Legal analyst calls for Electoral Act review

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Legal analyst Yarukeekuro Ndorokaze has called for a review of Namibia's Electoral Act following the Supreme Court's Friday ruling that both the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) and President Nangolo Mbumba acted lawfully in extending the election period.

Namibia mourns Activist Jacob Hamutenya

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Namibians are mourning a youth activist and agriculturalist, Jacob Hamutenya (36), who died in a fatal car accident on Sunday.

Hamutenya and another passenger died at the scene, while the female passenger succumbed to injuries at the hospital.

Reflection on leaders of liberation movements

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The death of Namibia's Founding President, Sam Nujoma, marked the end of the leaders or founders of the liberation movements that led struggles to break free from colonial oppression.

The history of Southern Africa in the 20th century was dominated by the rise of apartheid colonialism. 

Crocodile attacks claim lives in Kavango

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The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism ((MEFT) has recorded five human fatalities and six injuries due to crocodile attacks in the Kavango West and Kavango East regions between January 2024 and February 2025.

Kaunda's daughter remembers Nujoma's kindness

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The daughter of the late Founding President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, says Dr. Sam Nujoma was more than just a President who gave her family a home to stay in but a father figure who stood by her during her stay in Namibia.

Fire destroys eight shacks and repair shop in Havanna settlement

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About eight shacks and a repair shop burnt down in the Havanna Settlement at about 15:00 on Saturday in Oshakati Street, leaving more than 50 people homeless.

The fire has left a devastating impact on the residents in the area, as they have lost their homes and properties, with only rubble remaining.