Churches and residents of Outjo are appealing to the government to review sentences imposed on offenders of serious crimes. They say laws and policies dealing with serious offences are lenient and should be changed.

The 16th Regional Seminar of EU-ACP Economic and Social Interest underway in Windhoek has urged SADC member states to recognise the informal economies as an integral part of the region’s development.

The towns of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund are finding it difficult to expand boundaries to accommodate the growing population. This is because most of the coastal region fall within national protected areas.

Information and Communication Technology Minister says the drastic reduction in funding provided to the NBC has sent the broadcaster into a financial crisis. Stanley Simaata was responding to the questions from Popular Democratic Movement MP Nico Smit.

The Namibia Premier League (NPL) executive committee has made a dramatic u-turn in the suspension of Gobabis-based Young African from participating in all NPL football activities, pending the finalisation of the disciplinary proceedings against them. In a press release issued Friday afternoon the NPL executive committee said it received and considered a recommendation from the […]

Climate change can result in billions of Africans facing food insecurity in the future if mitigation strategies are not implemented effectively. This was revealed by the UN Climate Change Secretariat during the 16th Regional Seminar of EU-ACP Economic and Social Interest Groups held in Windhoek.

Livestock farmers residing at Farm Skoonheid in the Okorukambe Constituency of the Omaheke Region are up in arms over their temporary resettlement by Government. The names of these farmers are among those appearing on the list released by government recently as part of those resettled on farms. According to them, they were only put at […]

The Paulus Haufiku Mwandingi Junior Secondary School was inaugurated at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region. The school, which is named after the founding mayor of Eenhana, currently only has Grade 8 and is expected to offer technical subjects as from next year.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare held a two-day workshop at Keetmanshoop in the //Karas Region to a establish a GBV and Human Rights Cluster. It will also set up a Consultation on Women Economic Empowerment Framework at the end of the gathering.

Justice Minister Sacky Shanghala is calling on the public to make electronic submissions for the review of laws on gender-based violence. Giving a Ministerial Statement in the National Assembly, Shanghala says the ministry has placed bills on its website to allow the public to review and make their submissions. Such bills include the Combating of […]