The Minister of Works and Transport John Mutorwa launched the new Namibia Transport Policy. The policy is aimed at ensuring the availability of safe, effective and efficient transport services in Namibia

Existing infrastructure at Oranjemund may not sustain a population larger than the current one, nor anticipate large investments at the town. These remarks were made by Oranjemund Mayor Henry Coetzee at the opening of the sixth edition of the Oranjemund Diamond Festival.

MP’s in the National Council have called on the Ministry of Health and Social Services complete the construction of health centres constructed half way before starting new infrastructure projects in other regions.

Judicial officers have been urged to stop shifting blame and instead take responsibility for their role in the ineffectiveness of the criminal justice system. These remarks were made by the deputy Chief Justice Petrus Damaseb when he addressed magistrates in Windhoek.

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the State against the discharge and acquittal of former Supreme Court Judge Pio Teek. Judge Baaitse Nkabinde ruled that High Court Judge Ronnie Bosielo made the correct decision to acquit Teek, on eight charges, ranging from rape, kidnapping, and indecent assault of minors.

SWAPO Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa has dismissed media reports that the party is bankrupt. Shaningwa told the media in Windhoek that the allegations came after the party held its congress at the former textile complex, Ramatex, instead of the usual venue, Safari Hotel.

The SWAPO party says it’s still united, dispelling talk of disunity. The party’s Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa says the participation of more than 700 delegates at the recent extraordinary congress is a clear testimony that all is well in the party.

A woman allegedly strangled her two-year-old daughter to death and buried her in a shallow grave at Mangetti Dune in the Otjozondjupa Region last Wednesday. The weekly crime report issued by the Namibian Police Force on Monday said the deceased was identified as Selma Liwanga. The 33-year-old suspect allegedly pretended that her daughter was missing […]

A 17-year-old girl was on Friday arrested for being in possession of cannabis at the Sauyemwa settlement in Rundu. According to the Namibian Police Force’s (NamPol) Kavango East Crime Investigations Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Bonifatius Kanyetu in an interview with Nampa on Monday, the arrest took place at around 12h00, when the suspect was found in […]

The RDP Secretary-General has asked the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs to revisit a petition by former fighters with the South African forces. Mike Kavekotora said the committee appeared to have been hell-bent on ignoring the plight of Namibians, who served under the South African Apartheid forces. He noted that he did […]