Adolf Kaure Health executive director Penda Ithindi said the ministry is still managing the second outbreak of cholera in Namibia. The outbreak was declared in the Grootfontein district during November 2025. This follows the first outbreak in the Kunene region declared in August 2025. “Regarding the status of this current outbreak in Grootfontein, as of...
Namibia and Singapore are exploring stronger cooperation in trade, investment and port development following high-level talks between the two countries during an official visit by international relations minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi. Ashipala-Musavyi was in Singapore for a two-day official visit which eneded yesterday. Chief on her agenda was deepening bilateral relations and expanding practical economic cooperation....
Festus Hamalwa Joseph Kaula OKONGO – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says government will continue providing resources to schools to improve learners’ academic fortunes and enable teachers to provide quality education more effectively. “Office of the circuits have ordered books, and they will be sent to all schools,” Nandi-Ndaitwah said. She was speaking at Oshisho Combined School...
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare yesterday held a string of extensive meetings with diplomats and senior officials from Iran, Egypt and Indonesia. The talks focused on trade and bilateral issues between the countries. During his engagement with the Iranian delegation, Ngurare touched on the importance of further exploring avenues to expand economic and cultural cooperation, with...
Adolf Kaure A meeting between government representatives and the Former Refugees Repatriation Association of Namibia (FRRAN) yesterday ended in a cul-de-sac, with parties failing to find common ground. The meeting was held to provide clarity on the correspondence written between the government and the United Nations (UN) resident coordinators over the years about the financial...
OSHAKATI – Teachers and the Namibian Police in Oshana region have warned against the growing trend of primary school learners skipping classes to work at the Oshakati open market. They said the practice is harming children’s education and amounts to child labour. The Oshakati open market hosts “market days” every Monday and Friday to allow...
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has described the late liberation struggle veteran Kanana Hishoono as one of Namibia’s most cherished and celebrated liberation struggle icons. Ngurare conveyed a message of condolences in a statement yesterday. Ngurare said that Hishoono’s legacy will never be forgotten. Hishoono (89) died last week. He is survived by his wife and...
Rudolf Gaiseb Allegations of a potential rift between the official opposition leader in the National Assembly Imms Nashinge and IPC president Panduleni Itula are devoid of any truth and peddled by those preoccupied with sowing division within Namibia’s second-largest political party. This is the position of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) and its leaders...
Angolan nationals involved in the informal fuel trade, commonly known at the border as Ngungula, have accused the Namibian Police of continued harassment at the Oshikango border post, saying frequent fuel seizures are crippling their livelihoods. Traders say they suffer daily losses when police confiscate their fuel during routine operations. They allege that, while some...
Matheus David Grade 12 learners across the country returned to their admitted schools yesterday, the education ministry confirmed. The start of their academic year is to prepare them for the Advanced Subsidiary (AS) pathways. According to the education ministry 2025 results statistics, a total of 38 692 full-time candidates registered for the NSSCO examination in 2025,...