President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah spoke against Israeli attacks on Iran from June 13. She said Israel broke international law when planes hit nuclear sites and civilian areas. The strikes violated Iran's borders and went against United Nations rules. Namibia worries about nuclear dangers that could spread beyond both countries. Regional fighting might hurt global peace and energy markets everywhere.
Nandi-Ndaitwah asked all nations to stop fighting and talk through the United Nations instead. She wants world leaders to prevent more violence between Israel and Iran. The president said Namibia supports peaceful solutions to international problems. Military actions should not replace diplomatic talks between hostile countries. Peace-loving...
Parliamentary libraries help lawmakers make better decisions for their countries. National Assembly Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila spoke at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Association of Parliamentary Libraries of Eastern and Southern Africa. The meeting happened at Swakopmund where leaders from 12 African nations gathered. Libraries store important information that lawmakers need to create good laws. These places guard the memory of government actions over many years.
Namibia passed the Access to Information Act during 2022 to make government more open. The National Assembly plans to put more records online between 2023 and 2027. Digital systems will let people see parliamentary documents from their computers. Association...
Job Amupanda wants the Nursing Council of Namibia board removed from office. The Affirmative Repositioning leader says the board illegally brought medicines from other countries. He asked Health Minister Luvindao Esperance tough questions during National Assembly meetings Tuesday. Amupanda demanded action against the board members. He said the minister has enough evidence to make decisions.
The politician said Namibian lives are at risk because of these problems. He told lawmakers the situation needs quick action from government leaders. Amupanda explained he does not want to remove the board for personal reasons. The matter affects all citizens regardless of their political views. He stressed that public health comes before party...
The Abidjan Convention faces money problems that could shut down its ocean protection work. Staff members might lose their jobs because countries have not paid enough money to keep the organization running. Chris Fikunawa from Namibia's transport ministry says the treaty cannot succeed without proper funding. Susan Gardner from the United Nations warned that workers cannot receive pay after this month ends. The secretariat already ran out of money and must prepare to close operations.
Countries signed four new agreements to help protect Africa's Atlantic coast. Two more deals about marine parks and plastic waste need more work before completion. The convention helps 22 nations from Mauritania to South Africa manage their ocean...
European Union money helps teach Namibian students about climate change through technology. The Sustain-It project brings digital tools to technical schools from 2025 to 2027. Students learn to watch air and water quality using special sensors and computers. Two training centers participate from Windhoek and other areas around the country. The program also works with schools from Zimbabwe and Rwanda.
Seven groups from Europe and Africa run the project together. Spanish and Italian companies team up with African partners to create learning materials. Students use internet sensors and Arduino computers to study the environment. The training focuses on solar energy and pollution monitoring methods. These skills help young people fight...
Parents send children far from home to escape dangerous township schools around Cape Town. Gangs enter classrooms with guns and threaten teachers for money and laptops. Sibahle Mbasana moved her three kids to a safer school 40 kilometers away after witnessing violence at their local school. Her sons wake up at 4:30 AM each day to travel to Simon's Town where her husband works. The family cannot afford to leave Khayelitsha township despite wanting to move.
Many township schools lack proper security and resources from the apartheid era. Teachers face demands from gangs who want 10 percent of their salaries as protection money. Some educators ask for transfers because they fear for their lives. Security companies and police patrol certain...
Voters started choosing new leaders at 44 polling stations across Kamanjab and Sesfontein areas on Tuesday morning. Election workers opened voting locations at 7 AM and planned to close them at 9 PM before counting ballots. All stations opened on schedule and more people arrived throughout the day. Officials faced no problems during the first half of voting day. Lines grew longer as residents came to cast their votes.
Electoral Commission officer Mike Nganjone said everything ran smoothly across both areas during morning hours. Commissioner Pius Iikwambi visited Elias Amxab Secondary School and asked more community members to participate. The commission worked with property owners to set up voting locations on private land. Officials...
St Paul's College students won the science quiz competition held at Namibia University of Science and Technology over the weekend. The school earned first place against 12 teams from six high schools across Khomas region. Students received 2,400 Namibian dollars and special vouchers worth 2,500 dollars each for steam courses. The victory sends them to an innovation camp where they will create solutions for community problems. ExxonMobil Foundation sponsors this program that helps teenagers learn about science careers.
The competition forms part of a larger program running from May through October that reaches over 800 young people between ages 14 and 18. Delta Senior Secondary School and Augustineum Secondary School also won earlier...
Few people voted at Nakabolelwa polling station during Tuesday morning elections for Kabbe South constituency. Only 50 registered voters had cast ballots at 8:30 AM. Zambezi electoral officer Lesley Simwanza noted similar poor attendance at other voting locations across the area. Election workers arrived on time and operations ran smoothly despite the low numbers. Officials expected more voters to show up as the day continued.
Swapo candidate Raymond Sezuni cast his vote early and asked residents to participate. Former constituency councillor John Likando also voted and praised the number of polling stations available. Electoral Commission of Namibia deployed 127 polling officials on Sunday afternoon to manage the election. Workers...
