The Inspector-General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Sebastian Ndeitunga has reiterated his call for calm ahead of the upcoming presidential and national assembly elections. Ndeitunga’s call came after chaos broke out on the Ondangwa and Oshakati road between the police and supporters believed to be that of the Independent Presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula.

President Hage Geingob has called on party members to always conduct themselves in a proper manner during the election campaign. He made the call when speaking at the party’s rally at the Katima Mulilo Sports Complex.

Lack of serviced land is a cause for concern to Rundu residents. The Rundu Town Council reportedly not surveyed nor serviced land for the past 20 years, except through private developers. There are nine informal settlements in Rundu and the bone of contention now is the illegal occupation of mahangu fields within the town boundary […]

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) wants all Namibians to participate peacefully in political activities during the election campaign. Notemba Tjipueja says political parties still have to comply with the Elections Code of Conduct, even though some did not sign it.

The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) says the party has solutions to all Namibia’s problems. This was said by the party’s president, Mike Kavekotora at a rally at Gobabis. Kavekotora told the audience that RDP is the only party capable of successfully solving the country’s challenges, including the provision of housing, which it considers […]

The Government Institution Pension Fund (GIPF) is expected to pay out N$5,2 billion in benefits and monthly annuities during the 2019/2020 financial year. The recipients include the fund’s more than 43 000 active annuitants and their family members.

More than 10 000 Namibians have submitted 12 500 applications for shares in Standard Bank Namibia (SBN), Chief Executive Officer Junius Vetumbuavi Mungunda has announced. On 15 October SBN announced that the public will have the opportunity to take up shares in the bank following a successful application to list on the Namibian Stock Exchange […]

All People’s Party (APP) says it will not tolerate corruption if voted into power. Addressing a rally at Rundu, the party’s President Ignatius Shixwameni vowed to fight corruption saying it is an evil that eats at the core of society. Shixwameni told party members to go out in large numbers on 27 November and reject […]

Local authority councils have been urged to partner with the private sector to accelerate development and service delivery. The call was made by the Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural development Derek Klazen at the handover of infrastructure by a private entity to the Swakopmund Municipality. The infrastructure comprises road, sewerage network, portable water and […]

Lawyer Sisa Namandje has denied any involvement in the Fishrot scandal where former ministers Bernard Esau and Sacky Shanghala are allegedly involved in a fishing scheme that generated about N$150 million. Responding to questions on Thursday, Namandje said he does not feature in any part of the alleged scheme after his name was mentioned along […]