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The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture has confirmed the indefinite postponement of the National Youth Council general assembly in Swakopmund following an outbreak of violence on Saturday. The ministry confirmed that nine delegates sustained injuries during the disruption and received medical attention, and all have since been discharged. Youth minister Sanet Steenkamp and her deputy, Dino Ballotti visited four of the affected individuals in hospital. The ministry has condemned the violence, stating that no grievance justifies harm and that the matter is now under review by the relevant authorities. In the interest of safety and order,…

Renthia Kaimbi A 40-year-old Congolese national was arrested in connection with the theft of suspected stolen medicines from the Otjiwarongo State Hospital, which were allegedly found on the shelves of a tuckshop in Orwetoveni on Friday. Otjozondjupa regional director of health, Gebhardo Timotheus, told the Windhoek Observer that he was informed about the incident last week but is yet to confirm the details when he is back in office on Monday. Senior Inspector Maureen Mbeha, the Otjozondjupa Police Regional Spokesperson, stated that the arrest stemmed from a reported physical confrontation between the suspect and a former health assistant whose contract…

CHAMWE KAIRA Namibia has officially been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list of jurisdictions under enhanced monitoring, commonly known as the grey list, following the country's successful implementation of reforms to strengthen its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing framework. The Ministry of Finance announced on Friday that the FATF confirmed Namibia's removal from the grey list during its plenary meeting after an on-site assessment conducted in Windhoek on 23 and 24 April 2026. Namibia was grey listed on 23 February 2024 after the FATF identified 13 strategic deficiencies in the country's anti-money laundering, combating the financing of…

Merlus Cormorant Fishing company has rejected claims that it owes five months' back pay to 111 fishermen allocated to it under the Government Employment Redress Programme (GERP), saying no employment relationship currently exists with the workers. Merlus Cormorant chairman Stanley Katzao said reports that the company had left the fishermen unpaid and unemployed were "inaccurate and misleading". Katzao said the company had been working to resolve administrative and placement issues affecting the group since April 2026. According to the company, the formal GERP designation agreement was only received on 10 June 2026 and employment would only legally commence once job…

Allexer Namundjembo Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Fillemon Wise Immanuel led a ministerial delegation to a meeting with the management of Beifang Mining Services in Swakopmund on Friday. The engagement follows an earlier session with employees of the company. According to the ministry’s public relations officer, Jeremia Namalenga, the meeting was part of an intervention to address concerns raised by workers and to promote labour relations. Namalenga said discussions focused on labour law compliance, conditions of employment, workplace relations, and grievance resolution mechanisms in line with the Labour Act. The ministry stated that the engagement provided a platform for…