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Wednesday, 28 October 2026
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Wednesday, 28 October 2026
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Politics

  1. PM urges Rundu council to show results from budget allocations

    Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has urged the Rundu Town Council to demonstrate results from the millions allocated for infrastructure and informal trading facilities, citing delays as a concern.

    8 hours ago · Namibian Sun →

Business

  1. PHP flaw leaves majority of Namibian websites vulnerable

    A flaw in PHP, a widely used scripting language for building websites, could make up to 1 310 of roughly 1 425 websites hosted in Namibia vulnerable.

    8 hours ago · Namibian Sun →

  2. Critical PHP software flaws demand urgent board attention

    Two critical security flaws in PHP, which runs roughly seven out of ten websites globally, emerged on 20 October and could allow outsiders to take control of unpatched servers without a password. The flaws affect any organisation running websites, customer portals, e-learning platforms, webmail or online business systems, posing risks to customer records, payment systems and internal communications.

    2 hours ago · Windhoek Observer →

Society

  1. National laboratory network turnaround-time performance improves to 93%

    Namibia's national laboratory network improved turnaround-time (TAT) performance from 59% to 93%, described as more than an operational milestone.

    8 hours ago · Namibian Sun →

  2. Health ministry suspends recruitment until April 2027

    The health and social services ministry has suspended recruitment of health workers until April 2027 due to budget constraints.

    8 hours ago · Namibian Sun →

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