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...
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...
WALVIS BAY – Usakos mayor, Irene Simeon-Kurtz will step down at the end of her term and will not contest the upcoming local authority elections. She will however continue being an active member of her party, Swapo. The regional and local authority elections are scheduled for Wednesday, 26 November 2025, when Namibians will elect councillors...
SWAKOPMUND – Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke has issued an adverse audit opinion on the municipality of Swakopmund for the financial year ending 30 June 2023. According to Kandjeke, the report contains several irregularities and weaknesses in financial reporting. An adverse audit opinion means the financial statements contain significant misstatements or omissions and do not accurately reflect...
Namibia has taken a significant step in strengthening its oil, gas and renewable energy sector, as Vice President Lucia Witbooi secured Algeria’s support during high-level talks in Algiers on Friday. Witbooi met Algeria’s minister of energy, mines and renewable energy, Mohamed Arkab, to advance cooperation in energy development. Discussions focused on legal advisory support, technical...
Auleria Wakudumo Residents of the Ombili informal settlement in Helao Nafidi are demanding immediate relocation from an area earmarked for the construction of private schools. Community representatives urged the town council to provide decent housing before allowing the development of schools and industries to start. “Businesses benefit from people, but people must first live with...