Islamic State fighters have taken tens of thousands of people hostage and are herding them towards the city of Mosul for use as human shields. The United Nations says ISIS also shot dead at least 232 civilians on Wednesday.

The Government is urged to invest in proper seed if food security is to be realized. Currently the country is only secured in terms of staple crop seeds but other varieties such as vegetables and horticulture crops are being imported from South Africa.

Student nurses at the Richard Nchabi Kamwi Health Training Centre at Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi region staged a demonstration. The students are demanding payment from the Namibian Student Financial Assistance Fund.

Prime Minister, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says the government will need assistance from the international community to address the drought in the country.

Namibia is a role model of democracy that the US can not ignore. This was said by the Assistant Secretary at the US Bureau of African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield when she met President Hage Geingob.

Higher Education, Training and Innovation Deputy Director Sam Shikongo says the system allows for consistent collection, analysis and publication of statistics. He says statistical data on student enrollment rates, age and field of study are provided in the Namibia Higher Education Statistical Yearbooks. Based on the 2012/2014 statistic, the enrollment figures have increased to seven […]