3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (269+ words) Businessman Joshua Haimbodi says his company had submitted the lowest bid at N$3 million for alterations and additions to the Oshakati presidential guest house. According to Haimbodi, the highest quotation was N$5.7 million, while his Emirates Trading CC submitted the…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (514+ words) By Maria Del Rosario My name is Maria Del Rosario, formerly known to the world as Wendelinus, the first-ever crowned Mr. Gay Namibia. I am writing this letter from abroad, not just as a concerned spectator, but as someone who…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (280+ words) Popular Democratic Movement president McHenry Venaani has paid tribute to liberation struggle veteran and former political prisoner Helao Shityuwete, describing him as a courageous and humble Namibian who sacrificed much of his life for the country’s freedom. Shityuwete died on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (470+ words) Last month, a major milestone in India-Africa trade architecture was established. Official delegations from India and the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) signed the terms of reference to launch formal negotiations toward a comprehensive preferential trade agreement (PTA). Namibia is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (494+ words) Namibia has not yet paid its contribution towards a regional centre tasked with strengthening the fight against illegal fishing, with the country expected to pay US$30 000 (about N$500 000) for 2024, 2025 and 2026. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1249+ words) Namibia and US race to finalise HIV funding talks as data-sharing debate continues The Namibian government and the United States (US) are racing against time to finalise negotiations over new health sector funding, which will determine the future of HIV…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (787+ words) Namibia has often been described as one of the most unequal countries in the world. While our nation has made commendable political progress since independence in 1990, economic independence remains elusive for most Namibians. Political freedom has not translated into economic…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (470+ words) Sadc Heads of state produced a communiqué that is a masterclass in the art of high-minded emptiness following their meeting in Durban last weekend. The bloc remains an intergovernmental union crippled by design, masquerading as a multinational farce, I mean…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (242+ words) Namibia has welcomed home the remains of former Robben Island political prisoners Petrus Niilenge and Festus Nehale, together with ancestral remains repatriated from South Africa after decades away from their homeland. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah received the remains at Hosea Kutako…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (715+ words) Windhoek, 19 August 2026. Statement by Her Excellency Lucia Witbooi, Vice President of the Republic of Namibia, on the Occasion of the Official Opening of the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference 2026, under the theme “From Decision to Dividend – Making Namibia’s Oil Work…...