Namibia anticipates severe food insecurity affecting 612,000 residents during the upcoming lean season, representing one-fifth of the analyzed population facing acute shortages. The integrated food security phase classification report attributes the crisis to discontinued government drought relief efforts, unemployment exceeding 36 percent, deteriorating livestock health in arid zones, and national grain reserves holding merely 15 percent of storage capacity at 3,505.7 metric tons.
Regions including Kunene, Kavango West, Zambezi and Omaheke could experience crisis conditions impacting 30 percent of inhabitants as inflation drives staple costs higher and diminishes household purchasing ability. Food price increases reached 6.4 percent...
Body of Christ Party leader Tomas Festus has justified naming his wife as a bank account signatory, citing administrative necessity after multiple former signatories defected to rival organizations. The parliamentarian stated that no legal or constitutional provisions prevent the arrangement, though he acknowledged potential conflict of interest concerns.
Festus explained that the party faced a six-month account freeze when previous signatories departed, blocking access to membership contributions and withdrawals during his absence. His wife serves dual roles as processor and treasurer, while a second signatory from Outapi also subsequently left the organization. The party lacks resources to maintain formal office space and relies on...
Namibia's housing shortage stems primarily from income inequality, with low earners comprising 87.5 percent of those requiring shelter, according to Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa. Speaking through special adviser Boniface Mutumba during a Mass Housing Development Programme handover ceremony in Windhoek, the minister explained that households earning approximately 10,000 Namibian dollars monthly struggle to secure formal accommodation due to elevated construction expenses, restricted financing access, and stringent collateral demands from lenders.
Beyond addressing informal settlement dwellers and backyard renters, Sankwasa emphasized that middle-income households represent an expanding segment lacking affordable...
Ohangwena governor Kadiva Hamutumwa has emphasized the need for increased support of small enterprises and fresh strategies to restore economic momentum across the region. Addressing participants at the 14th regional business engagement in Eenhana, she identified insufficient capital circulation, minimal involvement of locals in medium-scale ventures, and weakened trade activity at Oshikango as major obstacles to development.
Hamutumwa pointed to programs including the Regional Investment Committee, Investment Map, and Ohangwena Regional Profile as tools designed to locate commercial prospects and expand trade networks. She also called on business owners to position themselves for emerging prospects through the African Continental Free...
Namibia's urban and rural development minister has warned that increasing defaults on Mass Housing Development Programme loans could undermine government efforts to expand affordable housing access. James Sankwasa highlighted that authorities have subsidized construction costs by up to 75 percent for many units, yet repayment rates remain disappointingly low.
The program has delivered 4,826 completed homes since launching in 2014, though 514 units await completion in Opuwo, Swakopmund, and Windhoek. Sankwasa made the remarks through ministerial adviser Boniface Mutumba during a handover ceremony at Otjomuise extension 10, where 377 houses built by the National Housing Enterprise were transferred to beneficiaries.
The minister stressed...
Members of the Body of Christ Party have publicly challenged leader Tomas Festus over allegations of constitutional violations, financial mismanagement and authoritarian behavior within the organization. Secretary Beata Ndinondjene presented their grievances at Ondangwa, detailing claims that Festus misappropriated party resources by collecting additional payments for parliamentary committee attendance despite already receiving government allowances and securing a separate annual travel stipend worth 20,000 Namibian dollars.
The dissenting faction accuses Festus of implementing structural changes without proper consultation and intimidating those who question his decisions by asserting absolute control over appointments and dismissals...
Namibia has completed construction of a 16-kilometer sealed road connecting Engoyi and Omuntele in the Oshikoto region, with Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi leading the commissioning ceremony at Omuntele village. The low-volume seal standard road aims to improve rural mobility, cut travel times, boost safety, and lower vehicle and infrastructure maintenance expenses for communities, including Oshikulu, Lihandhi, Ondjamba, Okakoto, Okaputa, and Okandombo.
The upgraded route will provide better access to medical facilities, educational institutions, and agricultural centers while strengthening economic development across the area. Nekundi warned against illegal construction within road reserves, stating that such buildings...
Namibia has commissioned a water infrastructure project valued at 250 million Namibian dollars designed to deliver 10 million liters daily to Eenhana and neighboring communities by 2037. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah opened the Ohangwena II Wellfield Water Supply Scheme, which addresses rising demand from population expansion in areas including Omafo, Omakango, and Onambutu.
The installation represents the initial segment of a broader national water program that will advance through additional phases targeting aquifer development and treatment facilities across the region. Agriculture Minister Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi disclosed plans to activate 75 drilled but non-operational boreholes containing potable water while rehabilitating...
Grade 8 students at Katjinakatji Senior Secondary School in Kavango West are completing final examinations while standing or using damaged furniture due to inadequate seating. Community members have criticized the testing conditions as harmful to children who must remain upright or hunched for extended periods during assessments.
The school submitted nearly 800 broken chair frames for restoration at Mpungu and anticipated receiving repaired seating along with 149 desks. Teacher Nietz Mnangagwa indicated the furniture deficit has intensified, with students previously observed sitting on brick-supported broken chairs, kneeling on floors, or balancing on old cupboards. Principal Sebedeus Sihungu took charge of the institution months...
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