Rundu residents and leaders have criticised a proposed N$100 300 trip for mayor Andreas Jikerwa to attend a smart city conference in Barcelona, saying the money should instead be used to address the town’s challenges. Jikerwa has been nominated to…

Thomas Shilunga*, a finance clerk at an investment company, says the rising cost of living is making it hard to make ends meet – even for those with salaries. Many Namibians are forced to rely on side hustles or cash…

The City of Windhoek is blaming poor road conditions on the Road Fund Administration (RFA), saying it has received less than 10% of the money needed to maintain the roads over the past five years. The RFA says it gave…

The City of Windhoek says traffic congestion in the capital is not a road problem, but an ‘urban mobility challenge’ that cannot be solved by building more roads alone. In a media statement issued on Thursday, the city says congestion…

A Namibian delegation has begun a five-day mission to South Africa to facilitate the exhumation and repatriation of the remains of two former Robben Island prisoners buried in Cape Town. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Ministry of Education,…

The Landless People’s Movement has given suspended members Joseph Isaacks and Rashid Rooinasie four working days to explain their conduct or face expulsion from the party. This follows a chaotic week for the party at Keetmanshoop, where tensions over the…

Over 22 000 former South West Africa Territory Force (SWATF) soldiers plan to sue the government for N$5.7 billion in unpaid veteran benefits and compensation. They say they were not “murderers” during the apartheid era, claiming Namibians can today see…

THE City of Windhoek has clarified that the discoloured water reported in some parts of the capital does not pose a health risk to residents. This is contained in a media statement issued by the city on Monday. “The issue…