The Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is facing a worrying rainfall season, with most countries likely to receive below-normal rainfall between October 2026 and March 2027. The warning was issued through the 33rd Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum…

The crime rate in the Oshikoto region increased by 35.5% during the 2025/26 financial year, with violent crimes, rape and drug-related offences among those showing significant increases. According to the Oshikoto Regional Council’s progress report, 1 541 criminal cases were…

Claims of tribal favouritism in the promotion of teachers have come under the spotlight, with a parliamentary committee calling for fairness, diversity and merit in the appointment of teachers to senior positions. The Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) raised concerns…

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has questioned how the government intends to deliver on president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s promise to create 500 000 jobs, saying jobs cannot be created through speeches, agreements and diplomatic ceremonies alone. IPC shadow minister of…

Namibia will be among five African countries to host Mercedes-Benz’s global ‘140 Years. 140 Places’ anniversary journey currently underway until Thursday. The journey commemorates 140 years since Carl Benz invented the automobile and will see three Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles travel…

Government employees have been authorised to knock off at 13h00 on Tuesday as the country prepares to commemorate Heroes Day on Wednesday. The Office of the Prime Minister, through the Cabinet secretariat, announced that the early release applies to all…

The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) in the Khomas region has launched a grassroots empowerment programme aimed at helping young entrepreneurs turn small businesses into sustainable sources of income. The SPYL Khomas region Micro Vendor Support Programme made its first…

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah applied to buy municipal land in Windhoek’s Auasblick area three weeks after a naked intruder was discovered inside State House. The item, now before the City of Windhoek, covers six plots, about 1.8 hectares. The six erven…

An estimated 78 495 people in the Kunene region are at an extreme level of food insecurity, with the region reporting that drought relief has been extended to 35 002 households. The figures are contained in the Kunene Regional Council’s…

The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has welcomed the introduction of the Namibia higher education evaluation point scale but wants its implementation delayed by a year to give pupils, teachers and schools more time to adjust. The new system, introduced…

Namibia and the Republic of Congo have signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening cooperation in health, culture and the arts between the two countries. The agreements were signed in Brazzaville on Thursday during inaugural political and diplomatic…

The Khomas region continues to face pressure over land, housing and school capacity despite progress in infrastructure, youth empowerment, healthcare and rural development, National Council parliamentarian John Moonde has said. Presenting the region’s 2025/26 annual report during a National Council…