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Allexer Namundjembo President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has launched the sixth national development plan (NDP6), presenting a clear roadmap to transform the economy, improve public services, and reduce structural inequality. “We can no longer continue to speak the language of ‘plans are not implemented.’ This plan will deliver,” she said during the launch on Monday.  The launch comes after repeated delays.  In 2023, then prime minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila had announced that NDP6 would be launched in March 2025. The National Planning Commission later stated in January 2025 that it was finalising consultations and waiting for Cabinet approval. In the same month, the…

 Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Grootfontein municipality has come under scrutiny following revelations in the auditor general’s report highlighting a significant discrepancy of over N$8.9 million between the bank balance reported in its financial statements and the reconciled cash book balance.  During a recent public hearing convened by the parliamentary standing committee on public accounts, officials were questioned over the variance, as well as several other irregularities identified in the financial year under review. According to the auditor general Junias Kandjeke’s findings, the financial statements for the 2019/2020 financial year reflected a bank balance of N$11.1 million. However, the actual reconciled cash…

Justicia Shipena Agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani says she only officially learnt about the suspension of the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco)’s acting chief executive officer, Patrick Liebenberg, on the same day it was reported in the media. “I read it in the newspapers, and I was informed telephonically on the day of the suspension, which was on Tuesday morning I think, 15 July 2025,” Zaamwani told the Windhoek Observer on Friday.  She said no reasons were provided at the time.  “They have not indicated the issue and said they are still investigating.” Meatco suspended Liebenberg on 14 July pending an…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe Members of parliament from the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) and Body of Christ parties are challenging the process used to select Namibia’s representatives to the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), accusing the National Assembly of secretive and unlawful conduct. On Monday four MPs were sworn in at PAP to represent Namibia.  They are National Assembly deputy speaker Phillipus Katamelo and Uahekua Herunga from Swapo, Anseline Beukes from the Landless People’s Movement (LPM), and Rodney Cloete from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC). AR chief whip Vaino Hangula has written to secretary to the National Assembly Ester Kaapanda demanding the immediate withdrawal…

Justicia Shipena “I am really appealing. I said I have confidence in you, and I mean it. Don’t betray my trust in you for us to transform our economy.” This was President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s message to civil servants during her address in Windhoek on Friday.  She urged public servants to recommit to service delivery, integrity, and accountability while cautioning against corruption and poor conduct in public offices. “We must remain vigilant against corruption in all its forms by understanding it, as it is tantamount to treason. If corruption becomes a norm, you frustrate the population, and one day they can…

Allexer Namundjembo From quiet halls of a convent  to bustling hotel corridors, 30-year-old Ermelinda Amses of Gobabis has traded her life as a Catholic nun for a new journey in hospitality and tourism.  Armed with vocational training and unwavering determination, she is redefined her path. Raised on a resettlement farm by her Ju/’hoansi mother and Nama father, Ermelinda’s path reflects the barriers many Namibian youth face in securing sustainable employment. She began her schooling at Gunichas Roman Catholic Primary School and completed  Grade 12 at Epako Secondary School in 2013 with 18 points. Her dream of becoming a teacher was…