Category: Namibia News

By Staff Reporter In a bid to empower young entrepreneurs and combat youth unemployment, the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has launched a nationwide campaign on 23 July 2025, to raise awareness about financial solutions specifically designed for youth-led small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The campaign aims to promote the Bank’s Skills-Based Finance facility, a…

By Staff Reporter Metropolitan Namibia has stepped in to solve a long-standing challenge at Chief Hosea Kutako Primary School by donating a brand-new photocopy machine valued at N$57,000. The donation is expected to ease the administrative and teaching workload at the school, which had been operating without printing equipment for the past three years. Chief…

By Staff Reporter Keetmanshoop Municipal Councillors have accused the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Hon.James Sankwasa, of unlawfully interfering in local government affairs and attempting to centralise power at the expense of democratically elected councils. In a hard-hitting press statement issued by the Landless Peoples Movement(LPM) on Monday ,July 21, 2025, Councillors ,Hon.Ivan Skrywer…

By Risco Lumamezi Namibia’s community media leaders gathered on Monday at the Community Media Policy Framework Alignment Workshop in Windhoek and urged for immediate government support and action in finalizing and implementing the long-awaited Community Media Policy. During the workshop, Mr Levi Katire, Chairperson of the Namibia Community Radio Network which soon to be renamed…

By Staff Reporter The Namibian President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appointed Mr Jonas Mbambo to the position of Press Secretary and Spokesperson of the Presidency. The appointment follows the End of Tenure of Dr Alfredo Hengari, who was appointed by late former president Dr.Hage Geingob. The appointment is effective 1 August 2025. Mr Mbambo is a…

By Staff Reporter The Namibian government through the Ministry of International Relations and Trade (MIRT), in conjunction with the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME), will host the second Ministerial Regional Business Engagement at Otjiwarongo in Otjozondjupa Region on Friday, July 18, 2025. In a media release issued by Amb Penda Naanda, Executive Director…

By Staff Reporter The Annual General Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Public Service Commissions (PSC) Forum , officially opened in Windhoek on Monday July 14, 2025, drawing high-level delegations from nine member states. The meeting, hosted at the Mercure Hotel, marks a major milestone in regional cooperation and the institutionalization of the…

By Staff Reporter Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia, Right Hon. Dr. Tjitunga Elijah Ngurare, paid homage to the VaShambyu Community for preserving and promoting Namibia’s cultural heritage during the Vashambyu Vamuturu Wasingangera Cultural Festival held in Kayengona on Saturday July 12, 2025. Speaking before a crowd of traditional leaders, regional dignitaries, elders, and…

By Staff Reporter The Namibian Government has officially announced the conclusion of the 2024/25 Nationwide Drought Relief Programme, following improved rainfall and a positive agricultural outlook across the country. Delivering the update to the National Assembly, Prime Minister, Dr. Elijah Ngurare confirmed that the programme, launched in July 2024 at the height of the worst…

By Staff Reporter Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) Executive for Investment, Mr. François van Schalkwyk has resigned to pursue other interests and relocate to the United Kingdom to rejoin his young family. His resignation will take effect on July 31, 2025.Although his departure marks the end of more than four years of service,…