The Cabinet has directed all offices/ministries/agencies (MNAs) currently having a Public Private Partnership Project Register to engage the unit to ensure the finalisation of the outstanding matters and fast track their implementation. The Minister of ICT Emma Theofelus shared other resolutions taken at the 27th Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
The Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Joseph Shikongo, has called on communities to take an active stand against crime, warning that police efforts alone cannot succeed without public involvement. Speaking during a community engagement in Walvis Bay, Lieutenant General Shikongo said most criminals come from within the communities they terrorise, and stolen goods are […]
The National Council’s Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Security and Constitutional Affairs is disappointed by the slow implementation of Namibia’s National Action Plan for Border Post Reform. During a stakeholder meeting in Windhoek, the Committee questioned the National Planning Commission, the Ministry of Finance, and the Namibia Revenue Agency about progress since the plan was […]
The Gambia’s government says former President Yaya Jammeh will be subjected to legal processes, including an investigation if or when he returns to the country. Jammeh is implicated in grave human rights violations, including murder, torture, enforced disappearances and sexual violence, by The Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC). The Gambia’s government made its […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the Katima Mulilo Town Council, Raphael Liswaniso, has been suspended indefinitely and without salary or benefits, with all council properties withdrawn except for a cellphone. The suspension is to facilitate investigations into governance issues, following the removal of the entire council by the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appointed Defence Minister Frans Kapofi to oversee the portfolio of Industries, Mines and Energy on an interim basis. In a statement, the Presidency announced that Minister Kapofi’s appointment ensures continued leadership and coordination with the ministry central to the country’s industrialisation agenda while allowing for the “orderly identification and appointment of […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has relieved Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Mines, and Energy Natangwe Ithete of his duties, with immediate effect. This was announced by the Presidency in a statement. The statement further said that to ensure continuity and effective coordination, President Nandi-Ndaitwah will assume responsibility for the Ministry of Industry, Mines, and […]
Political parties in the ||Kharas Region have raised concerns over the lack of oversight in the printing of duplicate voter cards ahead of the Regional Councils and Local Authority elections next month. The printing of duplicate voter cards is scheduled to take place from 17 to 24 November 2025. They made the call at […]
The Speaker of the National Assembly has reiterated the call for greater global commitment to humanitarian assistance and the protection of human rights during the just-concluded Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland. The conference noted with concern the rise in humanitarian crises worldwide, despite existing international conventions meant to address such challenges. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadthila […]
The Minister of Justice, Wise Immanuel, says the government has no plans to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to investigate cases of missing Namibians during the liberation struggle and post-independence. Immanuel was responding to questions from the leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Martin Lukato, in the National Assembly regarding the matter. […]
