URBAN AND rural development minister James Sankwasa has said that traditional chiefs are appointed from royal bloodlines, and are only accountable to royal families. This was after the IKhomanin community voted to remove their chief for selling land and for…

A housing research seminar held at the Bank of Namibia has confirmed that most citizens cannot afford formal housing. The current system – where 70% of Namibians are priced out of formal housing – is, however, not a ‘market failure’.…

The left-wing mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, was hoping to invite progressive mayors from Africa for a meeting. Mamdani ran on a socialist platform focused on affordability and public services, including free city buses, universal childcare, grocery stores…

THE EXCELLENT OPINION piece by Roman Grynberg, titled ‘Banks block Namibia’s Development’ (29 April 2026) raises crucial issues about the role of banks in capital accumulation. The story of Ernest is not an unfortunate bureaucratic misunderstanding, but a textbook example…

In her State of the nation address (Sona), president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was keen to portray a Namibian nation of peace and development. The president underlined economic upturn, foreign investments and revived support for sectors like green hydrogen, mining and logistics.…

Independence brought hope but the promises remain unfulfilled. The lowering of the colonial-apartheid flag was a moment of profound symbolic transformation but did not lead to emancipation. Inequality and poverty continue despite independence. Political sovereignty was achieved, but economic sovereignty…

Despite the theme of Namibia’s 2026 budget, ‘People, Productivity, Prudence’,’ it was certainly not transformational. It remains trapped in neo-classical economics, focusing on fiscal restraint, low inflation and market-led development. In other words, it’s still about subordination to the market.…