The ruling Swapo party has hailed President Hage Geingob’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) but some opposition members said the President failed to provide answers to some pertinent questions. “The President does not answer all the questions. He skips important questions and I think that’s not good for the country. We need to indulge […]

Political activists have lambasted the national leadership and various politicians for sympathizing with the protestors in the murder of African-American George Floyd. Floyd died after he was pinned down under the knee of a White police officer in Minneapolis, USA, prompting waves of protests that went global, led by the Black Lives Matter movement. Various […]

Fisheries minister Albert Kawana said 1 300 jobs are ready for absorption after six fishing companies offered their best terms to employ them. The ministry of labour will coordinate the placement. he said that he consulted extensively, the unions, committee members. Some workers decided to elect their own spokespersons. When the President learnt about the […]

Two female journalists who were allegedly manhandled by the police this week and barred from covering a health ministry event have said they will not withdraw a case they have opened with the police despite an apology from the presidency. Charmain Ngatjiheue from The Namibian and Jemima Beukes from the Namibian Sun were barred from […]

The University of Namibia and the student representative council is at loggerheads over the resuming of face-to-face lessons for some of the students who could not participate in online learning.   UNAM had announced that they will be resuming lessons for students who could not engage in e-learning due to different challenges, including no access […]

Namibia is on the verge of achieving total HIV/AIDs epidemic control and in line with the triple 90 goals, the response stands at 94:96:95. Addressing the nation Thursday, President Hage Geingob said this means 94% of people who are HIV positive know their status; 96% are on ARV treatment, and 95% are virally suppressed. As […]

Namibia sometimes fails to concretise investment deals and secure development because of delays in decision-making, President Hage Geingob said in his state of the nation address Thursday. According to Geingob, he had on different occasions urged ministers to provide answers to prospective investors timely. “We cannot continue to keep people waiting indefinitely. Whether ‘Yes’ or […]

President Hage Geingob thanked the former finance minister Calle Schlettwein for implementing fiscal consolidation measures, saying the green shoots of recovery are visible. “I would like to thank the former Minister of Finance, Comrade Calle Schlettwein for implementing these difficult reforms to stabilise the fiscal position. Green shoots of recovery were becoming visible. “Unfortunately, these […]

President Hage Geingob told the nation on Thursday that contrary to erroneous perceptions, his administration does not lack the political will to fight corruption. In his State of the Nation Address, Geingob said the government has made a good start implementing the National Anti-Corruption Strategy. Furthermore, Geingob said all forms of corruption are destructive and […]

Despite the highly contested and spirited campaigns that preceded the November 2019 elections, President Hage Geingob said all the parties are united in the collective responsibility to safeguard the wellbeing of all Namibians. Geingob said this when he delivered the State of the Nation Address in Windhoek Thursday. The president told the parliamentarians that they […]