Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Panduleni Itula says his party will not accept the 2024 election results, even if the IPC wins. Speaking at a media briefing in Windhoek on Saturday, Itula alleged widespread irregularities during the election process…

The presidential and National Assembly elections have turned into a two-horse race between Swapo’s vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, and Panduleni Itula from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC). According to results counted at various polling stations by 18h00 yesterday, Nandi-Ndaitwah…

Namibia’s 2024 election has taken a turn, with traditional campaigns overshadowed by a digital battleground of insults, influencers, misinformation and paid propaganda. Social media has become the epicentre of political warfare, where candidates and supporters trade insults, amplify fake news…

German govt demands answers and considers terminating funding Namibia’s Dâures Green Hydrogen project is asking the German government for more funds after spending N$232 million to set up the country’s green hydrogen village project. The German government is now allegedly…

The broke Namibia Football Association (NFA) has agreed to pay its former secretary general Franco Cosmos N$4.7 million. This includes a once-off N$456 000 and monthly salary of N$70 000. The NFA has been in financial struggles for several years, a…

The South African outfit that printed Namibia’s elections ballot papers say transport deputy minister Veikko Nekundi was rude and showed “aggressive behaviour” during the visit to a warehouse in South Africa. The Namibian obtained footage which shows Swapo observer Nekundi…

Deputy minister of works and transport Veikko Nekundi was allegedly caught on video pushing and shoving an Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) commissioner during an observation trip in South Africa. The incident, according to the video obtained by The Namibian,…

The entity awarded a controversial tender to produce Namibia’s ballot papers says despite a power outage during the printing process, all ballots remained secure.A power outage reportedly occurred when Namibian political party representatives were overseeing the design, production, and delivery…

Roads Authority (RA) chief executive Conrad Lutombi says the company takes pride in being one of the leading organisations in the development of local contractors, despite favouritism claims. Lutombi was responding to two articles published in The Namibian detailing complaints…

The Roads Authority (RA) is accused of creating an artificial emergency to award Otesa Civil Engineering a road contract worth N$10 million. The contract for the Okatana-Epyeshona-Amutanga road covers a distance of 6,8km in the Oshana region. Documents obtained by…

The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) has ‘quietly’ paid out an alleged N$700 000 settlement to its former head of investment facilitation. The payment was made as part of a confidential settlement agreement reached after a Labour Court…

… ignoring treasury and works ministry The Roads Authority (RA) is accused of committing the government to a N$1-billion tender for the construction of the Opuwo-Epupa road project without the approval of the finance and transport ministries. The tender allegedly…