The SWAPO Party Central Committee (CC) has elected new members to its secretariat.

Team NUDO says poverty in Namibia is unacceptable considering the abundance resources and the country’s small population. Joseph Kauandenge, who is vying for the Secretary-General position in the upcoming elections, says his slate will advocate for equal wealth distribution and cut foreign aid. Kauandenge claims that only the political elite benefit from natural resources while […]

Nearly 210 Cassinga massacre survivors today left for Angola to participate in belated commemorations of Cassinga Day there.

The United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), currently meeting at the coast, is an international organisation representing 350 million Africans, who live in 2 000 cities across the continent. Among the issues the meeting will discuss are; UCLG’s involvement in capacity building of member associations and their agenda to improve service. Namibia is among the […]

Namibians are encouraged to embrace blogging to create greater visibility of the country to the outside world. These were the sentiments of Janet Faden, a Nigerian blogger, during a one-day workshop with students as part of of the World Press Freedom Day commemoration.

Some residents living along the Katima-Ngoma road in the Zambezi Region have abandoned their homesteads due to persistent floods. Zambezi Governor, Alufea Sampofu cautioned communities residing in flood-prone areas to continue moving to higher ground while there is time to do so. The Zambezi regional leadership visited the affected areas by helicopter to assess the […]

Windhoek-Preparations for the first-ever National Youth Games, which are scheduled to take place from the 9th to the 12th of May 2018 in Windhoek has been completed and it is all systems go for the kick-off. The National Youth Games will be held under the theme “Creating opportunities for all Namibians” in sports without fear […]

With a natural flair for business and determination to make a success of her life, Lydia Shipateko has shown that graduates can triumph in challenging economic times. Thirty-year-old Namibian entrepreneur, Shipateko, is businesswoman with a heart of steel. She is the sole owner of Otjomuise Accounting and Consulting and Velm Investments. Her companies currently employ […]

The Khomanin Landless Movement has vowed to fight tooth and nail to get their ancestral land back. During the launch of the movement’s constitution in Windhoek, the group says it is also prepared to seek recourse if the government does not listen to their plight. The movement says although the /Khomanin people are the first […]

Wind energy resources around Luderitz have the capacity to serve the entire country’s energy needs. Mines and Energy Minister, Tom Alweendo says that government hopes that in the next five years Namibia can generate 60% of its energy needs from renewable sources.