Economist Johaness !Gawaxab warns that an outbreak of coronavirus in Namibia could affect the economy severely and possibly result in a shortage of food and medical supplies. !Gawaxab, who is also the chairperson of the High-Level Panel on the Namibian Economy believes that the local tourism, aviation, and hospitality sectors will be the hardest hit […]

Oshana regional councillor for the Ongwediva Constituency, Andreas Uutoni on Tuesday appeared in the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court for allegedly refusing to comply with police instructions. Uutoni is accused of crashing his Toyota pick-up into two head of cattle near Onyelelo village on the Oshakati-Omungwelume road on Sunday. He allegedly refused the breathalyser test and has […]

An employee of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) who is charged with the theft of five laptops from his employer in December last year, will make another appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Milton Louw made his first court appearance before Windhoek magistrate Ivan Gawanab on 20 December 2019 when his theft […]

Namibia has been named as one of the 15 countries around the world that have seen a rapid decline in extreme poverty, according to an article published on the World Economic Forum (WEF) website. According to the report, in all these 15 countries, an average of 1,6% of the population moved out of extreme poverty […]

Minister of Mines and Energy says the multi-billion dollar oil storage facility project, that was supposed to be completed a month ago has missed this deadline, as the Chinese contractor is stuck in China because of the Coronavirus outbreak in that country. The absence of the Chinese specialists has, therefore, brought the project, which is […]

SWAPO’s Marlayn Mbakera has been sworn in as Otjiwarongo Constituency councillor as the newest member of the Otjozondjupa Regional Council. She takes over the position left vacant by the late Julius Neumbo who passed away in December 2019. At the same event, Okahandja Constituency councillor Steve Biko Booys was nominated as the new regional council […]

Namibian student Vilen Hifindaka, who is based in Italy, spoke to Nina Katangana on Good Morning Namibia this morning. Italy’s Civil Protection Agency announced 2,313 new cases and 196 new deaths from COVID-19 last night.

Over 8,3 million tons of plastic are discarded into the sea each year. To address this, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism conducted a training workshop with teachers at Luderitz on sustainable development and ocean literacy.