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A faction within the South West Africa National Union (Swanu) yesterday held a demonstration at the party’s headquarters, demanding that the leadership organise an extraordinary congress before this year’s presidential and National Assembly elections. Former secretary general Issaskar Hiakaere, who led the protest yesterday, admitted the presence of disunity in Namibia’s oldest political party. “It’s […]

… N$3b plant launched Namibia and Belgium have committed to working together to drive the establishment of a green hydrogen hub set to improve trade relations between the two countries. During a visit to the green hydrogen plant at Walvis Bay yesterday, president Nangolo Mbumba told Belgian King Philippe that Namibia’s green hydrogen vision, as […]

Swapo member of parliament (MP) Gerhard Shiimi has called on the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security to make more police vehicles available to combat crimes. Shiimi says there is a lack of vehicles at most police stations, which inhibits the police’s ability to fight crime. He said this in parliament while giving […]

Officials from the United States of America will be part of a team to investigate the aircraft crash that claimed the lives of three people in Pionierspark, Windhoek, on Friday. This was confirmed by Magnus Abraham, head of the Directorate of Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigations in the Ministry of Works and Transport. The aircraft […]

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has identified 4 297 registration points in 121 constituencies in all 14 regions of the country for the general registration of voters before Namibia’s national elections in November. This was said on Friday in a media statement by Peter Shaama, the ECN’s chief electoral and referenda officer. “The registration […]

Three people were killed when a small aeroplane crashed in Windhoek’s Pionierspark residential area on Friday afternoon. The accident happened on Rieckmann Street when an aircraft with three occupants crashed into a house after taking off from Eros Airport. The occupants were two pilots and an aircraft mechanic who were carrying out a maintenance test […]

An aeroplane crashed in the Pionierspark area of Windhoek on Friday afternoon, causing damage to a house and two vehicles. The police are currently attending to the scene and have cordoned off the area. An eyewitness says a mechanic who was attending to two vehicles at the house is safe. According to preliminary information from […]

The Legal Assistance Centre (LAC), a non-profit organisation, has expressed deep concern about the recent surge of violence in Namibia. LAC director Toni Hancox has described the brutal killing of Christof Fredricks as a disturbing example of the violence plaguing the country. The mutilated body of Fredricks, a transgender woman, was discovered in Windhoek’s Otjomuise […]

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) on Friday conferred an honorary doctorate degree on Oukwanyama Queen Martha Mwadinomho. During the graduation ceremony at Eenhana, praises were showered on Mwadinomho’s leadership achievements. “In the contemporary world, characterised with complex cyclical vulnerabilities and development challenges such as poverty, food insecurity and gender inequality, she displayed […]

Namibia’s position as Africa’s freest press has waned, dropping 12 points on the 2024 Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday. The country’s global ranking fell from 22 in 2023 to 34 in 2024. Mauritania now claims the title of Africa’s freest press, surpassing Namibia with a ranking of 33. RSF […]