RUNDU: Rundu Rural Constituency councillor Paulus Mbangu has said Central Government has not properly addressed poverty in the two Kavango regions over the past 34 years and called on it to treat the regions as a special case.

Mbangu made the stateme…

WINDHOEK: Swapo Party Vice President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, will remain the ruling party’s presidential candidate for the forthcoming presidential elections later this year.

This is among the resolutions adopted at the party’s central committee (CC…

WINDHOEK: Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Peya Mushelenga, is set to travel to Angola to attend the Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers from Sunday to Monday in Luanda.

In his capa…

WINDHOEK: The Swapo Party held an extraordinary meeting of its central committee on Saturday, which, according to Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, was meant to carry on the party’s work following the death of its president, Hage Geingob.

The ce…

WINDHOEK: Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Peya Mushelenga, is set to attend the meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers in Luanda, Angola on 10 and 11 March.

The SADC Council of Ministers…

WINDHOEK: Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has called on the public to collaborate with the government in investing towards the funding of education in order for Namibia to reach its economic potential and for sustainable growth.

Addressing …

WINDHOEK: All eligible Namibian voters will have to register to vote once the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) starts with the general registration of voters in June 2024.

This is according to ECN chairperson Elsie Nghikembua, who said on Thursd…

Leaders from various backgrounds in the Omaheke Region gathered at the Epako Women’s Centre at Gobabis on Wednesday to revive the regional gender task force committee.

The one-day workshop, attended mainly by traditional leaders and other stakeholder…

WINDHOEK: The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has designated 27 November 2024 as the day for the presidential and national assembly elections.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, made this announcement on Thursday.

He …

WINDHOEK: Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlletwein, said that the Revised National Resettlement Policy 2023-2033, shows the government’s commitment to addressing land redistribution challenges in a more coordinated, inclusive …

KATIMA MULILO: The 34th National Independence Day celebrations will be held in the Zambezi Region this year.

This is the first time the Zambezi Region is hosting the national independence celebration.

In terms of historic and political events, the r…

WINDHOEK: Minister of Finance and Public Enterprise, Iipumbu Shiimi, says the allocation of N.dollars 6.8 billion to the administrative sector for the 2024/25 Financial Year is to support effective governance and efficient administration of public ser…

SWAKOPMUND: The government has through its operational budget settled N.dollars 1.4 billion in once-off legacy tax liabilities for selected public enterprises whose funding was severely reduced due to fiscal consolidation in previous years.

The enter…

WINDHOEK: The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture received the largest allocation of nearly N.dollars 18.4 billion from the 2024/25 Financial Year (FY) National Budget tabled by Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi on Wednesday.

This is about N.dollar…

WINDHOEK: Parliamentarians have gathered for the tabling of the 2024/25 National Budget by Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Iipumbu Shiimi in the National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday. He said this year’s theme is ‘Continuing the Legacy of Pr…