Namibia recorded 2 925 car accidents between 1 January and 7 December this year, resulting in 5 297 injuries and 385 fatalities. This was revealed by the Motor Vehicle Assistance (MVA) Fund at a media event of the 2024/2025 Festive…

President Hage Geingob started talking to his wife about about football a few hours after he was informed by his doctors that his health had worsened. “We were talking about Liverpool and soccer. And eventually he says to me, ‘What…

Prpsecutor general Martha Imalwa says her office is prepared to address any allegations of fraud or criminal misconduct related to Namibia’s 2024 presidential and National Assembly elections. Imalwa says while her office’s mandate does not extend to civil disputes over…

Former first lady Monica Geingos has credited late president Hage Geingob for ensuring a seamless transition of power through constitutional reforms initiated in 2014. During Gondwana Collection’s ‘The Conversation’ podcast last week, Geingos reflected on Geingob’s strategic foresight in introducing…

Veteran journalist Charles Tjatindi is tipped to serve as managing editor of the newspaper New Era. Tjatindi is set to take over from Johnathan Beukes, whose departure from the position at the state-owned newspaper in November sparked controversy. Tjatindi currently…

The Public Service Commission says government employees’ mismanagement of their leave privileges is widespread. Commission chairperson Salmaan Jacobs on Tuesday said the commission’s latest human resources audit, which analysed 1 637 personnel files, identified leave mismanagement as the most significant…

President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reiterated her plan to pump N$85 billion into creating 550 000 jobs across sectors in Namibia such as agriculture, construction and oil and gas. Nandi-Ndaitwah said this during her first press conference as incoming head of…

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has confirmed plans to file a legal challenge against the results of Namibia’s 2024 presidential and National Assembly elections next week. The party alleges irregularities in the electoral process and will take its case…

President Nangolo Mbumba will lead a Namibian delegation to the 22nd Doha Forum departing for Doha on Friday. The forum, which will convene world leaders, policymakers, and experts to address critical global challenges through innovative approaches, is taking place from…

Elijah Ngurare has resigned from his role as deputy executive director in the department of water affairs at the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform to pave the way for his transition to parliament. Ngurare was placed 26th on…

Award-winning investigative journalist Sonja Smith has pledged to continue her work in journalism after her bid to enter parliament through the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) fell short. PDM, which suffered a significant loss in the 2024 presidential and National Assembly…

Namibia’s just-concluded presidential and National Assembly elections have led to several political casualties, a new dawn for virgin parliamentarians, and some surprises. One of the biggest losers at the polls was the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) fronted by McHenry Venaani,…