About 1,3 million people are killed every year on the road, while up to 50 million are injured worldwide in road traffic-related incidences.  These were some of the statistics shared at the launch of the 7th UN Global Road Safety Week currently underway in Windhoek.  Road traffic crashes are becoming the world’s greatest hazard to the lives […]

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources is expected to hold public consultations on the motion regarding the devastating effect of the growing seal population on the sustainability of fish stocks. It is estimated there are roughly one million seals all along the Namibian coastline.  The abundance of fish stock lures many seal colonies to […]

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila is concerned that despite the government’s welfare programme, there are still vulnerable children who do not have support. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said this during a fundraising dinner for orphans and vulnerable children at Divundu in the Mukwe Constituency.  The premier pointed out that government has in the past financial year provided grants to […]

Foreclosures and the repossession of homes have been a hot topic making rounds in local media. Statistics show that commercial banks have repossessed unsold residential properties valued at N$251 million in the past five years until the end of June last year. The situation surrounding foreclosures has sparked debate around the conduct of creditors, with […]