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The Namibian Civil Society Non-State Actors Network (NamNet) says the organisation will contribute to free and fair elections in Namibia, characterised by high citizenry participation. NamNet was launched on Monday with the goal of promoting and strengthening the collective voices of Namibian civil society, facilitating meaningful engagement with the government and ensuring that Namibia’s natural […]

Swapo’s first woman secretary general and former minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana has re-entered the oil and gas industry as the executive chairwoman of Hanahe Trading, Oil and Gas. Iivula-Ithana confirmed this on her LinkedIn profile two weeks ago. “It’s been a while since I started my role at Hanahe Trading, Oil and Gas (Pty) Ltd as […]

A group of 73 Angolan nationals, including minors and their mothers, were repatriated to Angola on Tuesday afternoon. The children and their mothers were temporarily accommodated at the Ondangwa National Youth Service Centre before their repatriation. Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security executive director Etienne Maritz in a media statement on Tuesday said […]

President Nangolo Mbumba will participate in a one-day heads of state summit for the Kavango-Zambezi Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA), taking place in Livingstone, Zambia, on Friday. Mbumba departed for the summit on Thursday and is expected to return on Friday. According to a statement issued by the presidency on Thursday, Mbumba is attending the summit […]

Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party continues to dominate the polls in KwaZulu-Natal, with the party now sitting at 41.77% of the vote, with the African National Congress on 21.06%, followed by the Inkatha Freedom at 17.08%, this, as the numbers continue to roll in on Thursday. The national and provincial elections this week saw the […]

SOUTH African rapper Nadia Nakai will be hosting the seventh edition of the Weekend in the East event (Wite) on 1 June. The event, which takes place every four months at Rundu, aims to promote local tourism, offering a weekend trip to the eastern part of the country every four months. Organiser Ludgerus Amushila says […]

THE Namibian government hosted the sixth Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge in the capital city of Windhoek. The summit, which started on Tuesday, highlighted the importance of youth innovation and entrepreneurship in tourism development across Africa. The event was opened by a keynote address from deputy minister of sport, youth and national […]

President Nangolo Mbumba’s official portrait has been revealed and is up in some offices, presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari says. Some of the offices mentioned by Hengari include State House and the presidency. “The portrait of the president is already up in some of offices. So there are no issues regarding the portrait of the president,” […]

DISGRUNTLED residents of Kalkfeld settlement in the Otjozondjupa region have blocked the entrance to the council office on Thursday, making it difficult for officials to access and continue with operations. The group argues that they were forced to take things to the extreme after regional leadership allegedly failed to receive their petition on Wednesday. The […]

More than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities on Thursday called for US pharmaceutical giant Gilead to allow cheap, generic versions of a promising new HIV drug to be produced so it can reach people in developing countries most affected by the deadly disease. The drug Lenacapavir could be a “real game-changer” in the fight […]