Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein has been honoured with a Transparency Excellence Award by the African Leadership Magazine. He received the award during the African Anti-Corruption Commission and Transparency Roundtable in Washington DC in recognition of his contribution to Africa’s growth and development. African Leadership Magazine has a Programme of honouring African leaders and this year […]

Some male parliamentarians in the National Council have shut down proposals for the establishment of a sexual offences court.

The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president says his party will not accept the use of electronic voting machines in next year’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections without a verifiable audited paper trail. McHenry Venaani was speaking at the party’s second extraordinary congress at Dobra on the outskirts of Windhoek.

The Namibia National Teacher’s Union (NANTU) is accusing government of allegedly violating its own laws aimed at regulating labour relations. One example given is the amendment notice on the management of leave of absence by the Office of the Prime Minister.

President Geingob inaugurated well-known lawyer, Sisa Namandje’s state of the art head office in Windhoek, expressing the need for reliable businesses to assist government in fighting structural inequality.

The Erongo police have beefed up operations to prevent crime and reduce road accidents this festive season. Drinking and driving remains the biggest concern.

The Erongo Regional Council will focus on improving infrastructure and sanitation in rural areas, access to water and poverty reduction in its five-year strategic plan.