New Era
Jiangxi cultural exchange deepens NamibiaChina ties
The Jiangxi Culture Goes to International Sister Cities (Namibia) event, hosted yesterday at the Avani Hotel in Windhoek, attracted close to 120 attendees and concluded successfully, bringing together government representatives, media practitioners,...
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‘We can’t breathe’
Every month, Fatima Nehemia sits down to calculate where her money should go first. The graduate and young entrepreneur earns an income through designing and tailoring clothes, a business she hopes will grow into a successful brand. However, despite...
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Diplomacy, protocol & Giordano
WALVIS BAY – What was meant to be a glittering event bringing together fishing industry players, stakeholders and policymakers was overshadowed by what appears to be a protocol mishap. This is after US Ambassador to Namibia John Giordano was denied...
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NNN warns against foreign debt
PRESIDENT Netumbo NandiNdaitwah says Namibia must be cautious about taking on debt, particularly international debt, as she pushes for greater mobilisation of capital within the country to finance development and revive the economy. Nandi-Ndaitwah...
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Mining boom beckons Karibib
KARIBIB – Growing mining activities in the Karibib constituency are bringing new hope for jobs and business opportunities. However, residents could also face increased competition for land and accommodation that could impact the availability and...
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NNN preaches unity on HH’s 2.0
PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged Zambia’s re-elected president Hakainde Hichilema to use his second term to unite the country, strengthen democracy and ensure that all Zambians benefit from its opulence. Nandi-Ndaitwah made the call in her...
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Namibia must build petroleum ecosystem
Okahandja constituency Councillor and Member of Parliament Bethuel Tjaveondja.
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N$40m to procure grain from local farmers
In a move to bolster local agriculture output and address the ongoing challenges faced by crop farmers, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare announced a financial intervention aimed at supporting grain producers across the country. Following recent...
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Hainyeko, Simbwaye get symbolic burials
Nearly six decades after two liberation struggle fighters disappeared, their families yesterday stood at Heroes’ Acre and honoured them without their remains, demanding that the truth about what happened to them finally be uncovered. Tobias Hainyeko,...
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Home at last
After more than five decades of separation, Namibia on Friday received the mortal remains of liberation struggle heroes Simon Petrus Niilenge and Festus Nehale, along with 84 ancestral human remains repatriated from South Africa, in a solemn ceremony...
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Govt saves N$2b by cutting tenderpreneurs
Namibia has saved about N$2 billion by securing direct access to international medical manufacturers. This came to light during Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) director general Dr Jean Kaseya’s courtesy call on President...
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Oil must benefit Namibians – Witbooi
Vice President Lucia Witbooi said the success of Namibia’s oil discoveries will be measured on how many Namibian lives they improve. She was speaking at the official opening of the fourth edition of the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition...
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Govt beefs up food security
Namibia imports about 70% of its food, leaving it highly vulnerable to external shocks, particularly the looming El Niño weather pattern that could disrupt agricultural production. In its latest Country Brief, covering Namibia’s food security and...
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UNGA opens doors
Namibia’s participation in last year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened the door to several investment opportunities, including a proposed Windhoek convention centre, energy and water projects and a uranium-processing plant. However, the...
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Namibia’s mental health system: too few specialists. many patients
While Namibian mental health data is limited. Available statistics show that more than 91 500 outpatient mental health consultations and 11 400 inpatient admissions and 542 deaths were reported in the 2023–2024 fiscal year alone. The applause that...
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Mines faces shortage of qualified technical staff
THE Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy is facing a shortage of technically qualified and skilled personnel. The shortage could affect the ministry’s ability to effectively implement its programmes in mining, energy and industrial...
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It’s hard out here: A student’s struggle in the city
Driven by a desire for knowledge and a determination to improve her life and support her family, Maria Shiimi walks about 20km each day to and from school. She studies Supply Chain and Logistics Management at Triumphant College. Before dawn, she...
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‘City bankrolls Khomas RC with N$100m’
Adispute has erupted between the City of Windhoek and the Khomas Regional Council (KRC) over the use of millions of dollars collected through the capital’s property rates. Veteran politician and former Windhoek mayor Fransina Kahungu wants to know if...
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210km railway upgraded
THE Ministry of Works and Transport has upgraded and completed 210 kilometres of railway infrastructure during the 2025/26 financial year. The achievement forms part of a wider railway development programme aimed at upgrading, constructing,...
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Phosphate divides opinion
WALVIS BAY – Namibians are divided in opinion after the granting of an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) to Namibia Marine Phosphate (NMP) has once again reignited debate over the proposed mining of phosphate from Namibia’s...
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‘24 months or else’
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah does not want to hear fiveyear strategic plans and other jargon that is commonplace among Namibia’s State-owned enterprises. She said she wants results. If necessary, she is prepared to intervene personally where...
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Mines pump N$24b into economy
14% to GDP contribution N$64b mineral sales N$7.8b in taxes 20 000 jobs President Netumbo Nandi- Ndaitwah has given government ministries until the end of August to implement reforms aimed at improving Namibia’s business environment. She said the...
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N$264b Trans-Kalahari to create 10 000 jobs
Following the completion of a comprehensive feasibility study, Namibia and Botswana are now poised to transition from planning to implementation of the landmark TransKalahari Railway (TKR) project. ValuedatN$264billion(approximately US$16 billion),...
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Omusati in health crisis - MPs
Staff shortages, ageing infrastructure, broken equipment, poor roads and shortages of essential medicines are just some harbingers pointing to an Omusati healthcare system under severe strain. This is deduced from a recent visit by the Parliamentary...
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Living in city but still fetching water
FOR many residents of Windhoek’s informal settlements, life in the capital remains far from what they imagined when they left rural Namibia in search of better opportunities. While Windhoek continues to expand and develop, thousands of residents still...
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Vice President looks into Hai//om living conditions
HOPE, uncertainty and long-standing concerns marked Vice President Lucia Witbooi’s visit to the Hai//om San community at Ombika in Etosha National Park on Wednesday, as residents welcomed government engagement while calling for lasting solutions to the...
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Public seek answers on
Questions are mounting over a N$39 million (US$2.4 million) contract awarded to a United States agricultural technology company to implement an artificial intelligence-driven crop monitoring system for Namibia’s agriculture...
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Namibia tables roadmap to end Sudan war
NAMIBIA has taken a leading role in Africa’s search for peace in Sudan after tabling a roadmap at the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) calling for an immediate ceasefire, a parliamentary fact-finding mission and stronger action against foreign interference...
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Government paves way for Namibian farmers
Namibian farmers are expected to play a central role in the government’s new plan to transform the country’s agricultural sector, with a strategy aimed at growing agriculture by at least 6% annually and doubling its contribution to the country’s Gross...
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Ministry cracks down on school vaping
THE Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture is reviewing school safety policies to strengthen measures against vaping and other prohibited items in schools. The ministry is also using the gazette process to determine which...
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Poor adoptions leave children in limbo
Despite steady improvements in Namibia’s child protection system over the past decade, adoption remains one of the country’s weakest child welfare interventions. The situation has left many vulnerable children without the opportunity to grow up in...
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SADC’s medical paradox
SADC faces a health procurement paradox. While governments across the region are spending billions of dollars on medicines and medical supplies, shelves at hospitals and clinics still experience shortages of essential drugs and supplies needed to...
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Namibia Air takes off
Five years after the collapse of Air Namibia, Namibia’s aviation ambitions have gone into overdrive. Fresh applications published in a recent Government Gazette reveal Namibia Air’s ambitious plans to operate an extensive network of domestic, regional...
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Inside Presidency’s Kitty: China
BEIJING - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah did not travel nearly 12 000 kilometres to the world’s second largest economy, China, to sign agreements or strengthen diplomatic ties alone. Her mission was far bigger: to persuade one of the world’s largest...
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Over 80% marginalised have birth certificates
Over 80% members of Namibia’s marginalised communities have received birth certificates, marking progress in ensuring access to legal identity among groups that have lacked such documents. However, the 2023 Marginalised Communities Profile recently...
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11 000 shacks yearly deepen housing crisis
EVERY year, around 11 000 new shacks are erected across Namibia, a staggering figure telling a far more troubling story than any increase in building plans or construction activity. This is because the continued mushrooming of shacks highlights a...
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Govt takes street kids’ crisis head-on
THE Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare identified 373 children living and working on the streets in 2023. Resultantly, the ministry will conduct a regional study this year to determine the actual number of children living and working on the...
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Struggling journalist collects cans for living
WHEN Angaleni Shilongo graduated with a Media Studies qualification in 2006, she foresaw a promising journalism career and an improved living condition for her and herself and family. Little did she know that the dream was just a mere fantasy because...
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Smart city pilot gains presidential backing
SHENZHEN - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has thrown full support behind a Huawei-backed smart city pilot project for Windhoek and Swakopmund, saying the initiative must deliver real economic benefits, create jobs and improve public services if it is...
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'Poverty, abuse, exploitation'
WHILE Namibia has over the years made progress in protecting children’s rights, those begging at intersections and selling food and sexual-enhancing products on the streets to make ends meet have brought the issue of child labour to the fore. Deep in...
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Zambezi farmers want army roped in
KATIMA MULILO – Farmers along the porous Liselo-Kamenga border in Zambezi are living in fear, as heavily armed cattle thieves continue to raid livestock posts. The rustlers have been tormenting farmers in the region, stealing large numbers of cattle...
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Obasanjo delivers NNN ambitious African dream
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says Africa has the capacity to finance its own development by mobilising nearly US$4 trillion internally. Obasanjo made these remarks at State House yesterday as he held talks with President Netumbo...
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Erongo gets N$50m neonatal facility
SWAKOPMUND – The government has strengthened neonatal healthcare in the Erongo region by opening a modern Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Swakopmund District Hospital. The new facility is designed to boost survival rates for newborns in the...
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Divorce law protects minors
NAMIBIA’S operationalised Dissolution of Marriages Act will significantly change how divorces are handled in the country. Chiefly, a key feature of the Act is its emphasis on the protection of children’s rights. According to the legislation which...
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Inside Presidency’s Kitty: Kenya
Led by President Netumbo NandiNdaitwah, one of the pillars anchoring the Eighth Administration is economic diplomacy, which is loosely defined as the use of foreign relations to advance a country’s economic, commercial and financial interests. To...
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Govt earmarks N$175m for IDs
Government plans to invest N$175 million over the next five years to modernise Namibia’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system. Thisfollowstheidentification ofsignificantweaknessesinbirth registration, data integration, governance,...
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Omaheke rallies behind peanut butter project
The dream of establishing a peanut butter processing industry in the Omaheke region has received a major boost after chief Tjinaani Maharero of the Maharero Traditional Authority allocated 95 hectares of land in Otjinene to support groundnut production...
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Etunda expansion key to food security, jobs
ETUNDA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwahhaswelcomed plans to expand production at the Etunda Irrigation Scheme. She said increased output will strengthen food security and create more employment opportunities. The President returned to the Etunda...
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Namibians unite on Genocide Remembrance Day
PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi- Ndaitwah reaffirmed Namibia’s unwavering commitment to seeking recognition, justice, and reparations for the atrocities committed during the genocide against the Nama and Ovaherero. As Namibia marked the second...
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Ebola outbreak cancels India-Africa summit
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Ebola virus may be spreading faster than originally thought and has since declared a public health emergency of international concern. On Monday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is...
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President hails Omagongo’s uniting force
ONAMEGA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the annual Omagongo Festival continues to play a critical role in strengthening unity among Namibians while preserving the country’s cultural norms, values and traditions for future generations. The...
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Nam secures N$1.1b for conservation
Namibia has launched a landmark Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) initiative known as Namibia for Life, securing approximately N$1.1 billion (US$63 million) in longterm conservation funding to strengthen community-based natural resource management...
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NNN courts FabuPharm amid medicine shortage
OTJIWARONGO – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah doubled down on local pharmaceutical manufacturing after visiting the FabuPharm factory in Otjiwarongo yesterday. Her visit comes at a time when Namibia is struggling with medicine shortages in public...
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Govt tightens noose on bycatch
The government is moving to clamp down on rising bycatch levels in Namibia’s fishing industry after revelations that the country may have lost millions of dollars through the landing of regulated fish species under the guise of bycatch. The latest...
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No refugee status for Angolan ‘street kids’
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security says Angolan street kids roaming Namibian streets do not qualify for refugee status. The ministry clarified that Angolan nationals, including adults and children currently living on the...
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Kunene unites in grief
KEETMANSHOOP – Grief-stricken families, friends and community members gathered over the weekend to pay respect to victims of the tragic Workers’ Day accident that claimed 11 lives and left communities in the Kunene region in mourning at...
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