Six Heads of Mission presented their letters of credence to President Hage Geingob. All of them are non-residents.

Products on retail shelves in Namibia continue to be dominated by foreign goods as local producers face strict requirements to access these markets. This has forced many people to illegally occupy various corridors along the Central Business District in Windhoek to sell their goods.

The arbitration hearing in which the Namibia Football Players’ Union (NAFPU), wants recognition from the Namibia Football Association (NFA) has been referred to a conciliator and it will be heard on the 16th of next month. Officials from both NAFPU and NFA appeared before arbitrator Nicolhas Mouers at the Labour Commissioner’s office today (25 October […]

The police have commissioned a boat to patrol Namibia’s coastline and fight maritime crimes. The boat will also be used for search and rescue operations.

Health care professionals must provide emergency birth control pills when requested by young people. Similarly, guardians are also advised to break cultural taboos if Namibia is to address unplanned pregnancies, concealment of pregnancy and baby dumping.

Student nurses at the Oshakati Regional Health Training Center demonstrated on Tuesday, demanding their tuition fees from the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund. They said their study loans have not been paid into their bank accounts for the past two years. The demonstrators marched from Oshakati to the NSFAF offices at Ongwediva Hifikepunye Pohamba Cumpus. […]

The Mayor of the United State’s City of San Antonio, in the State of Texas is in Namibia to explore business opportunities. Ivy Taylor is leading a powerful civic and business delegation, which will be interacting with Namibians until the end of the week.

Water desalination is a sustainable solution to Namibia’s water crisis. This is the view of water experts in the Erongo Region who held a panel discussion on the topic at Swakopmund.

Traces of Zeranol were once again detected in samples of cattle urine and feed tested at the Okapuka Feedlot. Zeranol is used mainly as an anabolic agent in veterinary medicine and functions as a growth promoter in livestock.

At least 59 cadets and guards have been killed in an attack by militants on Pakistan police college. According to officials, three militants wearing suicide bomb vests entered the college and reportedly took the cadets hostage.