently address long queues and delays at public hospitals and clinics. Speaking in the National Assembly last Thursday, Iipumbu expressed concern over reports that more than 1 000 patients were forced to wait up...
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...