… Ramaphosa’s appointment of Mcebisi Jonas as his special envoy after Rasool’s expulsion also went sour after Jonas was belatedly found to have made insulting remarks about Trump in a public video in 2016. …
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- October 2025
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South Africa: ANC signals mayoral strategy for Johannesburg election
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President Ramaphosa's comments suggesting retention of Johannesburg's current mayor signal possible ANC plans to impose a national candidate on the region, while the party's recent march focused on defending national sovereignty appears designed to shift campaign messaging away from local service delivery failures to broader anti-Trump and liberation movement themes.
23 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Monday 23 March
South Africa: ANC signals mayoral strategy for Johannesburg election
President Ramaphosa's comments suggesting retention of Johannesburg's current mayor signal possible ANC plans to impose a national candidate on the region, while the party's recent march focused on defending national sovereignty appears designed to shift campaign messaging away from local service delivery failures to broader anti-Trump and liberation movement themes.
23 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 19 March
Court finds accused's confession in murder case admissible
An Acting High Court Judge has ruled that a confession and warning statement made by Protasius Kuvirua, accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend Auguste Ndemupandula Jonas in Otjiwarongo in March 2023, are admissible as evidence, rejecting the defence's challenge that the confession was involuntary and made while the accused was in shock.
19 March 2026 · New Era →
Wednesday 18 March
Makeup artist expands side hustle into full beauty brand
Dionisia Jonas of TouchbyDio launched her makeup artistry business from home in 2017 and is now expanding into beauty products through a partnership to launch Pureva Makeup Remover in 2026, while managing the venture as a second income alongside full-time work.
18 March 2026 · New Era →
Swapo party reshuffles MPs across parliamentary committees
National Assembly speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila announced a reshuffle of Swapo MPs across standing committees, parliamentary friendship groups and multilateral organisations, with several lawmakers removed from previous roles and reassigned with immediate effect.
18 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Monday 16 March
Swapo MP backs 2026/2027 budget as manifesto implementation
Swapo Member of Parliament Justina Jonas-Emvula has praised the 2026/2027 national budget as fulfilling the party's manifesto commitments, citing allocations for civil service salary increases, job creation in health and security services, and support for workers' rights. The budget includes N$700 salary increases for senior civil servants, 5% raises for lower grades, and N$259 million for health professional recruitment among other spending measures.
16 March 2026 · New Era →
Wednesday 18 February
Parliament convenes dialogue on decent work in mining
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Poverty Eradication, Labour and Industrial Relations hosted a public dialogue bringing together lawmakers, government, industry, unions and civil society to address decent work standards in Namibia's mining sector. National Assembly speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila emphasized that decent work is a constitutional principle, and stakeholders discussed challenges including frequent retrenchments, inadequate safety measures, and inconsistent skills transfer.
18 February 2026 · New Era →
Parliament finds Namibian miners using subcontractors to cut wages
A parliamentary committee investigating 11 mines across five regions found that mining corporations are retrenching permanent employees and rehiring them through subcontractors at lower wages with reduced benefits and job insecurity. The committee also flagged concerns about voluntary separation packages being used to bypass labour law compliance and rising occupational health and safety incidents in the sector.
18 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Tuesday 3 February
Lüderitz father and daughter die in informal settlement shack fire
Fillipus Simon (38) and his two-year-old daughter Grace died in a shack fire in Lüderitz's Amilema settlement after a neighbour allegedly left a cooking fire unattended despite warnings; the suspect, Lucia Joel, is in custody awaiting trial.
3 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Tuesday 27 January
Namibian boxer Jonas set for Russia debut
Rising professional boxer Jonas Jonas will compete in Russia next weekend against Russian welterweight Evgeny Kool in his first international fight, bringing an unbeaten record of three wins and one draw into the six-round bout. Jonas' trainer and promoter Max Ipinge said the young boxer is ready for the challenge and views the bout as an opportunity for exposure and experience at the international level.
27 January 2026 · New Era →