Namibia’s fight against corruption is being hindered by weak whistle-blower protection, slow law implementation, and a lack of accountability, according to various voices. Opposition leaders, policy researchers and international bodies are warning that citizens remain exposed when reporting wrongdoing, limiting…

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on ministers to ensure they strongly monitor and evaluate national programmes for timely service delivery. She said this when she chaired the final Cabinet meeting of the year on Tuesday. Nandi-Ndaitwah said the advances in…

Five councillors took oath of office at Uis Village Council on Tuesday after 15 years of no political leadership. The village was downgraded to a settlement in 2010 because it could not sustain itself financially. The councillors are Annalie Shihepo,…

Over 50 men in the Zambezi region have opened cases of alleged physical abuse against their partners since November last year. Senior inspector Rahele Tawana, the head of the Zambezi police’s gender-based violence (GBV) unit, yesterday told The Namibian these…

Most local authorities across the country swore in new mayors last week following the 2025 regional council and local authority elections on 26 November. Most of them promise to deliver in key developmental areas, such as roads, land, housing, water,…

Swapo councillors Kabende Kabende and Charity Matongo-Mabuku were elected as mayor and deputy mayor of the Katima Mulilo Town Council on Friday. The local authority swearing-in ceremony was conducted by magistrate Davy Kambinda. Swapo councillors dominated the management committee as…

The police in the Erongo region are calling on family members or the public to help identify the body of a woman who died in a car accident between Karibib and Usakos on Wednesday. Erongo community policing sub-division officer inspector…

African and European leaders have committed to embracing the digital revolution through their decades-long European Union-African Union cooperation. Last week, African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) heads of state, as well as government officials, came together in Luanda, Angola,…

The suspect (44) accused of killing his wife at Katima Mulilo handed himself over to the police on Tuesday. It is alleged that the suspect assaulted his wife, Rachel Simasiku (33), at their home at Choto location in the Zambezi…

Whenever Elizabeth Thindhimba closes her eyes, she sees the crocodile that took her nine-year-old daughter. Thindhimba has been having these recurring nightmares for weeks. Her daughter Justine called out to her that day. She still remembers her terrified screams. “She…

Minister of urban and rural development James Sankwasa is facing criticism from opposition leaders for reportedly using an official development meeting to campaign for Swapo. Sankwasa, in collaboration with the Katima Mulilo Town Council, hosted a consultative meeting with Katima…

The Zambezi police say their investigations into two break-ins and a fire incident at the Katima Mulilo Town Council office indicate that it is an inside job. The Katima Mulilo Town Council offices had another break-in incident over the weekend,…