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Court blocks Walvis Bay council’s RedForce contract termination

Court blocks Walvis Bay council’s RedForce contract termination

October 20, 2026
Renthia Kaimbi The High Court has temporarily blocked the municipality of Walvis Bay from terminating its controversial debt-collection contract with RedForce Debt Management CC, escalating a dispu...
Swapo top-four race heats up ahead of 2027 Congress

Swapo top-four race heats up ahead of 2027 Congress

October 19, 2026
Renthia Kaimbi The race for Swapo Party’s top four leadership positions is gaining momentum ahead of the ruling party’s 2027 Congress, with behind-the-scenes manoeuvring, competing candidacies and ...

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Man loses manhood to “blue pills” while trying to boost sex drive 

Man loses manhood to “blue pills” while trying to boost sex drive 

October 20, 2026
Patience Makwele A 41-year-old man says he has been left with neurogenic erectile dysfunction after using sexual enhancement products in an attempt to address problems with his sexual performance. ...
NNN pushes Angola to turn 60 agreements into tangible benefits

NNN pushes Angola to turn 60 agreements into tangible benefits

October 20, 2026
Renthia Kaimbi President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged Namibia and Angola to translate more than 60 bilateral agreements into tangible economic and social benefits, as the two countries formally...
Esau demands alternative transport over age, health concerns

Esau demands alternative transport over age, health concerns

October 20, 2026
Patience Makwele A lawyer representing former fisheries minister Bernard Esau has asked the High Court to arrange alternative transport for his client, arguing that travelling in the back of a poli...
Swapo top-four race heats up ahead of 2027 Congress

Swapo top-four race heats up ahead of 2027 Congress

October 19, 2026
Renthia Kaimbi The race for Swapo Party’s top four leadership positions is gaining momentum ahead of the ruling party’s 2027 Congress, with behind-the-scenes manoeuvring, competing candidacies and ...
Namibia mourns former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba

Namibia mourns former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba

October 19, 2026
Renthia Kaimbi Namibia is mourning former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba, who died on Saturday, 17 October 2026, at the age of 78, leaving behind a legacy of public service, women’s empowerment and ...
Zambezi farmers question unequal response to FMD

Zambezi farmers question unequal response to FMD

October 19, 2026
Patience Makwele Livestock farmers in the Zambezi region have questioned what they describe as an unequal government response to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), saying their longstanding concerns abo...
NNN warns against missing 50,000-housing target

NNN warns against missing 50,000-housing target

October 19, 2026
Patience Makwele President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has warned that it would be “so unfortunate” if her administration fails to deliver 50 000 houses by 2030, as she personally financed two N$200 000...
Court sets aside rejection of 140 000 antibiotic vials

Court sets aside rejection of 140 000 antibiotic vials

October 19, 2026
Sostenus Wilherm The High Court has set aside a decision by the Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC) to reject Econo Investments (Pty) Ltd’s application to supply 140 000 vials of an injecta...
NHP Pink Run draws nearly 2 000 to fight breast cancer

NHP Pink Run draws nearly 2 000 to fight breast cancer

October 19, 2026
Sostenus Wilherm Nearly 2 000 people took to the streets of Windhoek on Saturday for Namibia Health Plan’s (NHP) inaugural Pink Run. Organisers urged Namibians to turn breast cancer awareness in...
IPC demands disciplinary action over N$14m stock discrepancies

IPC demands disciplinary action over N$14m stock discrepancies

October 16, 2026
Sostenus Wilherm The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has called for disciplinary action against officials responsible for financial irregularities at the ministry of home affairs, immigration...

MONEY

Fiscal deficit seen widening to 6.5% of GDP

Fiscal deficit seen widening to 6.5% of GDP

October 20, 2026
CHAMWE KAIRA The country’s fiscal deficit is projected to widen to 6.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the 2026/27 financial year, driven by a N$2.1 billion revenue shortfall, rising debt-servi...
Bank Windhoek targets N$300m in sustainable funding 

Bank Windhoek targets N$300m in sustainable funding 

October 20, 2026
Staff Writer  Bank Windhoek says in the new financial year, it will continue to raise market awareness of available financing and accelerate progress towards the N$300 million target. Bank Windh...
Elevate Uranium resource inventory rises to 181 million pounds

Elevate Uranium resource inventory rises to 181 million pounds

October 20, 2026
CHAMWE KAIRA Elevate Uranium Limited has increased its global uranium mineral resource inventory to 181 million pounds of uranium oxide (U₃O₈), following resource drilling in Namibia and Australia ...
Bank Windhoek Agriculture Series tackles FMD dialogue 

Bank Windhoek Agriculture Series tackles FMD dialogue 

October 20, 2026
Staff Writer  Protecting livestock and the livelihoods they sustain will take centre stage at the 2026 Bank Windhoek Agriculture Series on Friday, 30 October 2026.  Held under the theme “Fo...
Paratus director sells N$129 000 in company shares

Paratus director sells N$129 000 in company shares

October 20, 2026
Staff Writer  Paratus Namibia Holdings Limited director Schalk Erasmus has sold 10 440 ordinary shares in the company for N$128 934. The on-market transaction took place on 14 October 2026 at N$...
Why Namibia’s sustainable future starts with education

Why Namibia’s sustainable future starts with education

October 20, 2026
Staff Writer  As climate change and biodiversity loss increasingly shape the global development agenda, the need for environmental literacy has never been more urgent.  Building resilient c...
From agreements to action: Namibia and Angola must deliver
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From agreements to action: Namibia and Angola must deliver

October 20, 2026
Court blocks Walvis Bay council’s RedForce contract termination
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Court blocks Walvis Bay council’s RedForce contract termination

October 20, 2026
Fiscal deficit seen widening to 6.5% of GDP
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Fiscal deficit seen widening to 6.5% of GDP

October 20, 2026
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