Category: National
Law-Making House Turns into Chaos: Speaker Loses Control
By: Pandeni Lenga The National Assembly descended into unprecedented scenes yesterday afternoon as Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila lost control of the House, prompting a handover to Deputy Speaker Phillipus Katamelo. The Scene What began as a routine parliamentary sitting…
African Youth Embracing Their Native Languages in the Creative Industry
By: Helmut Mahongo Masoyinbo, meaning “Do not speak English” in Yoruba, is the title of a television game show in Nigeria’s commercial centre of Lagos. The game show is centred on one main rule: if you speak English, you…
2026 Mid-Term Budget Review: Public Awaits Budget Performance Numbers
By: David Shoombe With one month to go before October, Namibia’s ability to report on its developmental progress will be tested during the mid-term budget review. This review serves as a test of public financial accountability and demonstrates the…
Rundu Launches Council Owned Commercial Subsidiary
By: Annakleta Haikera The Rundu Town Council has launched its wholly council-owned commercial subsidiary, Rundu Town Council Commercial Services (RTCCS), as the town grapples with rapid population growth, rising demand for basic services and limited municipal revenue in the…
Fisheries Sector Must Expand the Value Chain
By: Erastus Andreas Namibia’s fisheries sector has been challenged to do more than generate revenue from fish exports. That was one of the key messages from the National Fisheries Indaba held in Walvis Bay from 3 to 5 September,…
Beer Dominates Beverage Exports
By: Nghinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibia’s monthly beverage exports show that alcohol beverages are the most exported. The beverages are mostly sold to SADC countries. Namibia sells between 11, 000 and 13,000 hectolitres of beer to neighbouring countries in a monthly…
TotalEnergies Now the Operator of Namibia’s Two Largest Oil Discoveries
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala TotalEnergies has received the green light from the Namibian government to acquire a 40% operating interest in the PEL83 license, which holds the Mopane Oil discovery from Galp. This approval makes the oil giant…
Space Science Act and Agency in the Works
By: Dwight Links Namibia is developing legislation for participating in the realm of space science and the technology that is developed around it. The public engagement process was conducted by the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports,…
Experimental Teen Offered TVET Training and Scholarship
By: Annakleta Haikera For four years, Visentius Kapumburu experimented with discarded materials, driven by a curiosity that few around him fully understood in Gcwagi Village, Kavango West Region. With little formal education and coming from a family…
Illegal Industrial Scale Drug Lab Suspects Appear in Court
By: Helmut Mahongo The 13 suspects of a multimillion-rand industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory that operated in the northwest of Johannesburg appeared in court yesterday. The suspects were arrested in May after residents reported strong chemical odours coming from an isolated…