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Sankwasa orders audits into traditional authorities’ fishing quota funds

October 22, 2026

…minister raises concerns over unexplained withdrawals by chiefs and their relatives Patience Makwele Traditional authorities receiving proceeds from fishing-quota will face audits by the minist...

Swapo rift deepens over Grootfontein leadership renewals

October 22, 2026

Staff Writer A bitter struggle has emerged within the Swapo Party’s Otjozondjupa region, with regional leadership and a national leader assigned to the region clashing over the legitimacy of Grootf...

Court upholds former health ministry accountant’s dismissal

October 22, 2026

Sostenus Wilherm The High Court has dismissed former ministry of health and social services senior accountant Ricardo Hitikua’s appeal against his dismissal for allegedly being absent from work for...

RedForce loses bid to block Sankwasa’s directive

October 22, 2026

Renthia Kaimbi The High Court has ruled that urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa did not direct the municipality of Walvis Bay to terminate its RedForce Debt Management contract by ...

Immanuel clarifies law on hybrid marriages

October 22, 2026

Sostenus Wilherm Justice and labour relations minister Fillemon Wise Immanuel has clarified that people entering civil marriages must disclose existing customary spouses, following questions in Par...

Full funding promise leaves private students short

October 22, 2026

Patience Makwele Private tertiary students could still face tuition shortfalls under the government’s subsidised tertiary education funding model, with education minister Sanet Steenkamp telling pa...

Keetmanshoop broke, cannot pay October salaries …Sankwasa refuses bailout as three councillors travel to Cape Town without ministerial approval

October 21, 2026

Petroleum bill advances despite opposition walkout …50 MPs back second reading as oversight concerns persist

October 21, 2026

Patience Makwele The government’s proposed changes to the administration of Namibia’s petroleum sector have cleared a key parliamentary hurdle, with 50 lawmakers voting in favour of the Petroleum (...

Nandi-Ndaitwah warns chiefs over communal land sales

October 21, 2026

Sostenus Wilherm Traditional leaders who sell communal land as their personal property could face criminal cases, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has warned, calling for an end to corruption, ille...

Kavango East puts youth to work on climate-smart farming

October 21, 2026

Patience Makwele Young people in Kavango East are expected to gain practical agricultural skills at the newly inaugurated Linus Shashipapo Climate Change Action Centre in Ndiyona Constituency...