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04 Aug

IPC accuses U.S. of fabricating jihadist threats

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has accused the United States of fabricating a jihadist threat along the Namibian-Angolan border to justify foreign military involvement and destabilise the country. The party claims the alleged threat serves U.S. interests under the guise of providing security support. IPC member of parliament and shadow minister of defence and veteran affairs, Aloisius Kangulu, dismissed the claims of a jihadist threat as false. “The narrative of a ‘Jihadist’ threat between Namibia and Angola is a dangerous and fabricated lie. America cannot be allowed to play cowboy policeman of the world when there are…

04 Aug

Voters begin registration for November elections

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Justicia Shipena The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) today begins supplementary voter registration ahead of the regional council and local authority elections set for 26 November. The registration period will run from 4 to 19 August in all regions. Over the weekend, the ECN announced it had deployed voter registration teams across the country in preparation for the 2025 elections. According to a media release issued on Saturday, registration will take place from Monday to Saturday, between 08h00 and 19h00. The ECN has established 4 233 registration points across all constituencies and local authorities. These include schools, community centres, and…

04 Aug

Namibia, wake up: The reparations fight is your fight too

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Much is being said about the reparation talks between Namibia and Germany. To the casual observer, it might seem as though the process has come a long way. After all, Germany has admitted wrongdoing and even recognized the atrocities committed against the Nama and Ovaherero people as genocide. Some consider this progress. But let’s be honest, it is not. It is a carefully worded statement, a hollow concession designed to appease rather than truly atone.What happened in Namibia between 1904 and 1908 was genocide, by every moral and legal definition. Tens of thousands of Nama and Ovaherero were slaughtered, driven…

04 Aug

President calls for consistent sports funding

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged the business community to provide long-term support to national sports teams for national sports teams instead of one-off donations. She made the appeal on Saturday evening during a fundraising gala dinner for the Brave Warriors, the national football team. “The support for national teams should not only be a one-off but a joint commitment to ensure Namibia excels on all platforms. The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), in particular, faces challenges that require consistent effort, unwavering dedication, and substantial resources, she stated. The Brave Warriors are four matches away from a possible…

04 Aug

Socio-economic growth war with public and private ownership

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Efraim Shimbali Namibia and Africa at large, has suffered a huge socio-economic dilution. To understand this dilution, one ought to dig deep to the roots of Africa’s historic community pre-colonialism. Communities of empires with a single head of governance and control. A background of social inclusion and economic ownership of togetherness as well as exchange of possessions without being bias. Gone are the days of investment through sharing. Days of kings or queens receiving economic assistance from the community, and when bad days approach, the palace rescues. Many will recall how Africans went to war with kings and queens only…

04 Aug

NAMIBIA’S RECLASSIFICATION AS A MIRROR, NOT A STIGMA

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Tio Nakasole Every year, the World Bank Group classifies the world’s economies into four income groups: low, low-middle, upper-middle, and high. These classifications get updated each year on 1 July, based on the previous year’s Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, expressed in U.S. dollars using the Atlas method. Based on the generous numerical definition of the World Bank's 2024 gross national income (GNI) per capita, economies are divided differently among income groups. Using the World Bank Atlas method, income calculated per annum is low income, $1,145 or less; lower middle income, $1,146 to $4,515; upper middle income, $4,516 to…

04 Aug

Namibia’s Wealth Shift: A new generation, a new legacy

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Veruscka Gertze Namibia stands at the tip of a new generation; one where wealth built up by baby boomers and older Gen Xers is starting to pass on to the next generation. But this is not simply an issue of wealth changing hands. It's an issue of changing how wealth is managed, protected, and used according to new values, new family dynamics, and modern realities. Once, most families focused on building wealth in the form of assets like real estate, retirement funds, and businesses. That's still true, but how families are handling their wealth is evolving. With greater financial sophistication,…

01 Aug

It’s Time to Ask the Hard Questions About Doing Business in Namibia

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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s decision to integrate Trade into the Ministry of International Relations deserves praise. It is a smart move, one that aligns Namibia’s foreign policy with the urgent need to attract investment. It tells the world that Namibia is ready to do business. But the bigger question is, how easy is it to actually do business here? The truth is, Namibia offers plenty of opportunities. We have political stability, rich natural resources, and a location that opens doors to regional markets. On paper, we look attractive. Yet, the reality on the ground often tells a different story. Investors quickly…

01 Aug

Former health bosses not under ACC watch

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Justicia Shipena Former top officials at the Ministry of Health are not part of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)’s current investigation into the mismanagement of medicine tenders. ACC director general Paulus Noa told the Windhoek Observer that neither former health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula nor former executive director Ben Nangombe is under investigation. “We have nothing that we are investigating, Dr. Shangula. There’s no such investigation going on around here. We also don’t have a file against the former executive director Ben Nangombe. As far as I know, there was no report that has been submitted to me concerning Nangombe,” Noa…

01 Aug

Nandi-Ndaitwah declares poor reading skills a national emergency

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has declared learning poverty a national development emergency. She said that no infrastructure project should take precedence over ensuring children can read, write, and perform basic numeracy by age 10. She made the declaration on Thursday during the national launch of the African Union's “End Learning Poverty for All in Africa” campaign held in Outjo. Namibia is one of 25 African countries selected in phase one of the AU campaign. Learning poverty refers to the share of children who cannot read and understand a simple text by age 10, including those out of school who…