The Namibian

Ex-top cop Shikongo awaits NNN decision

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% The Security Commission has made a recommendation to president Netumbo Nandi…

Why Nigeria’s one-time political giant may face extinction

Once the undisputed giant of Nigerian politics, the Peoples Democratic Party now finds itself on the brink of extinction. A question hanging ove…

Govt urged to ditch Kavango water link project

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% The Namibian Chamber of Environment (NCE) has urged the government to abando…

No further Covid-19 cases reported at Delta hostel

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% Edication minister Sanet Steenkamp has said no further Covid-19 cases have b…

Thailand has a gun problem – 10 million of them

ust three days after a 14-year-old opened fire at his school, killing eight people before shooting himself, another incident in the same provinc…

Declassified document shows ANC were favourable to offering indemnity to apartheid-era crimes

Minutes reveal former apartheid president FW De Klerk told his final Cabinet meeting that an agreement with Nelson Mandela and the ANC on indemn…

?Ghana was the crime scene’: The country leading the demand for slavery reparations

This year has seen a dramatic change in tone in the global conversation about the transatlantic slave trade. The demand for formal apologies, de…

Trump says US to reduce military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war

President Donald Trump has said the US will "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his "very good relationship…

Why Angolan spoon-seller children keep returning to Windhoek

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% On the cold and windy evening of 16 June, about 10 Angolans huddle around a…

Unions demand role in parliamentary labour visits

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% Trade unions are demanding a greater role in parliamentary workplace oversig…

Omaheke man jailed for 22 years for murder

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% An Omaheke region resident convicted of murder after he carried out a fatal…

Editorial: We Need Clarity on Phosphate Once and For All

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah should be commended for opposing seabed pho…

Namibia, Botswana stress diversification in managing resource wealth

Namibia and Botswana have advanced discussions on how natural resource wealth can be transformed into sustainable and inclusive prosperity, with…

Running Against the Clock: Is It Time We Rethink the Working Day?

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% A Recent Experience during my lunch break made me reflect on something many…

Chief Munjuku II Nguvauva Military Base unveiled at Gobabis

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% Hundreds of people across the country flocked to Gobabis in the Omaheke regi…

Finance minister Shafudah tells state-owned enterprises to stop relying on state funds

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% State-owned enterprises have been urged to stop relying on increased state f…

The Budget ‘Mocks’ the Elderly and Veterans

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% Namibia’s parliamentarians need to seriously take to heart the plight of our…

Malnourished Okahandja girl buried

A girl who died of severe malnutrition at Okahandja last month was finally laid to rest yesterday.