The Affirmative Repositioning Movement (AR) has approached the High Court to force the Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development Tjekero Tweya to implement the Rent Control Board.

Those who withdrew from the second National Land Conference can still submit their position papers on land reform. This was confirmed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Mbeuta Ua-Ndjarakana.

The second National Land Conference has identified issues such as access to land as a fundamental challenge to housing delivery in urban areas. Some delegates say land and infrastructure development are expensive because service input is provided by the private sector with its profit-driven motive. Participants feel this needs to be reversed in the interest […]

Former Olympic trap shooter Gaby Ahrens has vowed to plough back into sports after attaining her Master’s Degree in Sports Management in Switzerland for the past year. Ahrens, who retired from active sports after the 2016 Olympic Rio games, says that at the time she needed to find a new goal, while still being involved […]

Namibia has been taking part in the Sunfoil 3 Day Cup and the Provincial 1 Day Challenge for many years. Yesterday, however, Cricket Namibia – through a press release – announced that they are withdrawing from the competition. Their frequent travels to South Africa, they said, have become difficult – especially considering the increase in […]

Local authorities are urged to always give preference to the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) when allocating land. Speaking during the second National Land Conference, NHE’s board chairperson Sam Shivute says the institution struggles to implement its mandate as there is no land given to them in some towns.

The Hambukushu Traditional Authority’s Fumu Erwin Mbambo has called on government to respect the colonial borders. Speaking during the Second National Land Conference Fumu Mbambo said government has redemarcated the areas leaving the Hambukushu with limited space.

Windhoek – The Women’s Football Super League received a sponsorship of N$750 000 on Thursday from Skorpion Zinc at the Namibia Football Association’s Girls Centre in Katutura to get the league started. Delivering her keynote address at a special event organised by the NFA women’s desk, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Sport, Youth and […]

Some vendors at the Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show are dissatisfied over the low public turnout this year. While some blame the low turnout on the economic slow down others feel that the show was not adequately marketed.

An entrepreneurship development initiative, aimed at addressing youth unemployment was launched at Keetmanshoop. With an unemployment rate of 23% and nearly 6% of the region’s population depending on farming for their livelihood, the programme could be an opportunity for job creation.