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...
Heather Erdmann REHOBOTH – The Rehoboth Town Council (RTC) has cancelled a planned auction of its vehicle fleet and instead opted to pay former employee Bertha Drotsky N$1.8 million from its operational budget. RTC CEO Ronald Windswaai confirmed the auction had been called off and the settlement amount was paid into a trust account as...
Auleria Wakudumo ONGWEDIVA – The government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening community justice systems by donating eight vehicles to community courts across the country. Speaking at the official handover ceremony in Ongwediva on Friday, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare described the initiative as the first step in equipping community courts with essential resources. “Community courts...
Lahja Nashuuta MARIENTAL – The mayor of Mariental, Cherien Kock, has credited the town’s first-ever unqualified audit report to strong financial discipline, effective internal controls, and a culture of accountability within the municipality. The Municipality of Mariental became the only local authority in Hardap region – and one of the few in the country –...
Rudolf Gaiseb Fuelled by a hefty injection of N$257 million for the 2025/26 financial year, the long-awaited National Youth Entrepreneurship Fund (NYEF) is finally shifting into top gear, with its official implementation phase expected to kick off this month. After running a one-month pilot phase that ended on 4 September, the fund has already tested...
ONGWEDIVA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged all Namibians to unite and safeguard the legacy of the country’s fallen heroes and heroines who sacrificed their lives for independence. The president made these remarks during the state memorial service of the late former Chief of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF), Lieutenant-general Solomon “Jesus” Hawala (Retired), held...
Hilma Nalupe When Kleopas Petrus set off from Okahandja at 02h00 on Friday morning, the road ahead was long, dark and uncertain. Seventy-seven kilometres later, under the afternoon sun, he reached Windhoek – exhausted but resolute – to hand over a petition he hopes will spark change for people with disabilities, survivors of gender-based violence,...
Lahja Nashuuta As the November elections draw closer, several political parties have made it clear their constitutions do not permit members to contest as independent candidates or represent associations in the upcoming regional and local authority polls. Swapo Party deputy secretary general Uahekua Herunga this week reminded members to strictly adhere to the party’s constitution,...
Joseph Kaula ONEKWAYA WEST – Namibia continues to grapple with rising human trafficking cases, with 706 incidents recorded this year alone. Of these, 36 have been confirmed, while 680 remain classified as high-risk. The alarming statistics were revealed by the deputy director in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Chrispin Kamwi, during...