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…As Namibia faces worst drought in 100 years About 331 000 households have been registered countrywide to receive drought-relief food aid. The executive director in the Office of the Prime Minister, I-Ben Nashandi, says vulnerability assessments and analyses which were conducted in 2023 estimated that 172 200 households would require assistance due to food insecurity. He […]
…says some new street names too long A Namibian lawyer of German descent, Andreas Vaatz, has criticised the City of Windhoek for “attempting to erase German history” by renaming colonial-era street names. The city launched the naming and renaming process of 17 streets in Windhoek on Thursday last week. Vaatz says the process is “unnecessary”. […]
‘I didn’t send anyone to spread hate speech’ – Shaningwa Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) secretary general, Manuel Ngaringombe says they plan to approach the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) over remarks made by deputy minister of works and transport, Veikko Nekundi calling on his party supporters to bury opposition leaders McHenry Venaani and Panduleni Itula […]
The Swapo party has called for the removal of Cuba from the United States of America’s list of countries allegedly sponsoring terrorism. This comes after media reports in the US this month stated that its state secretary submitted a list of four countries to the US Congress that allegedly “do not fully cooperate with the […]
As fighting and suffering continues in Gaza, and violence grows in the West Bank, prospects of the Palestinian people gaining their own state might seem further away than ever. The decision by several European countries to formally recognise the existence of a Palestinian state will not overcome the reality that such ambition still faces huge […]
In a solemn tribute to the late Tomas Koneka Iindji, I recall the profound words spoken by Mike Mansfield in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol on 24 November 1963, as he honoured president John F. Kennedy: “there was a wit in a man, neither young nor old, but a wit brimming with the […]
A group of fifteen primary school pupils at Lüderitz in the //Kharas region were trained on Monday and yesterday about the importance of biodiversity and why it should be conserved and used in a sustainable manner. The training, conducted by EduVentures Trust Namibia, was aimed at preparing the pupils to make a presentation at the […]
Political analyst Ndumba Kamwanyah believes National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) secretary general Joseph Kauandenge’s decision to withdraw from running for the party’s top job was likely forced. Kauandenge yesterday announced he would not run for the presidency or any other position at the party’s upcoming elective congress. Kauandenge was among those who would run for […]
The Namibian government has welcomed Cuba’s removal from the United States (US) list of countries not fully cooperating in combating terrorism. This was announced in a statement by the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation on Wednesday. “The government of the Republic of Namibia takes cognisance of this step taken by the US government to […]
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has clarified a statement by executive director I-Ben Nashandi regarding drought relief food distribution. The clarification comes after a report on Wednesday suggested that government employees, including school executives, directors, principals, nurses and police officers, were eligible for drought relief food. The OPM noted that government employees with […]