insert_link Business / Economics Roads Authority Talks Permit Applications Decentralisation The Roads Authority has announced that road carrier permit applications will now be decentralised to all NaTIS offices nationwide. Effective 1 February, applicants can submit and collect permits at any NaTIS office, cutting travel and courier costs, with spokesperson Hileni Fillemon confirming the move and hinting at a future online system. today3 February, 2026
insert_link Business / Economics Dr Marius Kudumo weighs in on Journalist Escorted from State House. Journalist Jemima Beukes was allegedly escorted out of State House after posing a question to the President during the opening of the first Cabinet meeting, despite prior communication that no questions would be allowed. Public policy analyst Dr Marius Kudumo weighed in on the incident, saying there should be respect for the Head of State’s decision when she declines to take questions. today3 February, 2026
insert_link Namibia Repatriated Refugees Defy Eviction Deadline at Ruling Party Offices Members of former refugees repatriated in 1989 have refused to leave the SWAPO party’s premises by 10am this past Tuesday deadline. Speaking to our journalist, Josia Shigwedha, group representative Julius Mukuve said they demand a 2006 United Nations letter containing the information they seek, rather than the verbal accounts they have been receiving. today21 January, 2026
insert_link Namibia Expert Urges Juvenile Justice Approach for 13-Year-Old Suspect Windhoek-based Clinical Psychologist Shaun Whittaker told our reporter Ritta Lotto that a 13-year-old accused of a serious crime should not be treated as an adult and must be handled within the juvenile justice system, which prioritizes rehabilitation and restorative justice over long-term imprisonment. This follows the arrest of a 13-year-old boy last week in Epako, near Gobabis, for allegedly fatally stabbing 26-year-old Nacky Menatzick and her three-year-old daughter, Delanie Menatzick, inside their home. today13 January, 2026
insert_link Namibia Goreangab Flood Victims Still Lack Land Certificates One year after being relocated from Otjomuise to Farm 508 in Windhoek’s Goreangab, flood-affected residents say they have yet to receive land occupation certificates, leaving uncertainty over ownership and whether the relocation is permanent. Ketemba Tjipepa reports. today8 January, 2026
