The Works and Transport Minister, Veikko Nekundi, says maritime excellence cannot remain a slogan but must create skills, businesses, jobs and opportunities for future generations.

Katima Mulilo is positioning itself as a service, tourism and investment hub in the Zambezi Region, with its strategic location giving the town economic links to neighbouring countries.

As Namibia works to strengthen its skills base and create more opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship, technical and vocational education and training continues to play an important role.

A dispute over a hostel padlock at Ndoro Memorial Combined School in Kongola Constituency escalated when police officers allegedly assaulted learners at the school.

The incident occurred on Saturday night after a hostel supervisor reportedly discovered a piece of metal inserted into a padlock.

The Erongo Region requires more than N$230 million to address critical school infrastructure. 

This includes the construction of new schools and classrooms, rehabilitation and modernisation of existing facilities.

Opposition party members who contributed to the Petroleum Amendment Bill in the National Assembly argued that despite the Bill being presented as modernising petroleum governance, its substantive aim is to restructure and concentrate decision-making powers around the President and presidential appointees, weakening

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) will keep applications for its Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences programme closed for the 2027 academic year as it addresses practical training capacity constraints affecting students from the 2025 intake.

Motorists in the Kunene Region have heaved a sigh of relief following the extension of the traffic fine amnesty.

The Office of the Judiciary, in collaboration with the police has extended the amnesty on traffic admission of guilt fines from 1 October 2026 to 30 November 2026.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has entered a new era with Dr Bryan Eiseb officially taking over as Director General on 1 October 2026.