UNESCO’s General Conference adopted a resolution on the proclamation of a World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development. The resolution was introduced by ambassador Albertus Aochamub, Namibia’s permanent delegate to UNESCO at its 206th session of the UNESCO executive board meeting. Ambassador Aochamub pointed out that engineering is an enabler for the exploration of new frontiers […]

UNESCO’s Communication and Information Commission has unanimously adopted a resolution on the proclamation of a global media and information literacy week. The proposal to proclaim 24 to 31 October as Global Media and Information Literacy Week was presented by Ghana, Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The objective of the global week is to […]

More than 400 Namibians are expected to be employed when the second phase of the road construction between Windhoek and the Hosea Kutako International Aiport starts. This was revealed by the Minister of Works and Transport John Mutorwa.

The implementation of a sustainable blue economy policy to ensure Namibia benefits from its marine activities are at its final stages. This was revealed at the conference on the Policy Dialogue on Blue Economy and Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable Development, underway in Windhoek.

The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) is the latest political party to have taken issue with the alleged offshore fishing bribery scandal, focusing on a prominent lawyer, Sisa Namandje. The party’s deputy leader, Henny Seibeb says LPM will submit a formal complaint to the Law Society of Namibia to investigate him.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has approved the use of private vehicles during elections at a cost. Individuals in Windhoek and surrounding areas have been urged to avail their vehicles to the commission to be used during the elections period. Vehicles will be inspected for roadworthiness at the ECN offices from 08H00 in the […]

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has started the issuing of duplicate voter’s cards at all its offices countrywide. The exercise ends on 26 November, and all registered voters who have lost their cards are urged to visit the ECN offices.

About 1 100 election officials will be deployed in Otjozondjupa Region during the upcoming election. These figures were revealed to NBC by the ECN Regional Coordinator, Laimi Onesmus.

President Hage Geingob has called on voters to give SWAPO five more years and beyond to lead. The Head of State made these remarks at the party’s star rally at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region.

A weeklong Namibia-Angola annual cross border meeting is underway at Ongwediva with a call on the two countries to intensify efforts to eradicate neglected tropical diseases by 2020. The meeting is aimed at strengthening collaboration for Guinea worm disease, Hepatitis E virus and other communicable diseases.