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…

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,…

The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has rejected the results of the just-concluded presidential and National Assembly election, saying it does not reflect the will of the people. The party, led by Bernadus Swartbooi, says the results which elected Swapo candidate…

South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it finds it difficult to welcome Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s election as president-elect. This comes after reports of irregularities in Namibia’s presidential and National Assembly elections. In a statement issued on Wednesday, EFF, founded by…

The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) says it doesn’t make sense for them to only receive one parliamentary seat. The party, which currently has two seats in the National Assembly lost one seat, as shown by the 2024 presidential and…

This week Namibia participated in the Global Investor Forum co-hosted by the Investor Leadership Network and the global asset manager, Ninety One, in Cape Town, South Africa. The event brought together a large network of asset allocators exploring emerging markets…

The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) and Landless People’s Movement (LPM) have decided not to join the coalition of opposition parties planning to sue the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) over the disputed national elections. Several opposition parties on Sunday joined the…