Chaos erupted at Rundu’s Sauyemwa Extension One as ACEMAC Construction CC attempted to execute an eviction order against illegal land occupiers. Twenty-one families face eviction from the land they claim to have occupied for more than five years.

More than 300 employees of the Swakopmund Municipality staged a demonstration demanding a salary adjustment. The Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) and the council’s management have been negotiating since March without success.

Professionals retiring in Namibia should not be seen as a burden to the country but an economic benefit. This was the discussion between President Hage Geingob and Head of UNESCO office in Namibia Dr Jean Pierre IIboudo. IIboudo paid a farewell courtesy call on President Geingob.

SADC member states should defend their development agenda and stop relying on investors to fix their problems. These remarks were made by the Deputy Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation, Tommy Nambahu at a gathering in Windhoek.

Critical youth unemployment, unsupportive government policies and mass retrenchments are just some of the issues plaguing the SADC region. These are some of the matters that were revealed at an employment and Labour Sector Meeting of SADC ministries in Windhoek.

The SWAPO extraordinary congress will proceed as planned after the Windhoek High Court allowed the withdrawal of a case to stop it Tuesday afternoon. Judge Thomas Masuku allowed applicants Mirjam Shiitula and Selma Namboga to withdraw their urgent case, and apply for inclusion of all interested parties in the case. Judge Masuku postponed the remaining […]

A lightning strike on Sunday claimed the life of a nine-year-old girl and left her mother injured at a village in the Okangwati policing area in the Epupa Constituency in Kunene. This was confirmed to Nampa on Monday by Namibian Police crime investigations coordinator for Kunene, Deputy Commissioner Rudolf Kanyetu, who said the incident happened […]

American suspect Marcus Kevin Tomas, who is facing robbery and murder charges of Andre Heckmair in 2011, is now fighting to be released on bail pending his trial, early next year. Tomas, who indicated his intent to apply for bail since July this year failed to proceed with his application on numerous occasions.

Japan, in partnership with UNICEF, donated neonatal care and nutrition equipment valued at N$11 million to seven northern regions. The equipment will be distributed to the Oshana, Omusati, Ohangwena, Kavango West and East, Kunene and Zambezi regions to build resilience in children and families affected by drought and floods.

The Windhoek High Court says two people who have urgently applied to stop the upcoming SWAPO Party Extra-Ordinary Congress should have notified all parties, who would be affected by the order. Judge Thomas Masuku ruled in favour of that view, but stressed that he is not inclined to dismiss the case as yet. This came […]