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Witbooi courts French investors for jobs

May 12, 2026

Patience Makwele Vice president Lucia Witbooi has called on French businesses to invest in Namibia. Speaking during a meeting with French businesses and the MEDEF International delegation...

Truck drivers decry border congestion

May 12, 2026

Allexer Namundjembo The chief-in-command of the Namibian Revolutionary Transport Union (Naretu), Petersen Kambinda, has criticised the long delays faced by truck drivers at border posts. H...

NHP says Fima compliance remains priority

May 12, 2026

Patience Makwele The Namibia Health Plan (NHP) says it remains committed to complying with the Financial Institutions and Markets Act (Fima) while stabilising operations following challenges linked...

Education ministry wants out of Chicco building deal …as it pays N$1.1 million monthly for empty building

May 11, 2026

Farmers fear market loss after Katima abattoir scale down

May 11, 2026

Patience Makwele The scaling down of operations by the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) at the Katima Mulilo abattoir has left farmers in the Zambezi region uncertain about the future of cattle...

Windhoek residents question CoW’s debt reduction

May 11, 2026

Allexer Namundjembo The recent announcement by the City of Windhoek (CoW) that its debt has been reduced from N$888 million to N$869 million has sparked criticism from residents, who sa...

Rundu Technology Centre to reopen in three months

May 11, 2026

Patience Makwele The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform is moving to revive the long-dormant Rundu Technology Centre. The N$36 million facility has struggled t...

President calls for greater focus on boy child

May 11, 2026

Staff Writer President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the country must take the issue of the boy child seriously to strengthen social and economic development. She raised concern over the low numb...

Ovaherero chieftaincy battle costs reach N$10m

May 8, 2026

Justicia Shipena The legal cost linked to the dispute over the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) paramount chieftaincy has reached an estimated N$10 million. This comes as the Herero chief o...

Fuel stations ordered to refill vehicles only

May 8, 2026

Justicia Shipena Refuelling into containers, drums and fuel cans is prohibited across the country for the next three months. Industries, mines and energy minister, Modestus Amutse, announ...