2024-01-15Edward Mumbuu President Hage G. Geingob has slammed Germany for failing to draw lessons from the genocide it meted out against Namibian people at the turn of the 20th century. View more
2024-01-17Edward Mumbuu While being conservative with the figures, information executive director Audrin Mathe said it will cost around N$100 million over the next three years to fully implement Namibia’s digital strategy. View more
2024-01-18Edward Mumbuu 2024 is not just another election year; it is democracy’s biggest year ever as at least 64 countries will head to the polls, representing about 50% of the world population. View more
2024-01-19Edward Mumbuu New City of Windhoek CEO Moses Matyayi says without a functional management committee (MC), their hands as technocrats remain tied in the execution of their duties. View more
2024-01-19Edward Mumbuu An absent parliamentary service commission, lack of robust oversight, no communication strategy, limited public involvement and a poor public image are among the National Assembly’s chief shortcomings. View more
2024-01-24Edward Mumbuu After surviving near bankruptcy in the early 90s when the Treasury could not honour its financial obligations, more than 30 years later, the Indian economy has grown from strength to strength. View more
2024-01-26Edward Mumbuu The Auditor General (AG) has lamented the lack of proper financial control and accounting systems in place at the Marine Resources Fund over three years. View more
2024-02-01Edward Mumbuu Iceland has recorded its worst-ever corruption ranking according to Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), due to among other reasons its citizens’ involvement in the Fishrot corruption scheme in Namibia. View more
2024-02-02Edward Mumbuu Auditor-general Junias Kandjeke has slammed the Otavi town council for failing to install proper financial management systems. View more
2024-02-05Edward Mumbuu “We have good standing in Africa and in the world. Many people think we have a very good approach to governance. Our governance architecture is admired.They say a prophet is not respected in his own country. We can only recognise you when you are dead,” View more
2024-02-13Edward Mumbuu The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) has thrown its weight behind the government’s exclusive land tax exemptions which has seen only white men paying land taxes while previously disadvantaged Namibians pay nothing. View more
2024-02-20Edward Mumbuu Aimed at ensuring that nearby farmworkers have a shot at education, the construction of a primary school at Farm Etunda in the Otjozondjupa region is about 90% complete. View more
2024-02-20Edward Mumbuu While pinning his hopes on youth voters and young politicians to stand up and be counted at this year’s polls, ex-Cabinet minister Richard Kamwi has advised political parties to mount honest campaigns rather than lying to the masses. View more
2024-02-21Edward Mumbuu A joint venture between a Namibia and Chinese firm suffered a double blow as its review application in a tender relating to construction works on the Naute-Keetmanshoop water pipeline, a tender worth N$184 million was dismissed. View more
2024-02-27Edward Mumbuu After 21 excruciating days, Namibia bade a final farewell to Hage Geingob on Sunday, burying the man credited with laying the country’s governance bedrock, a freedom fighter and Pan-Africanist of note. View more
2024-03-01Edward Mumbuu The Kavango East Regional Council has distanced itself from a controversial tender which saw the education ministry splash N$528 000 for the procurement of 240 mattresses for a school in the region. View more
2024-03-08Edward Mumbuu After handing out N$250 million to the struggling Meat Corporation of Namibia during his last mid-term budget, finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi disbursed a further N$212 to the entity last week. View more
2024-03-13Edward Mumbuu A new report by Unicef has amplified a myriad of challenges faced by children living in Namibia, like a lack of access to early childhood development and missing routine immunisation. View more
2024-03-19Edward Mumbuu The Landless People’s Movement has come out swinging against claims that it was formed on a tribalistic premise to represent the wishes and aspirations of the Nama people. View more
2024-03-19Edward Mumbuu With the current general poor attitude displayed by some civil servants, introducing a four-day work week in Namibia would be catastrophic, Cabinet secretary George Simataa has said. View more
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