The US embassy in Windhoek has clarified the country’s recent decision to impose visa bond requirements on travellers from selected countries, which also includes Namibia. It says this will not negatively affect Namibian students planning to study in that country, as those travelling on the F or M visas are exempted from the visa bond...
The Government Institutions Pension Fund announced on Friday that its Pension-Backed Home Loan Scheme will officially launch today.The Pension-Backed Home Loan Scheme (PBHLS) will enable active members to access a portion of their pension savings as collateral for the purchase of an erven, make improvements to an existing home, purchase a new home and or...
Rudolf Gaiseb The education ministry will officially release the 2025 October/November Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) and Advanced Subsidiary (AS) national examination results tomorrow. The NSSCO and AS results for both full-time and part-time candidates will be accessible from 12h15 on the same day via the ministry’s website and Short Message Service (SMS) platforms....
Adolf Kaure Namib Mills’ workers will start striking today, secretary general of the Namibia Revolutionary Transport and Manufacturing Union (Naretu), Petersen Kambinda, has confirmed. This comes after 683 out of 710 employees voted to strike last Thursday. “This demonstrates a clear fed-up position by employees. On Monday from 07h00, the union and our members...
IIKOKOLA – Thousands of mourners gathered to pay their last respects to Sem Pendapala Nepando, who was laid to rest at Onamutene cemetery on Saturday. Nepando died on 2 January 2026 after he was shot and killed during a community meeting over a land dispute at Iikokola village in the Oshikoto region. The headman of...
Grootfontein, one of the Otjozondjupa region’s most dense urban centres with a population of almost 30 000 inhabitants, is grappling with rising cases of cholera outbreak, with the latest figures showing a total of 22 confirmed cases. The region’s health director, Gerbhado Timotheus, confirmed that from the latest 83 samples tested, 22 returned positive and...
Auleria Wakudumo After years of waiting and living without power, community members of Okaonde–Oshitha Shembungu village in the Onesi constituency of Omusati region are celebrating the arrival of electricity for the first time. It is a development they say has brought hope, dignity and new opportunities. Onesi constituency councillor Festus Petrus said the electrification of...
Agnes Sirudi Mutanuka, one of the few women operating heavy agricultural machinery at Uvhungu Vungu irrigation scheme in Kavango East, has an interesting story to tell – one of resilience and determination. Mutanuka’s journey into tractor driving spans nearly two decades. She joined the irrigation scheme about 20 years ago, starting out in a modest...
Auleria Wakudumo At least 22 illegal fences in the Okongo constituency of the Ohangwena region are set to be removed. It will cost around N$500 000 to remove the fences. This is after farmers failed to comply with lawful instructions issued by the Ohangwena Communal Land Board, while investigations into dozens of other fences across...
Rudolf Gaiseb The rise in singlehood has become a global phenomenon. Today, Namibia’s unmarried people are almost equivalent to the country’s entire population 14 years ago. In 2023, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) recorded that 69.7% of the population, 15 years and above, had never experienced marriage. Namibia’s total population has increased from 2 113...