Extensive budget cuts may have its risks but are vital if the country is to maintain its economic independence. Finance Minister, Calle Schlettwein announced the budget cuts during the mid-year budget review last week.

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism is conducting a national mercury assessment. The move follows the world treaty to ban and reduce mercury poisoning by the United Nations (UN), also known as the Minamata Convention on Mercury, which came into force in August 2017.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reaffirmed calls for Africa to prioritise human capital development, in a bid to add value to its natural resources and end youth unemployment.

Namibia Breweries Limited, NBL has invested 27 million dollars into construction of a new depot at Walvis Bay. Formerly known as South West Breweries, the Namibia Breweries Limited has been in existence for 97 years. Through its parent company, the Ohlthaver and List Group, the company acquired small breweries all over the country, including at […]

The public is urged to visit the Windhoek police station and identify items in the possession of the police, before these will be considered for auctioning.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday, the government said, as the battle between Mnangagwa and Mugabe’s wife Grace to succeed the veteran leader intensified. “(President) Mugabe has exercised his powers to relieve honourable vice president ED Mnangagwa of his position as vice president,” Information Minister Simon Khaya-Moyo told a press […]

UNESCO on Monday launched its global report on World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development. The report deals with contemporary developments in press freedom and the safety of journalists. UNESCO Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development, Guy Berger said the report is unique and is becoming as influential as Unesco’s Global […]

The SWAPO Party Women’s Council has launched a training manual at the party’s school in Windhoek, at the past weekend. The manual, focusing on gender, political advocacy and leadership, aims to build capacity, facilitate gender parity, and ensure that gender related issues are integrated in national, regional and local development policies and programmes. The training […]

Ghana will host the global celebration of World Press Freedom Day in Accra next year. Earlier this year Indonesia hosted World Press Freedom Day in Jakarta under the theme ‘Critical Minds for Critical Times’. At the start of the Communication and Information Commission of the Unesco General Conference, Indonesia ceremonially handed over the baton to […]

‘Environmental Awareness For Sustainable Development: A resource book for Namibia’, aimed at creating awareness among young people for environmental sustainability, was launched in Windhoek, on Monday. Providing an overview of the book was the executive director of the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, Martin Schneider, who says the book targets learners and teachers in the […]