Also known as: Gaiseb · rgaiseb
Deputy Minister of Education who threatened to publicly identify local authorities charging fees for school land sites.
Communal conservancies earned over N$292.5 million from trophy hunting between 2013 and 2024, with the Environment Minister confirming that selective hunting removes less than 1% of annual wildlife population and contributes to conservation funding, habitat management and community development.
10 March 2026 · New Era →
Communal conservancies earned over N$292.5 million from trophy hunting between 2013 and 2024, with the Environment Minister confirming that selective hunting removes less than 1% of annual wildlife population and contributes to conservation funding, habitat management and community development.
10 March 2026 · New Era →
The Ministry of Health says the Namibia Institute of Pathology's new manufacturing hub, which produces specimen collection tubes locally, is above board and complies with EU safety standards. Phase Two aims to supply the SADC region's 417 million people, though a parliamentary question raised concerns about the project's mandate under the NIP Act and a potential conflict of interest involving the board chairperson.
24 February 2026 · New Era →
Rudolf Gaiseb, Deputy Minister of Education, said the government will publicly identify local authorities demanding compensation for land needed to build schools, citing delays at Marmer and Oranjemund sites. Parliament members questioned why local authorities are charging fees for land already zoned for government use under planning law.
23 February 2026 · New Era →
The Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management launched a customer service charter aimed at transforming the public sector by empowering staff, strengthening institutional culture, and promoting accountability. Executive director Heroldt Murangi emphasized the need for public servants to lead by example and improve service delivery, noting the sector still lags behind private sector standards.
23 February 2026 · New Era →
The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters supports the Petroleum Amendment Bill, which would transfer core upstream petroleum powers from the responsible minister to the President. NEFF parliamentarian Kalimbo Iipumbu said the President must have final approval authority over petroleum sector decisions to protect the industry from regulatory capture and ensure it serves the people, though the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy should remain the primary technical and regulatory body.
23 February 2026 · New Era →
The Petroleum Amendment Bill, which would vest petroleum sector oversight powers in the Office of the President rather than the Ministry of Mines and Energy, faced mixed scrutiny in the National Assembly. Critics including Bernadus Swartbooi raised concerns about the legal doctrine of functus officio limiting presidential review powers and complicating court challenges, while others questioned whether oil advisors at State House are already performing duties that legally belong to the ministry.
19 February 2026 · New Era →
The Ministry of International Relations and Trade says it cannot determine what products exporters should trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area, though it encourages value-added goods and provides support for Namibian businesses to compete in African markets. Namibia's intra-African trade reached N$4.7 billion in exports and N$7.7 billion in imports by September 2024, with the country ranking fourth in regional integration.
18 February 2026 · New Era →
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 →
Several Namibian lawmakers have given notice of parliamentary questions on pressing national issues: judicial understaffing and magistrate workload; the country's grey listing status and oil sector regulatory violations; support needed for dairy and poultry sectors amid production gains; drug use and rehabilitation services in schools; and electricity tariff methodology and consumer protection measures.
18 February 2026 · New Era →
With heightened US interest in Namibia's uranium, lithium, and oil resources, Namibian trade officials say they will promote mineral beneficiation, downstream processing, and manufacturing partnerships rather than exporting raw materials alone. The government aims to position Namibia as a stable investment partner and regional logistics hub, with US ambassador visiting the Erongo region to assess energy opportunities including the Orange Basin and Port of Walvis Bay.
17 February 2026 · New Era →