The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has cautioned against the government’s preferential procurement policy unless it is accompanied by greater transparency. Speaking at the launch of a new report on Wednesday, IPPR research associate Frederico Links said Namibia’s procurement…

A newborn baby boy was allegedly found in a corridor near a church toilet at Omungwelume in the Ohangwena region on Tuesday at around 18h30. This was confirmed by regional police deputy commissioner Theofelus Willem. He says the baby is…

Swapo ||Kharas regional coordinator Matheus Mumbala has called on party members to avoid petitioning one another and remain united. He was speaking at the party’s regional executive committee meeting for 2026 at Keetmanshoop on Saturday. He said the meeting not…

Health and social services minister Esperance Luvindao says 294 senior government officials are expected to use public health facilities starting 1 April. “The new arrangement is not complicated because everyone who wishes to continue seeing their private doctors will still…

Popular Democratic Movement parliamentarian Inna Hengari says she is concerned about the accelerating debt-servicing burden, calling it an “interest cost trap.” She said this on Tuesday while contributing to the recently tabled budget in the National Assembly. Hengari said interest…

Veteran journalist Johnathan Beukes has been appointed as editor of The Namibian from 16 March. Beukes will be the paper’s third editor since its inception in 1985. “I’m excited to return and help transform the organisation at a time when…

Ovanailonga vepangelo ve li vatatu ova holoka momhangu yamangestrata koGobabis Omaandaxa eshi vati va yandja eetenga domeva koshiwana okupitila moulingilingi. Ovanhu ava vatatu okwa li va mangwa po Etitano kokomisi yokulwifa oulingilingi. Ova dja kombelewa yokwaandjakaneka omeva okomikunda moministili younamapya…

Windhoekers gathered at The Book Den to celebrate the book launch of Marisa ‘Mel’ Kelly’s latest short stories collection, ‘The Limbo Circus & Other Shorts Stories’, last week. The book was published last month by Modjaji Books under her pen…

A celebration of film and industry kicks off this Thursday as ‘The Film Week’ returns to Windhoek from 12 to 15 March. The four-day festival will screen over 150 films from 16 countries across Africa amid a programme of expert…

Hilaria Shikongo from Karibib has kept a painful secret for 15 years. The 32-year-old has never been able to speak about a condition she developed after an injury during childbirth in 2011, when she gave birth to her daughter. At…

About 64 entries were received for the first leg of the 2026 National Enduro Championships – the most entries for the past three years. Riders from various age groups took part in eight different classes, ranging from two to five…