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Allexer Namundjembo The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has been accused of issuing a duplicate national identity document (ID) to the wrong person.  Windhoek resident Werner Kanana told the Windhoek Observer that he recently visited the Home Affairs office in Windhoek to collect a replacement ID after losing his original last year, only to discover that the duplicate had already been collected by someone else. “Last year I lost my national ID, and recently I went to Home Affairs to apply for a replacement. However, I was told that I could not be issued a new ID…

Patience Makwele Education experts and policymakers have raised concern over the growing disconnect between university qualifications and labour market demands.  They warned that Namibia’s higher education system risks producing graduates for unemployment rather than economic participation. The concerns were raised during the Redefining Education Summit hosted by the University of Namibia (Unam) in Windhoek on Wednesday, where academics, students and policymakers debated the future of higher education and the need to shift towards skills-based and innovation-driven learning. Discussions at the summit focused on the growing mismatch between university training and labour market realities, particularly as graduate unemployment continues to rise…

Patience Makwele President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for urgent investment in agriculture, rural development and youth participation in farming.  She said the country's long-term economic transformation will depend heavily on its ability to modernise agriculture while preserving cultural identity. Nandi-Ndaitwah said development should never come at the expense of tradition and heritage. “One of the greatest mistakes any nation can make is to believe that development requires abandoning its identity,” she said at the official opening of the Omaludi Agricultural Festival in Okongo on Wednesday.  “Development and culture are not contradicting each other.” Nandi-Ndaitwah said agriculture remains central to Namibia’s…

Staff Writer  Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has committed N$624.9 million towards upgrading telecommunications and digital infrastructure during the 2025/26 financial year. The investment was announced during the ICT High-Level Stakeholder Engagement held in Oshakati and forms part of the company’s broader plan to strengthen connectivity, improve network performance and expand digital services across the country. MTC chief brand, marketing, communications and sustainability officer Tim Ekandjo said the funding will support several infrastructure and technology projects aimed at modernising the network and preparing for future digital demands. “This capital allocation is supporting initiatives such as network optimisation and modernisation, information and…