Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) parliamentarian Ferdinand Hengombe is demanding to know whether industries, mines and energy minister Modestus Amutse will be held liable for costs arising from his decision to overturn the Namibian Competition Commission’s rejection of the proposed Cheetah Cement and Ohorongo Cement merger. Hengombe raised the matter through questions tabled in the […]

An attempt to secure an apology to Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda and National Assembly member Ester Haikola-Sakaria, who were removed from the chamber last week during a protest, has been rejected by speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila. Swanu of Namibia president Evilastus Kaaronda on Tuesday said an apology and retraction by the minister of information and […]

Cybersecurity expert Andrew Brown has warned parents that children may be interacting with strangers online without their knowledge. Brown was speaking at the Cybersafety for All seminar in Windhoek on Wednesday, saying platforms such as Roblox can provide children with social interaction, but parents may not know who their children are communicating with or what […]

Popular Democratic Movement president McHenry Venaani has called on the government to introduce an emergency relief package for farmers affected by the current foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. Venaani raised this concern in the National Assembly on Wednesday, asking prime minister Elijah Ngurare what measures the government was taking to assist farmers facing financial difficulties as a […]

Independent Patriots for Change shadow minister of international relations Rodney Cloete Rodney Cloete is demanding that the government explain Namibia’s position on the proposed sale of De Beers and its potential impact on the country’s diamond industry. In a statement on Monday, Cloete says Botswana’s parliament was informed that Anglo American had selected the Global […]