Security guards at Nkasa Security in Rehoboth have gone on strike due to non-payment of their salaries.

Cabinet has approved a number of resolutions aimed at boosting the country’s economic performance as well as enhancing international standings. Information and Communication Technology Minister Stanley Simataa addressed a media conference in Windhoek. Cabinet also approved the tabling of the Banking Institutions Bill of 2019 and the African Cultural Renaissance Charter in the National Assembly.

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa Amadhila joined residents of Omafa Village in the Outapi Constituency for a belated commemoration of the International Workers’ Day. The day was commemorated under the theme, ‘Shun Corruption and Create Job Opportunities’.

The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has condemned the alleged police and military brutality during joint police and Namibian Defence Force (NDF) operations. The party has now threatened to escalate the issue to the United Nations (UN) for intervention. The LPM’s national spokesperson Utaara Mootu briefed the media in Windhoek on Wednesday.

Public transport drivers in Walvis Bay have started their own roadworthiness check-ups to ensure their cars are not a danger to the public. The move falls under the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA) and Walvis Bay Taxi rank’s Green Dot Programme. The programme allows loadmasters at the taxi rank to check if the drivers’ professional […]

Namibia’s 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship representative, Mandela Kapere encouraged Namibian youth to have a paradigm shift from the first industrial revolution of agriculture to the fourth industrial revolution of digitalisation. Kapere said youth should welcome the new revolution, during a discussion held by the United States of America Embassy under the theme ‘Emerging Voices’ in […]

The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has launched a National High-Resolution Satellite Imagery for the entire country to be used during the census mapping exercise, by combining statistics and location. The GeoPortal will help, among others, the ministries of Land Reform, Urban and Rural Development, Safety and many other agencies in land surveying and evidence-based planning. […]

A group of experts convened at the University of Namibia (UNAM) to discuss ways to enhance the social security benefits of women in the informal economy. The informal economy, which includes hairdressers, taxi operators or vendors, is the largest employer in Namibia boasting 57% of the more than 700 000 employed citizens.

Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, transport and non-alcoholic beverages were the highest contributing factors to the April inflation rate. This is contained in the latest Namibia Consumer Price Index and the zonal index launch in Windhoek.