Speaker of the National Assembly Professor Peter Katjavivi urges young parliamentarians to raise important issues during the sessions as their recommendations will be forwarded to the line ministries for consideration. Katjavivi was speaking at the opening of the 5th session of the Children’s Parliament.

Lukas Nicodemus, who was earlier this month found guilty of killing two women and burning their bodies in the capital in January 2016, was on Tuesday sentenced to two life imprisonments. Nicodemus, 49, was sentenced by High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg on Tuesday morning for the deaths of Windhoek residents Johanie Naruses, 29, and Clemensia […]

Value addition and economic diversification remain key to the Growth at Home Strategy aimed at reducing poverty, unemployment and income inequality in Namibia. The Deputy Executive Director of the Ministry of Industrialisation Trade and SME Development Dr Michael Humavindu made the remark during the viewing and networking event for the Swakara Handwoven Carpet Industry in […]

The banking sector is set to shed hundreds of jobs as the industry introduces new technology which does not need staff to perform manual functions. Thousands of employees in the banking sector are already set to lose their jobs in South Africa as banks have become more automated. The trend is expected to spill over […]

The 13th annual conference of the Retirement Funds Institute of Namibia (RFIN) takes place from 25 to 26 September. The conference will interrogate issues such as legislative reform, the impact of the domestic asset requirement, and share ideas on how to innovate or develop capital markets in Namibia.

Namibia’s national broadcaster and its e-Swatini counterpart have entered into an agreement to exchange expertise in broadcasting. Leaders of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) and e-Swatini Television Authority (ETA) signed the co-operation agreement in Windhoek Monday. The agreement provides for among others, the sharing of television content, access to feeds, exchange of news, reports and […]

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has started preparing for this weekend’s by-election in Oshakati East of Oshana Region. ECN Returning Officer for the constituency says 105 election officials and more than 200 party agents attended training Monday. Efraim Iiyambo says preparations are on track for holding of the by-election at the town this weekend. […]