I’m not supposed to cry as a journalist when I am covering stories, but I have been crying a lot lately. Before December, when I travelled on a reporting trip from my home in the Sudanese city of Omdurman – just across the river from the capital, Khartoum – the only people I would see...
Ohangwena governor Sebastian Ndeitunga says the forum of governors of the regions bordering Angola is expected to help eliminate tension over grazing between Namibian cattle herders and Angolan citizens. Ndeitunga was elected as the forum’s chairperson on Thursday. Over past two years tensions have grown between the Angolan and Namibian governments regarding Namibian farmers who...
The Hambukushu Community in the Kavango East Region’s Mukwe Constituency is against the designation of a Khwe Chief at Bwabwata National Park. This comes after the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, approved the appointment of a Khwe Chief. In a letter dated March 8, 2024, the Urban and Rural Development Minister wrote...
President Nangolo Mbumba has levelled criticism at the United Nations (UN) Security Council for its perceived inaction in the face of escalating violence in Palestine. Mbumba’s remarks come amid growing international concern over the Israeli military’s actions in the region and the mounting civilian casualties. “What is happening in Palestine now is truly the type...
Niël Terblanché Namibia is set to present an oral statement before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel’s military actions in Palestinian territories, marking a pivotal moment in the country’s ongoing conflict with Hamas. Scheduled for Friday, 23 February 2024, at the iconic Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, Namibia’s presentation aims to address...
Namibia has welcomed the provisional measures issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel and called on Israel to adhere to the legally binding order. However, with disappointment, Namibia noted that the ICJ did not instruct Israel to cease its military operations in Gaza. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and...
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has conducted human wildlife conflict management training in over 40 conservancies since September last year, aimed at equipping the communities with skills to handle claims and resolve human wildlife conflict according to national policy. Between September 2023 and December 2023, the Department of Wildlife Conservation has provided training to...
WINDHOEK: Since September 2023, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism has conducted human wildlife conflict management training in over 40 conservancies, aimed at equipping the communities with skills to handle claims and resolve human wildlife conflict according to national policy. Between September 2023 and December 2023, the department of wildlife conservation in the environment ministry...