12+ hour, 28+ min ago   (553+ words) The Oshana region is set to tighten coordination of land allocation and development following the handover of a regional land-use plan intended to guide the expansion of towns, infrastructure, agriculture and other activities across the region. Minister of agriculture, fisheries,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (609+ words) Three out of four Namibian children are not considered ready for school, according to a national early childhood development (ECD) study cited by Development Workshop Namibia (DWN), raising concerns about the foundations being laid before children enter formal education. The…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (980+ words) Namibia cannot eat its scenery. That may sound deliberately provocative, particularly in a country that has rightly built an international reputation for protecting its wildlife, landscapes and biodiversity. But it is an important reality as Namibia attempts to transform its…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (510+ words) A N$97.2 million debt dispute between The Spar Group Limited and businessman Herman Nekomba has shifted to his insolvent estate, with the High Court ordering that his trustees take over his role in the litigation. The High Court on Tuesday…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (601+ words) Namibia’s sharp decline in maternal deaths nationally is being undermined by persistent regional disparities, with the Omaheke and Zambezi regions recording maternal mortality ratios significantly above the national average. Deputy minister of health and social services Suzan Ndjaleka made the…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1085+ words) Paul T. Shipale (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant technological concept reserved for Silicon Valley laboratories. It is rapidly entering workplaces, classrooms, businesses and public institutions, forcing countries to confront a question that…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1029+ words) As a Namibian entrepreneur, I welcome the 2026 National Fisheries Indaba and, particularly, the strategic direction articulated by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. There is value in bringing government, industry, workers, communities, financiers and other stakeholders into one room to confront the future…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (726+ words) The government has moved to overhaul a disability assessment system that has been plagued by delays, inconsistent criteria and administrative hurdles, with Vice President Lucia Witbooi warning that the process meant to unlock social protection must never become a barrier…...

1+ week, 11+ 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, 14+ hour ago   (828+ words) The South African government recently hosted the South Africa–Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission Business Forum. The discussions centred on firming trade, industrialisation, and the development of regional value chains. With agriculture accounting for 9.5% of the Zimbabwean GDP, according to the latest…...