Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will shape her potential parliamentary team this weekend when the ruling party leaders meet to elect their list of parliamentarians. The Swapo electoral college, known as ‘The Pot’, whose activities start today aims to elect Swapo’s…

The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service is facing allegations of excluding potential local bidders from the tender process for the lead consultant for the Independence Stadium renovation in Windhoek. The consultancy job is estimated to be worth around…

The sport ministry says it has not sidelined Namibian bidders in a lead consultant tender for the renovation of Independence Stadium. Executive director of sport, youth and national service Erastus Haitangela said this earlier this week. The consultancy job is…

Several civil society organisations say they have been excluded from the Global Africa Hydrogen Summit because they cannot afford the almost N$36 000 attendance fee.   They describe this as a sidelining tactic. The two-day summit, supported by the Namibian…

Family members of a man who was attacked and killed by four dogs at Oshakati last year are demanding N$4,6 million in compensation from the dogs’ owners. Speaking to The Namibian yesterday, Ruben Abraham’s cousin Albertina Nghipandulwa said the dogs’…

A man from Oshakati has opened a case of assault with the police after he and his boss allegedly exchanged blows over his salary.  The incident took place on 4 July, and the case was opened on 5 July.  Joshua…

Paulus Ngalangi and Hendrick Nghede are threatening to sue the Namibian government after their case was withdrawn by the Noordoewer Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Ngalangi and former police officer Nghede were accused by the state of aiding Immanuwela David, who…

United Arab Emirates ambassador to Namibia Mahash Al Hameli has denied claims that he said vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was an old politician who sleeps during international conferences. Landless People’s Movement (LPM) president Bernadus Swartbooi, during a recent campaign gathering…

Businessman Desmond Amunyela has expressed his support for Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa’s assertions that those intending to invest in Namibia should do so on Swapo’s terms. The Namibian last week reported that Shaningwa said Swapo’s election manifesto, which will…

Sport ministry executive director Erastus Haitangela says they will comply with the directive given by vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to renovate the Independence Stadium in Windhoek. Nandi-Ndaitwah criticised the Ministry of Sport, Youth, and National Service at Oshakati on Friday…

Minister of information and communication technology Emma Theofelus says a cybercrime bill is currently being drafted. The bill seeks to address the growing threat of cyberattacks and to protect citizens’ data.Theofelus said this at the Mobile Telecommunications Company’s technology conference…

Information and communication technology deputy minister Modestus Amutse says opposition party leaders are “stupid” and the public should not listen to them. He also says opposition leaders are mentally ill. Amutse made these remarks at a Swapo gathering at Oshakati…