Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says the challenges to peace and security emanating from adverse effects of climate change, should not be downplayed. She notes that Namibia, like many member countries of the Non-Aligned Movement -NAM – has been adversely affected by the El Nino weather phenomenon and is experiencing the worst drought in 30 years. […]

A top Namibian academic has encouraged African Higher Education institutions to invest more in research and innovation to improve education and quality assurance of African goods and services. The University of Namibia’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lazarus Hangula, made the plea in Windhoek on Tuesday at the opening of the Eighth International Conference on Quality Assurance in […]

Police and demonstrators have clashed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the latest round of violence sparked by the ongoing political crisis. Opposition groups say more than 50 people died on Monday in clashes in the capital, Kinshasa. But the government puts the number of those killed to 17.

Water being pumped from the Olushandja Dam in the Omusati Region is about to reach the Uuvudhiya communal farmers as planned. It is being pumped through the Olushandja-Uuvudhiya canal over a distance of about 150 kilometres for communal farmers along the canal who are without water as a result of the drought.

Two vessels have collided at sea, just north-east of Pelican Peninsula in the Walvis Bay port. The Namibian Ports Authority – Namport – reported the collision on Tuesday, saying no-one was injured in the accident that happened two-days ago. Its Executive for Port Operations, Raymond Visagie, says the incident involved a Namibian-registered fishing vessel, Muxia, […]

Namibian Olympic boxer Junius Jonas is still in Brazil waiting to hear the outcome of his case. Jonas is accused of attempting to sexually assault a housekeeper in the Olympic Village in August.

Residents of Katima Mulilo are concerned about possible health hazards posed by the towns dumping site which is located in close proximity to residential areas. They are thus calling on the Town Council to relocate the dumping site.

Namibia is one of the African countries leading the pack in transparent electoral management. The Electoral Commission of Namibia has been rated as one of the leading and most credible electoral bodies, by the Afrobarometer, in research findings released last week.

The slow pace of land delivery is agitating many residents of Windhoek. A group of people with disabilities is the latest who said enough is enough and decided to camp at the municipality offices.

Erongo RED and the Olthaver and List Cronimet Arandis Solar Energy (OLC) have signed a power purchase agreement at Walvis Bay in the region. Erongo RED is a parastatal that distributes electricity to the local authority, villages and settlement areas in Erongo, while OLC Arandis Solar Energy is a developer of independent power products. The […]