Three Namibian nationals have been arrested by Angolan authorities for allegedly crossing the border illegally. The three are from Guma village in the Ndonga Linena Constituency of the Kavango East Region.

First Lady Monica Geingos on Wednesday strongly appealed to Windhoek Mayor Muesee Kazapua to urgently solve the internal disputes at the City of Windhoek in order to focus on combating crime. These issues include the suspensions of COW Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert Kahimise and City Police Chief, Abraham Kanime. Kahimise was suspended on 19 […]

A Presidential candidate of the People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary says, the electoral process is going as planned in that country. Shadary was at the State House to brief President Hage Geingob about the election process in the DRC.

Five cases of baby dumping have been recorded so far this year by the Namibian Police in the Erongo Region. In the latest case, a baby girl was abandoned in the Tulinawa residential area of Swakopmund on Tuesday. A crime report issued by Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Gurirab said the newborn baby girl, wrapped in […]

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism will host a consultative workshop at Ongwediva on Thursday to discuss uncoordinated sand mining activities taking place in northern Namibia. A media statement issued Tuesday by the ministry’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Romeo Muyunda said sand mining has become a serious concern for the ministry. “As Namibia seeks to […]

The Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) in the //Kharas Region donated 115 copies of ‘The Condensed Wealth of Nations’ to schools on Tuesday. “Nanso not only protects the rights of students, it also strives to meet Government halfway in availing resources such as books to schools,” NANSO Regional Chairperson, Kornelia Hangula said during the handing […]

The Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development has announced the Rent Control Board. The appointment came into effect on 12 November and members of the board will serve for the next three years.

Police in the //Karas Region have reiterated their call on residents not to leave their homes unattended when going on holiday. Fifteen cases of housebreaking were reported at Keetmanshoop during October and November this year compared to 35 cases reported during the same period last year.

The Namibia Training Authority’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) Levy is doing exceptionally well, particularly in collecting funds. Another area showing remarkable progress is the VET levy’s ability to pay out the Employer Training Grant. All employees with an annual payroll of N$1 million must pay a levy of 1% of their payroll to the […]

Windhoek-The Minister of Sports, Youth and National Service, Erastus Uutoni, wants tribalism to be rooted out in the field of sport, if the local industry is to unite and flourish. Speaking at RMB Namibia’s joint sponsorship hand-over to the Namibian Cycling Federation and PAY towards the Kids on Bikes programme for next year in Windhoek, […]