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… a party he accused of campaigning with food Former Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Vipuakuje Muharukua has formally joined Swapo, a party he once accused of using food aid to get votes. He also once told parliament that Swapo was condoning corruption by constantly referring to the Fishrot scandal as the “so-called Fishrot”. “When […]
Another independent candidate has joined the presidential race for the upcoming elections in November. Kunene regional coordinator of the Republican Party (RP) Lisbeth Kaumbi (42) says she will transform Namibia into a developed country in five years if elected as president. Kaumbi announced to The Namibian on Wednesday that she will throw in a bid […]
Mines and energy minister Tom Alweendo has welcomed the recommendation by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to make contracts between the government and oil companies public. “I couldn’t agree more that transparency is key when negotiating contracts with oil companies; in fact it is key to achieving public acceptance of such contracts,” says Alweendo. He […]
Kenyan president William Ruto has rejected a controverial finance bill that has been resisted by the country’s young people, leaving 23 dead on the streets of Nairobi. He sent it back to the National Assembly for amendments only after former president Uhuru Kenyatta called for the government to listen to the concerns of the youth […]
The Business and Intellectual Property Authority (Bipa) is calling on businesses to take advantage of its penalty waiver programme before it ends. Bipa spokesperson Ockert Jansen says the annual penalty waiver programme has been extended to 30 June. He said this during an information-sharing session in Windhoek on Tuesday. The programme was implemented last year. […]
The appointment of a new board at the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) is set to lead to changes at the parastatal, including the role of managing director. Key changes include the conclusion of the disciplinary hearing of suspended Namcor managing director Immanuel Mulunga and advocating for interim managing director Ebson Uanguta to become […]
As the country waits with growing anticipation for the make-up of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet, with all indications suggesting it will include DA members, attention has switched to who will play the opposition oversight role in Parliament during the seventh administration. That attention was amplified on Tuesday when 58 members of Jacob Zuma’s MK Party […]
Y-FEM Namibia Trust founder Florence /Khaxas is urging the public to carefully consider information on LGBTQI+ issues. “People have told us we are not supposed to be the way we are. “All that brainwashing and manipulation has done so much damage to us that we don’t even know who we are,” /Khaxas says. She was […]
…. Windhoek woman encourages regular check-ups after battling breast cancer Amanda Gaoses (46) first noticed something wasn’t right when she felt a lump in her right breast. She asked her husband to take a look, thinking she may be imagining it, but he also felt it. After going to a breast screening clinic at Maerua […]
Affirmative Repositioning (AR) national spokesperson George Kambala says they will go into the forthcoming November elections targeting the youth vote after the party was registered as a political party by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) this week. “We welcome the information wholeheartedly. The process has been long, but finally young Namibians have a party […]