Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) lawmaker Elma Dienda says it is crucial that property practitioners have the relevant skills, competencies and qualifications to practise. She says Namibia experiences constant conflict between property agents, rental property owners and tenants. Dienda said this…

The chiefs of the communities affected by the 1904 to 1908 genocide want negotiations with Germany to be finalised before the end of this year. Chiefs team leader Charles Eiseb on Thursday said the leaders’ instruction is to complete the…

Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) spokesperson Mulauli Siluka announced yesterday that only 118 697 young people were registered out of 366 036 registrations in total from 3 to 15 June. Siluka said the ECN has done enough to expedite the…

The Cabinet has approved visa fees for non-African Union (AU) members be set at N$1 600. AU members who qualify for visas on arrival will still pay N$1 200. These fees are subject to an annual review based on the…

President Nangolo Mbumba urged residents of the Katutura Old Age Home to register for the upcoming elections when he visited them on Thursday. The visit was part of Mbumba’s tour of Katutura’s Wanaheda industrial stalls and Herero Mall. The president…

Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday said she will never sell Namibia or Namibians out while negotiating with Germany over the 1904-08 genocide. She was responding to claims of official opposition leader McHenry Venaani who said: “The Namibian government claims…

Lawmaker Maximalliant Katjimune says the tender process should benefit more than one company – especially when multimillion-dollar tenders are involved. “Is it not better that the tendering process and contracts are awarded in such a way that they are divided…

Another independent candidate has thrown her hat into the presidential race for the upcoming national elections in November. Republican Party (RP) Kunene regional coordinator Lisbeth Kaumbi (42) says she will transform Namibia into a developed country in five years if…

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has issued a notice to announce that the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) and Christian Democratic Voice (CDV) are indeed stripped of their political party statuses. This comes after the commission’s head, Peter Shaama,…

Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday cautioned traditional leaders against pinning their hopes on Germany with regards to genocide reparation negotiations. She said this in the face of Germany’s “highly polarised” political stance on the ongoing conflict in Gaza and…

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) on Thursday announced it has registered 536 202 eligible voters in the country and at diplomatic missions abroad so far. General voter registration for the November National Assembly and presidential elections is currently taking…

Political analysts are raising concerns over the rapid increase in the number of independent presidential candidates, although they say this is good for democracy. “Most of them have similar ideologies. Why are they not teaming up with people who share…