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CPBN accused of invoking foot-and-mouth disease scare in N$122m fence tender

CPBN accused of invoking foot-and-mouth disease scare in N$122m fence tender

September 17, 2026
Renthia Kaimbi The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) has been accused of using the threat of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) as “scaremongering” to justify abandoning the competitive procure...
WhatsApp message fuels confusion over same-sex marriage ruling

WhatsApp message fuels confusion over same-sex marriage ruling

September 16, 2026
Renthia Kaimbi Confusion over the legal status of same-sex marriage in Namibia appears to have been fuelled by a WhatsApp message circulating on social media, which claimed that the High Court had ...

National

Nampol training accredited at NQF Level 5

Nampol training accredited at NQF Level 5

September 17, 2026
Sostenus Wilherm After 17 years of curriculum development, testing and review, the Namibian Police Force (Nampol) has secured accreditation for its basic police training programme. However, acti...
Walvis Bay airspace downgrade raises safety concerns

Walvis Bay airspace downgrade raises safety concerns

September 17, 2026
Sostenus Wilherm Walvis Bay International Airport’s airspace has reportedly been downgraded to Class G uncontrolled airspace, triggering concerns from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) over...
Minors targeted in next identity registration

Minors targeted in next identity registration

September 17, 2026
Patience Makwele  The ministry of home affairs, immigration, safety and security has identified minors as the next priority in its drive to ensure Namibians have legal identity documents. D...
Nandi-Ndaitwah demands action on justice reforms

Nandi-Ndaitwah demands action on justice reforms

September 17, 2026
Patience Makwele  President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on Namibia’s justice sector to stop allowing conference resolutions to gather dust, saying discussions must translate into action ...
China, Namibia pledge deeper cooperation as ties enter new era

China, Namibia pledge deeper cooperation as ties enter new era

September 17, 2026
Renthia Kaimbi China and Namibia have pledged to deepen economic, diplomatic and people-to-people cooperation following the elevation of bilateral relations to a China-Namibia community with a shar...
CPBN accused of invoking foot-and-mouth disease scare in N$122m fence tender

CPBN accused of invoking foot-and-mouth disease scare in N$122m fence tender

September 17, 2026
Renthia Kaimbi The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) has been accused of using the threat of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) as “scaremongering” to justify abandoning the competitive procure...
Vapes and hubbly-bubblies could be banned under proposed tobacco bill

Vapes and hubbly-bubblies could be banned under proposed tobacco bill

September 16, 2026
Renthia Kaimbi Namibia’s proposed amendments to the Tobacco Products Control Act could see the sale, distribution and use of e-cigarettes, vaping products, hookahs (hubbly bubbly) and oral nicotine...
Govt demands action on Unam research   

Govt demands action on Unam research   

September 16, 2026
Sostenus Wilherm The ministry of agriculture, fisheries, water and land reform has challenged the University of Namibia (Unam) to produce research that goes beyond academic publications and directl...
Health workers flag medication errors as patient safety risk

Health workers flag medication errors as patient safety risk

September 16, 2026
Patience Makwele Health practitioners from the ministry of health and social services have raised concerns over medication errors arising from misdiagnosis, incorrect prescriptions and poor communi...
Ohangwena wants investment that delivers jobs

Ohangwena wants investment that delivers jobs

September 16, 2026
Sostenus Wilherm  Ohangwena has called on investors, financial institutions and local entrepreneurs to turn the region’s identified economic potential into actual businesses, jobs and household inc...

MONEY

Grindrod’s Walvis Bay drybulk volumes jump 162%

Grindrod’s Walvis Bay drybulk volumes jump 162%

September 17, 2026
CHAMWE KAIRA  Grindrod Limited’s Walvis Bay terminal recorded a 162% increase in drybulk cargo volumes during the first half of 2026, making it the fastest-growing terminal in the group by percenta...
Fish quota auctions raise close to N$29m for government

Fish quota auctions raise close to N$29m for government

September 17, 2026
CHAMWE KAIRA  The government has raised more than N$29.1 million from two recent auctions for pilchard and freezer monk fish quotas, according to results released by the ministry of finance and the...
Bannerman issued 31m shares to raise N$1.43 billion

Bannerman issued 31m shares to raise N$1.43 billion

September 17, 2026
CHAMWE KAIRA Australian-listed uranium developer Bannerman Energy has issued 31 million new shares to institutional and sophisticated investors, raising A$124 million (N$1.43 billion) as it advance...
Ongwe starts drilling at new Nguni gold prospect

Ongwe starts drilling at new Nguni gold prospect

September 17, 2026
Staff Writer  Ongwe Minerals has started drilling at its newly discovered Nguni gold prospect, located 17 km east of its Manga gold discovery at the Omatjete Gold Project in Namibia. The company...
Reverend Juuso Shikongo SS wins BoN competition

Reverend Juuso Shikongo SS wins BoN competition

September 17, 2026
Staff Writer  The Bank of Namibia has concluded the 2026 National High School Competition, with Reverend Juuso Shikongo SS emerging as the national champion following the grand finale. Windhoek ...
Christie’s to auction rare pink diamond and Cartier ruby brooch

Christie’s to auction rare pink diamond and Cartier ruby brooch

September 17, 2026
Staff Writer  Christie’s will auction a Cartier 8.41-carat fancy vivid purple-pink diamond and a 10.10-carat Burmese ruby and diamond brooch, for US$12 million and US$7.7 million respectively, duri...
WHEN NAMIBIA’S POWERS CONVERGE, JUSTICE MUST DELIVER
Editorial

WHEN NAMIBIA’S POWERS CONVERGE, JUSTICE MUST DELIVER

September 17, 2026
Nampol training accredited at NQF Level 5
National News

Nampol training accredited at NQF Level 5

September 17, 2026
Walvis Bay airspace downgrade raises safety concerns
National News

Walvis Bay airspace downgrade raises safety concerns

September 17, 2026
Minors targeted in next identity registration
National News

Minors targeted in next identity registration

September 17, 2026
Nandi-Ndaitwah demands action on justice reforms
National News

Nandi-Ndaitwah demands action on justice reforms

September 17, 2026
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