8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (706+ words) The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has warned that Namibia risks repeating last year’s devastating Etosha wildfire disaster unless the government urgently strengthens its firefighting capacity, as fresh fires continue to burn in the national park. IPC shadow minister of…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (514+ words) In Namibia, the corporate social investment (CSI) narrative has traditionally centred on a single partnership between a corporate and a project implementer. As CSI evolves globally and becomes a strategic imperative within organisations, we see a shift towards not just…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (347+ words) Namibia needs an integrated approach combining infrastructure investment, policy reform, regulation and commercial restructuring to unlock the full potential of its railway and logistics systems, according to World Bank transport infrastructure and logistics specialist Bernard Aritua. Aritua, who recently visited…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (653+ words) Prime minister Elijah Ngurare has warned that Namibia’s public-service recruitment system risks being undermined by tribalism, favouritism and corruption, alleging that some jobs are decided before interview panels meet. Speaking at the Government Human Resource Conference in Windhoek on Monday,…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (743+ words) The growing controversy surrounding United States Ambassador to Namibia John Giordano deserves considerably more sobriety than the increasingly heated calls for his recall or for him to be declared persona non grata. At the heart of the matter is a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1281+ words) Namibia’s parliament was not created to be a theatre of political vanity. It was created to make the government answerable to the people. There is something deeply troubling about watching a Parliament descend into disorder. Not because parliamentary politics should…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1108+ words) As a bona fide member of the mighty Swapo Party, elected on the ticket of the majority of Namibians who entrusted us to lead this country, the same movement that Honourable Job Amupanda once embraced and emerged from, one cannot…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (386+ words) The rights and dignity of people awaiting trial came under scrutiny as legal academics, psychologists and civil society representatives examined the treatment of remand detainees and the need for greater proportionality in the justice system. The Southern African Leaders Coalition…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (356+ words) Paladin Energy’s Langer Heinrich Mine in the Erongo region has 21 million pounds (Mlb) of uranium contracted through 2030, providing the operation with a substantial sales base as uranium market fundamentals continue to strengthen. The mine sold 4.35Mlb of uranium oxide (U3O8) during the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (628+ words) Marshall Ranger Sean Naude’s remarks that authorities would have recovered 15-year-old Erwin Bezuidenhoudt’s remains sooner had he been a “wambo child” have ignited a debate over tribalism, privilege and whether race has any place in the teenager’s prolonged search. Bezuidenhout…...