Category: Namibia News

By Staff Reporter Former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba has died at the age of 78. Penehupifo, the wife of Namibia’s second president, Hifikepunye Pohamba, died on Saturday. She served as Namibia’s First Lady from 2005 to 2015, throughout her husband’s two terms in office. A trained nurse by profession, she travelled to Tanzania for her…

By Staff Reporter WINDHOEK – Young Namibians have an opportunity to access international careers, with 130 positions aboard MSC Cruises ships remaining open under a partnership with the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB). In a media statement issued on Thursday, Catherine Shipushu, Acting Executive: Competitiveness and Branding at the NIPDB, said the initiative…

𝗕𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗿 𝗧𝗷𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗷𝗮𝗵 𝗡𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡$𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗱-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. Ngurare made the call on Thursday in Windhoek while delivering opening remarks at the 9th High-Level Gender…

The funding, provided during the 2025–2026 financial year, is intended to help address the housing needs of low-income earners across Namibia. By Staff Reporter The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has provided N$146 million to the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia to address the housing needs of low-income earners across the country. Urban and…

By Staff Reporter Veteran journalist and former editor of the Namibian Sun newspaper, Mr Toivo Ndjebela, has been appointed Deputy Executive Director in the Office of the Prime Minister with effect from 1 October 2026. Cabinet Secretary Emilia Mkusa announced the appointment on Friday.Ndjebela will serve in the Prime Minister’s Bureau. Meanwhile, Amb. Mkusa has…

Staff Reporter Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba has established a community library, the Hifikepunye Pohamba Centre, at his residence in Okanghudi to support government efforts to give every Namibian child access to quality education and learning resources. The centre offers learners and the wider community books, computers, free Wi-Fi and other educational materials. It also has…

By Staff Reporter KAHENGE – The Ukwangali Traditional Authority received a Case IH JX95 tractor from the Frans Indongo Group on Sunday, in a handover ceremony at the Authority’s headquarters here that Prime Minister Dr Tjitunga Elijah Ngurare described as “a practical investment” in the community’s ability to feed itself. Speaking at the event, the…

Staff Reporter OTJIWARONGO — The Indianapolis Zoo has officially announced Dr. Laurie Marker, Founder and Executive Director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), as a nominee for the 2027 Indianapolis Prize. Widely recognized as the world’s leading award for animal conservation and frequently referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Animal Conservation,” the biennial prize…

Kazakhstan just signed the deal that will power its first nuclear plant. The bigger question: could Namibia be next? By Staff Reporter One in every 25 light bulbs on Earth burns on Kazakh uranium. Now the world’s top uranium producer is going nuclear itself — and building the power plants to prove it. Thousands of…

By Staff Reporter WINDHOEK — The City of Windhoek has introduced a new Heavy Vehicle Access and Permit System aimed at regulating the movement of heavy vehicles on the city’s urban road network. The new permit system comes into effect on 1 September 2026, while enforcement—including camera-based monitoring, roadside inspections and fines for non-compliance—will begin…