Former beauty queen, Justine Gaingos, made it her duty to redefine the role of pageantry in young women’s lives by founding the annual Miss Face of Grandeur (MFOGA) modelling competition in November last year, with the aim of using the platform to empower, uplift and educate young women beyond just beauty and grace in impoverished neighbourhoods around Windhoek.
In recent years, Namibia has implemented stringent measures to enhance road safety, including substantial increases in traffic fines. While the intent behind these measures is to deter dangerous driving behaviors, there is growing concern that the treatment of traffic offenders may be disproportionately severe, equating them with individuals who commit grave criminal acts such as rape or murder.
(...As we drew closer to celebrating our Thirty Fifth independence anniversary my mind kept tumbling back to our years of upheaval and it settled on that considerate and very inclusive stalwart of the liberation struggle.)
Namibia’s economic and social development took center stage recently as the Economic Association of Namibia (EAN), in partnership with Capricorn Group Limited and the Hanns Seidel Foundation Namibia, hosted a high-level public discussion under the theme “Balancing Growth and Social Upliftment: The National Budget in a New Dispensation.” The event, held at the Hilton Hotel, convened the nation’s leading economic minds, policymakers, and civil society representatives to analyze the budget’s potential as a catalyst for sustainable economic growth and social progress.
The Fisheries Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance Coordination Centre (MCSCC) Board of Directors convened its second meeting in South Africa from March 4-6, 2025, to advance regional strategies against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. This issue poses a significant threat to Namibia’s marine resources and coastal economy.
Former President Nangolo Mbumba issuing of a proclamation to incorporate portions of unalienated state land into existing communal areas before leaving office is raising questions, on the future of the legally disputed farms Osema and Gusinde in the Okahandja area.
Electricity Control Board (ECB) CEO, Robert Kahimise, recently criticized the northern Namibia regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) over electrocution incidents, some resulting in fatalities.
The ECB, mandated to address safety, developed the Namibia Electricity Safety Code (NESC), published in Government Gazette No. 4821 on 31 October 2011. The NESC sets minimum safety standards for power system operation, maintenance, construction, and installation in Namibia.
Diplomatic bungles became the order of the day at the just concluded presidential
inauguration, when slay queens hijacked the event, leaving some international delegates without seats, while some local VIPs were also left stranded.
Confidente was reliably informed by some organising committee officials that some lead organisers invited their concubines, girlfriends and people who were
not invited with VVIP tickets, leaving the invited guests stranded.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reduced the number of ministries from 21 to 14, in a deliberate move to consolidate democracy, peace, stability and good governance in the country, while expediting the delivery of quality public services to all Namibians.
Outgoing President, Dr Nangolo Mbumba has voiced that Namibia’s struggle for gender equality which has culminated into the inauguration of Namibia’s first female president was far from easy.
Speaking at the commemoration of the country’s 35th Independence Anniversary, which coincided with the inauguration of President Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President Mbumba maintained that the inaugural event is long overdue.