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Staff Reporter FOUR people, including two minors and two 21-year-old women, were violated and raped over the past weekend as the onslaught of sexual and gender-based violence continues unabated. According to the weekend crime bulletin, an incident of rape was
Staff Reporter THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform needs about N$190.2 million to contain the outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Karasburg area of the //Kharas Region, Minister Inge Zaamwani has said. The response include
Staff Reporter NAMIBIA is maintaining a strong commitment to education financing while making significant progress in pre-primary access, but the country continues to face challenges in keeping learners in school beyond primary education, according to UNESCO’s
Staff Reporter NAMIBIA will host the opening Super Series of the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, with three matches at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek determining which team claims the final Group Stage place. The Super Series will take place on 2, 4
Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for stronger investment in Africa’s water sector, urging governments and development partners to turn political commitments into bankable projects and tangible results as the continent works to close i
Staff Reporter THE statistics for the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF 2026) have been released, revealing a remarkable nine-day celebration of business, innovation, partnership and regional trade. Hosted from 21 to 29 August, the trade fa
Staff Reporter THE Ministry of Health and Social Services has reaffirmed its commitment to safe, respectful, quality and patient-centred healthcare, with officials stressing the need to strengthen systems, listen to patients and ensure healthcare workers are s
Staff Reporter NAMIBIA suffered a heavy 6-0 defeat to Russia in their first-ever meeting between the two national teams in an international friendly at the Ekaterinburg Arena in Yekaterinburg. Russia, ranked 35th in the world compared with Namibia’s 121st posi
Staff Reporter THE second Hardap Regional Arts and Culture Festival has been officially opened in Mariental, with Vice President Lucia Witbooi calling for greater investment in Namibia’s creative industries, arts education and cultural heritage to create oppor
Staff Reporter RESIDENTS of the Oneshila informal settlement at Oshakati in the Oshana Region agree that male children in the area are ill-disciplined, but disagree on who is to blame. Some blame the management of the local school, while others fault parents.
Staff Reporter President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has commended the One Economy Foundation, founded by Monica Geingos, for its contribution to youth empowerment in Namibia and urged individuals, institutions and organisations to support the Foundation’s efforts.
Growth Surprises at 4.8%, but Not From Mining The Q2 print has arrived and it overturns last month’s story. Real GDP grew 4.8% year-on-year in the second quarter, up from 1.7% a year earlier, and Q1 was revised up to 3.1%. Services expanded 6.1%, agriculture 1
Staff Reporter THE FMD Support Fund has mobilised more than N$1.5 million worth of biosecurity products, surveillance kits and camping equipment to support 30 Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) teams responding to the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbrea
Staff Reporter NAM-CSIRT has appointed cyber security and ICT professional Cornelia Shipindo as its new Executive, with the organisation saying her leadership will strengthen Namibia’s national cyber security incident response and resilience against evolving d
Staff Reporter WINDHOEK residents are being urged to verify taxis before boarding and report suspicious vehicles and persons following warnings about organised robberies targeting taxi passengers in the capital. The Windhoek City Police Service has advised pas
Staff Reporter JOHANNES Saul Claasen, a man accused of stabbing his girlfriend, Ridensia Lamberth (28), to death in December 2020, after allegedly seeing gay ghosts in their bedroom, has been found guilty by High Court Judge Dinah Usiku. Claasen faced three ch
Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has commissioned Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati as Ambassador of the Republic of Namibia to the Swiss Confederation and Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations Office at Geneva. “As our representat
Staff Reporter NEW fuel prices will take effect next week Wednesday. Petrol 95 will increase by N$1.50 per litre to N$26.58 from 7 October 2026, while the prices of Diesel 50 ppm and Diesel 10 ppm will remain unchanged at N$27.86 and N$27.96 per litre, respect
Staff Reporter A NAMIBIAN woman in Aranos has sued the Ministry of Health and Social Services, demanding a total of N$1 million, after slipping and falling on a wet floor in Katutura Hospital and suffering an ankle injury. According to court documents, the wom
Staff Reporter THE Windhoek City Police have recovered a laptop stolen from Nanodog and arrested one suspect. Another suspect has been identified, and the business thanked officers for tracking down those responsible. Nanodog, which had offered a N$10,000 rewa
Staff Reporter MATHEUS Nangolo, a former soldier in the liberation struggle and chairperson of the former Refugees Repatriation Association Namibia, has taken the SWAPO Party’s Secretary General, Sophia Shaningwa, to court, demanding a total of N$25 million fo
Staff Reporter GERMAN European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Dr Matthias Maurer will visit Namibia from 1 to 10 October to engage with about 8,000 school learners, promote science and technology, and strengthen cooperation between Namibia and the international
Staff Reporter //KHARAS Governor Dawid Gertze has called on parents, schools, traditional leaders and communities to strengthen child protection and create safe homes, schools and communities where children can learn, grow and develop without violence, abuse o
Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appointed Bernadette Maria Jagger as Social Development and Community Interface Advisor to the President, with her mandate focused on social development policy, community engagement and bringing the concerns
Staff Reporter The Deputy Minister of Education, Dino Ballotti, has revealed that there is an estimated shortage of over 1,900 pre-primary classrooms in the country, a gap that is affecting school readiness and contributing to repetition in the early grades. “
Staff Reporter RAIN and hail swept across Windhoek this afternoon, with forecasts indicating that these conditions are likely to continue. Parts of the capital city have already been significantly affected by today’s showers, with Auasblick recording 90 millim
Placido Hilukilwa EENHANA came alive with street celebrations as 20-year-old Victor George, a welding trainee at the Eenhana Vocational Training Centre, received a hero’s welcome after returning from the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China, where h
Staff Reporter NAMPOWER is targeting 80% electricity self-sufficiency and a 70% renewable energy share in Namibia’s energy mix by 2030 under its new five-year Integrated Strategic Business Plan (ISBP), as the utility seeks to strengthen domestic generation, ex
Staff Reporter SIX people were killed when a helicopter crashed in Zimbabwe’s Marondera rural area east of Harare on Wednesday, with authorities saying the victims included a high-profile businessman, three passengers and two pilots. Government spokesperson Ni
Staff Reporter THE Prosecutor General has brought forth an application for a confiscation order to be made for any realisable property or assets against a married couple, Amanda Jantjies, 58, and her husband, Barnard Jantjies, 60, in relation to a fraud case w