FMD puts kapana and lobola in limbo
…as veterinary fence tender faces fresh challenge
Renthia Kaimbi
Kapana vendors at Windhoek’s Single Quarters and families preparing for weddings where cattle are required for ‘lobola’ (bride pr...
Friday, September 25
Top Stories
‘Don’t bring your meat to the north’ – Amupanda …as NAU calls for state of emergency over FMD outbreak
Renthia Kaimbi and Chamwe Kaira
Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda has warned against the movement of meat from the FMD-affected south to northern Namibia, as the Namibia Agricultural Un...
National
Land commission faces accountability test
Patience Makwele
Members of parliament have called for tighter financial and administrative oversight of Namibia’s land reform programme, warning that longstanding weaknesses in the management of l...
Tougher littering penalties await new waste management regulations
Sostenus Wilherm
The government is preparing tougher measures against littering, illegal dumping and pollution, however, enforcement of the new penalties will only begin once new waste management r...
VP pledges support for ECD centre in Omusati
Sostenus Wilherm
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has pledged to seek financial support for two volunteer educators and mobilise sponsorship for a proper learning structure at an Early Childhood Develo...
NARETU, AA Namibia target truck crashes through defensive driving training
Sostenus Wilherm
The Namibian Revolutionary Transport and Manufacturing Union (NARETU) and the Automobile Association of Namibia (AA Namibia) have joined forces to tackle road crashes through defen...
Masubia succession dispute returns to High Court …as rival sides contest process that led to Mutwa’s recognition
Patience Makwele
The long-running Masubia chieftaincy dispute returns to the High Court on 1 October, with Princess Sehwe Maiba’s side challenging the process that led to the designation and recogn...
FMD puts kapana and lobola in limbo
…as veterinary fence tender faces fresh challenge
Renthia Kaimbi
Kapana vendors at Windhoek’s Single Quarters and families preparing for weddings where cattle are required for ‘lobola’ (bride pr...
Sindano vows to fix electoral law gaps
Patience Makwele
Newly appointed Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) chairperson Gerson Sindano says the commission will push for changes to electoral laws to address challenges experienced...
Nandi-Ndaitwah calls for woman UN Secretary-General
Staff Writer
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for a woman to be elected as Secretary-General of the United Nations for the first time in the organisation’s history, placing gender equali...
‘Don’t bring your meat to the north’ – Amupanda …as NAU calls for state of emergency over FMD outbreak
Renthia Kaimbi and Chamwe Kaira
Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda has warned against the movement of meat from the FMD-affected south to northern Namibia, as the Namibia Agricultural Un...
Immanuel urges Namibia to turn culture into economic asset
Sostenus Wilherm
Namibia risks losing parts of its cultural identity if communities fail to actively protect indigenous languages, traditions and knowledge, according to minister of justice and lab...
MONEY
Economy accelerates to 4.8% growth in Q2
CHAMWE KAIRA
The country’s economy grew by 4.8% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, accelerating from the 1.7% growth recorded during the same quarter last year, according to the Namibia S...
Agronomy imports rise to N$674.8m as fish exports reach N$4.6bn
CHAMWE KAIRA
The country’s import bill for controlled agronomy products rose to N$674.8 million in the second quarter of 2026, up from N$422.1 million recorded during the corresponding quarter of ...
Savanna Beef warns FMD outbreak to hit beef value chain
CHAMWE KAIRA
The NSX-listed beef processor Savanna Beef Processors has said the outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD would affect farmers and producers, abattoirs and processors, workers an...
Bank Windhoek reaffirms N$2 million commitment to FMD fight
Staff Writer
Following the confirmation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in Namibia’s previously FMD free zone, Bank Windhoek has reaffirmed its N$2 million commitment to the national FMD Support Fu...
Parliamentary committee flags precarious mining jobs, weak enforcement
CHAMWE KAIRA
The National Assembly has raised concerns over growing job insecurity in the mining sector, citing outsourcing, labour-hire practices and weak enforcement of labour and occupational s...
NHE seeks N$662m for housing expansion
CHAMWE KAIRA
The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) has requested N$662.29 million from the ministry of urban and rural development over the next three financial years to expand affordable housing ...
