Staff Reporter A staff member of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Namibia has been arrested over alleged fraud linked to the agency’s cash-based assistance programme, which is aimed at supporting refugees. This follows allegations by several…

Staff Reporter BENJAMIN Hauwanga (BH), a well-known northern business tycoon who has been the target of a vicious character assassination campaign on social media, has struck again. After opening a case of criminal defamation of character against Ongwediva resident Toivo…

Staff Reporter THE Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), in partnership with Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI), is training frontline healthcare workers to strengthen Namibia’s response to recent Mpox and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) outbreaks. The programme aims to…

Staff Reporter NAMIBIA’S women’s indoor hockey team maintained their strong title defence with a commanding group-stage victory over New Zealand, while the men’s side suffered a setback after going down to Australia at the 2025 Nkosi Cup in Cape Town.…

Placido Hilukilwa A MANHUNT is underway in Windhoek following a cash-in-transit incident that occurred on Wecke Street, Wernhil Park, at 11:30 today. Members of the public are urged to help trace the culprits and bring them to book. It is…

Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appointed Kristofine Aili Naunyango as advisor to the Minister of Works and Transport and manager of the Ministry’s Public Asset Management Agency, effective from 1 January 2026.Her contract lasts until 21 March 2030. According…

Staff Reporter SOME employees of Omhalanga Mills, a subsidiary company of Profile Investments owned by businessman Vaino Nghipondoka, have aired their disdain, stating that they have not been paid their salaries for three months. In a letter seen by Informanté…

Staff Reporter A PLANNED ban on self-drive 4×4 access to Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, set to take effect on 15 December 2025, has been postponed following strong opposition from tour operators and concerns raised by visitors. Media platform Spotlighting Namibia recently…

Staff Reporter NAMIBIA’S men’s and women’s indoor hockey teams opened their 2025 Nkosi Cup campaigns with strong victories in Cape Town, securing early momentum in one of the continent’s top international indoor tournaments. The annual Nkosi Cup, one of Africa’s…

Staff Reporter THE Office of the Prime Minister has urged all regions to activate flood contingency measures immediately, as the risk of sustained flooding across the country remains high. According to the Office of the Prime Minister, above-normal rainfall and…