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/Goagoses slams 10 protesters calling her “root of all evil”

/Goagoses slams 10 protesters calling her “root of all evil”

Renthia Kaimbi Erongo Governor Nathalia /Goagoses has condemned a petition calling her the “root of all evil”, describing it as a defamatory personal attack rather than a legitimate governance comp...
Steenkamp accused of irregular appointment of her ‘special advisor’ …as legal framework exclusively vests appointing authority in President

Steenkamp accused of irregular appointment of her ‘special advisor’ …as legal framework exclusively vests appointing authority in President

Renthia Kaimbi Education, innovation, youth, sports, arts and culture minister, Sanet Steenkamp has been accused of irregularly appointing Uhuru Dempers as her “special advisor on youth matters”, w...

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/Goagoses slams 10 protesters calling her “root of all evil”

/Goagoses slams 10 protesters calling her “root of all evil”

Renthia Kaimbi Erongo Governor Nathalia /Goagoses has condemned a petition calling her the “root of all evil”, describing it as a defamatory personal attack rather than a legitimate governance comp...
PG recruitment hits dead end as eight candidates fail written test

PG recruitment hits dead end as eight candidates fail written test

Renthia Kaimbi The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has been forced to restart the search for the next Prosecutor-General after none of the eight shortlisted candidates passed a written assessment...
State ordered to pay activists over arrests

State ordered to pay activists over arrests

By Patience Makwele The High Court has ordered suspended Inspector-General of the Namibian Police Joseph Shikongo and the ministry of home affairs, immigration, safety and security to compensate ac...
Health ministry rolls out new complaints system

Health ministry rolls out new complaints system

Patience Makwele Health Minister Esperance Luvindao has acknowledged growing public frustration over conditions in Namibia's public health system, including allegations of negligence, poor communic...
PDM MP questions implementation of SORA commitments

PDM MP questions implementation of SORA commitments

Allexer Namundjembo Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) Member of Parliament Rosa Mbinge-Tjeundo has submitted questions to the minister in the Presidency, Charles Mubita, regarding the monitoring an...
OBSERVER COASTAL | Works deputy minister assesses Walvis Bay’s road infrastructure challenges 

OBSERVER COASTAL | Works deputy minister assesses Walvis Bay’s road infrastructure challenges 

Renthia Kaimbi Deputy minister of works and transport, Hans Haikali, convened an urgent meeting with local government officials, engineers, and private contractors yesterday to assess the state of ...
OBSERVER COASTAL | School survey reveals widespread vaping among teens

OBSERVER COASTAL | School survey reveals widespread vaping among teens

Renthia Kaimbi A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has warned that nicotine addiction among teenagers is not accidental but deliberately engineered by the tobacco and vape industry, a...
OBSERVER COASTAL | Local businessman donates 1,500 sanitary pads to Erongo governor’s office

OBSERVER COASTAL | Local businessman donates 1,500 sanitary pads to Erongo governor’s office

Renthia Kaimbi Benguela Petroleum Supplies, a Namibian-owned company based in the Erongo Region, has donated 1,500 sanitary pads valued at nearly N$30,000 to the Office of the Erongo Governor. T...
Hodago’s N$65 million vessel heads to auction

Hodago’s N$65 million vessel heads to auction

Patience Makwele A fishing company linked to the Swapo Party’s business interests is facing mounting financial pressure after its flagship freezer trawler, Venus 1, was put up for auction following...
Mariental Residents Association withdraws councillor citing ‘unlawful’ swearing-in

Mariental Residents Association withdraws councillor citing ‘unlawful’ swearing-in

Allexer Namundjembo The Mariental Residents Association (MRA) has withdrawn Daniel Dawid Gariseb as a local authority councillor with immediate effect hours after he was sworn in, citing his expuls...

MONEY

Sea transport carried good worth N$3.8 billion in April

Sea transport carried good worth N$3.8 billion in April

CHAMWE KAIRA Sea transport remained Namibia's leading export channel in April 2026, carrying goods worth N$3.8 billion and accounting for 39% of the country's total exports, according to the latest...
Simonis Storm cuts MTC rating to ‘Hold’

Simonis Storm cuts MTC rating to ‘Hold’

Staff Writer Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) remains a strong income-generating stock with a dominant position in the Namibian telecommunications market, but rising costs are beginning to w...
MTC discontinues standalone free SMS services

MTC discontinues standalone free SMS services

Staff Writer Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has announced that, effective from 10 September, it will be discontinuing its free standalone SMS offering, which customers previously received ...
Ongwe uncovers 5km gold zone at Omatjete

Ongwe uncovers 5km gold zone at Omatjete

Chamwe Kaira Canadian-listed gold exploration company Ongwe Minerals has announced the discovery of a new five-kilometre-long gold-in-soil anomaly (zone) at its Nguni prospect, located approximatel...
Navachab takes steps to establish underground mining operations

Navachab takes steps to establish underground mining operations

QKR Namibia Navachab Gold Mine is taking important steps toward establishing underground mining operations as part of its long-term strategy to sustain and expand production. Following a successful...
Trade deficit reached N$4.4 billion in April

Trade deficit reached N$4.4 billion in April

CHAMWE KAIRA Namibia recorded a trade deficit of N$4.4 billion in April 2026, as imports continued to exceed exports, according to Statistician-General and Namibia Statistics Agency chief executive...