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By: Envaalde Matheus The adjustments to social protection benefits by the Social Security Commission (SSC) have been welcomed as a step towards helping beneficiaries cope with rising living costs. Labour and justice minister, Wise Immanuel, on Tuesday in Windhoek announced that maternity benefits will rise to N$20 000, while death, disability and retirement benefits will each increase to N$15 000 with effect from 1 October. Sick leave will be N$ […]

By: Ketemba Tjipepa  The fisheries ministry is cautioning the public not to consume dead fish reported offshore and along the coastline, specifically at Henties Bay.   Ministry spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda, on Thursday said the ministry is treating the reports seriously but says it would be premature to speculate on the cause or extent of the fish deaths before scientific assessments are completed.   Muyunda said samples have been collected for analysis to […]

By: Selma Taapopi The health ministry has launched the 2026 Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) campaign, which will run from 14 September to 27 November 2026. The minister, Dr Esperance Luvindao, said the campaign targets 1.2 million households across malaria endemic regions. Luvindao made the remarks on Wednesday while launching the campaign in Divundu, in the Kavango East Region. She said the country has recorded alarming malaria figures this year, with […]

By: Josia Shigwedha  As Namibia commemorates Heroes’ Day, Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Panduleni Itula has questioned whether the government intends to exhume all Namibians who died during the liberation struggle and are buried outside the country, or whether the current reburial exercise could be viewed as selective.  Itula’s comments come after the government announced that seven national heroes and former political prisoners were reburied on 24 August, two […]

By: Josia Shigwedha Political analyst, Marias Kudumo, says Namibia needs to broaden the scope of its national honours to recognise individual contributions beyond the liberation struggle, such as in academia, business and innovation. His remarks come on the back of the conferment ceremony of 804 liberation medals and 197 Independence medals on Namibians in recognition of their contributions to the country, on Tuesday, at Independence Stadium, in Windhoek. The medals […]

By: Ritta Lotto V5 Digital has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy in Windhoek to help Namibian organisations understand how to use AI in their day-to-day operations. The programme will assess organisations’ AI needs, train employees and support businesses in implementing AI tools to improve productivity and performance. V5 Digital’s founder and Managing Director. Armin Wieland, says the Academy was created because businesses are no longer asking whether AI will […]

By: Taati Niilenge The CityLink bus service has started a caretaker service that will allow parents to send their children from Windhoek to the north without worrying about their safety. A caretaker will be available on the bus during the school holiday period, checking on the children, assisting them where necessary and making sure they are comfortable, while also providing them with complimentary snacks during the journey. The transport service’d […]

By: Taati Niilenge The Erongo police seek public assistance in tracing 17-year-old Nathan Nowaseb who went missing in Swakopmund. According to Erongo police spokesperson, senior inspector Judith Shomongula, it is alleged that Nowaseb left his family house at Erf. No. 32, Stefanus Shipanga Street on Sunday 16 August 2026 at 15h00. It was further alleged that the Grade 9 learner of Grandridge Private school in Swakopmund has a history of disappearing from home […]

By: Josia Shigwedha President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the sacrifices made by fallen liberation struggle heroes’ will never be forgotten. She was speaking at Heroes’ Acre during the reburial ceremony of eight liberation struggle heroes, on Monday. Delivering her keynote address, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the SWAPO party will continue efforts to trace the whereabouts of Brendan Simbwaye and gather information that could help locate his remains. Three of the reburied […]