President Nangolo Mbumba arrived in New York, United States of America on Tuesday to participate in the 79th session of the United Nations GeneralAssembly (UNGA), where he is set to co-chair the pivotal Summit of the Future. In his address at the summit global call last week, he emphasised the critical need for global unity...
Lahja Nashuuta Namibian farmers’ unions, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPBD) and other land reform stakeholders have rejected the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) Movement’s proposal for a stand-alone law on foreign land ownership in Namibia. In 2019, AR submitted a petition to Parliament in the form of a draft bill for debate and discourse...
Lahja Nashuuta Popular Democratic Movement parliamentarian Inna Hengari on Tuesday moved a motion to discuss and find alasting solution to the mushrooming “backyard loan sharks”, and their clients’ inability to escape the debt trap. She said lending institutions make vast profits, while ordinary people, mostly civil servants, are consistently drowning in debt. “The growing debt...
The Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Iipumbu Shiimi, has dismissed concerns among some businesses regarding the impact of the government directive on tax refunds, asserting that it will not lead to their collapse. Parliament has passed the Income Tax Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 4 of 2024), which provides for Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) deduction reimbursements...
The University of Namibia has said it upholds its position regarding political activities on itscampuses, including the main campus in the capital. In April 2024, the university issued a directive prohibiting all political activities on its campuses nationwide. This decision faced widespread criticism, as analysts and political parties accused the national university of suppressing freedom...
OMUTHIYA – Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda has appealed to the Etotha Carnival service providers to be patient with the process of payment as MEFT is working around the clock to resolve the matter. Muyunda said this in an interview with Nampa on Tuesday after eight catering companies complained that MEFT...
A Khorixas resident, who allegedly killed his former girlfriend and mother of his three children to prevent her from testifying in a rape allegation against him, pleaded not guilty before Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen on Tuesday. Arnold Khamseb (50) claimed in a plea explanation, read to the court by his Legal Aid lawyer Petrus...
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has stated that despite bringing services closer to Namibians,the challenge of uncollected identity cards (IDs) persists. To address this issue, the ministry commemorated ID Day 2024 on 16 September to raise awareness andpromote dialogue around the key dimensions of legal identity, which are inclusion protection and...
In an era where borders seem more porous than ever and criminal networks weave seamlessly across continents, the battle against transnational crime is no longer confined to traditional law-enforcement approaches. A new frontier has emerged—one that transcends territorial limitations and embraces a more sophisticated, collaborative effort: police diplomacy. Without this pivotal tool, no nation can...
Writing legibly has never been one of my strongest points. I have often wondered whether exasperated examiners passed me at school and university on the assumption that one so lacking in handwriting skills must obviously have used his time to soak up the more important facts of the subject matter being examined. Letters to family...