More than 3 000 farming households in seven drought-affected regions are expected to benefit from supplementary fodder and veterinary medicine worth more than N$9 million. The assistance will be provided through the mobilisation of funds from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) titled, Emergency Livelihoods, Support to Drought-affected Communities in Namibia.

Water and electricity supply to eleven Government schools in the Khomas Region will be connected as from tomorrow. Regional Director of Education, Arts and Culture Gerard Vries said a substantial amount of the outstanding amount was paid to the Windhoek Municipality and the reconnection could start tomorrow.

Adult learners have been urged to look beyond reading, writing and instead learn new skills. The Director of Adult Education Msingisi Gqwede says it is imperative to empower communities with life skills that can take them out of poverty, ensure food security and create wealth.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has opened a mobile hospital at the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) to contain the Coronavirus in case of an outbreak.

A total of 261 women at Luderitz in the //Kharas Region were recently tested for cervical cancer, with about 18 on treatment after being diagnosed with abnormal cells.

There is a need to advocate for the rights of women and girls in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to break gender stereotypes that link these fields to masculinity. These sentiments were shared by various speakers at the 2020 International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebration in Windhoek […]

Walvis Bay Magistrate John Sindano has found two Russian fishing captains guilty on charges of illegal fishing and collectively fined them over N$1 million.

Government has shifted its approach towards investment to ensure that development and economic growth is sustained. President Hage Geingob says this is driven by the need to add value to raw-materials and job creation efforts. These were some of the discussions during the courtesy call by Deputy Speaker of French Senate and Regional Councillor for […]

Higher Education Minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi said Namibian students in China are not neglected and the ministry is closely monitoring the situation, amid the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus. Kandjii-Murangi was responding to questions in the National Assembly on whether the Namibian government is considering evacuating its students. Namibia has many students studying across China, with […]

National Assembly (NA) members wasted little time on their first day back putting the Government on the spot regarding the Fishrot scandal that rocked Namibia during the parliamentary recess. Most of the notices of questions were directed to the acting Fisheries Minister Albert Kawana, acting Justice Minister Frans Kapofi and Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila. Lawmakers […]