The community of Talismanus in the Omaheke Region’s Otjombinde Constituency on Thursday received a state-of-the-art livestock marketing facility from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Namibian Government. The facility, which will also serve neighbouring areas, has an auction kraal which caters for small livestock (sheep and goats) and big livestock (cattle). […]

The 32-year-old police officer accused of attempting to sell a docket to a suspected perpetrator for N$2 500 appeared in the Grootfontein Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Detective Sergeant Salomo Tsuseb appeared before magistrate Stanley Tembwe. Tembwe explained to Tsuseb his legal right to engage a private lawyer, apply for a State-funded lawyer through the Directorate […]

Ministry of Health and Social Services Executive Director Ben Nangombe has called on the public not to panic as the ministry has put in place measures to ensure preparedness for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Nangombe told NAMPA on Thursday the ministry has learned about the COVID-19 development in South Africa. The country reported its […]

Namibia joined the rest of the world in marking Engineering Day, aimed at recognising the immense contributions of the profession. 4 March was declared World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

Heavy rains that fell over the south of the country over recent weeks have boosted the dam levels, with most of them having a significant flow of water. The Naute Dam is the third largest dam in Namibia and is located 40 kilometres south of Keetmanshoop in the //Karas Region.

Preparations for the Otjiwarongo and Opuwo by-elections are well on track. The Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN), Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer, Theo Mujoro says the provisional voters’ registers were availed for objections, though none were received for any of the names included in the register.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) has paid about N$18 million to farmers through the Livestock Marketing Incentive Scheme as part of their drought mitigation measures. The ministry has called on farmers to submit their claims before the due date on Friday at the ministry’s offices countrywide.

The Chinese embassy has pledged about 1 000 reagent testing kits for Coronavirus to the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS). China’s ambassador to Namibia, Zhang Yiming told NBC News that the reagents will strengthen the country’s preparedness to deal with the outbreak.

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the country not to panic. This follows the announcement by the Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, that a case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in the KwaZulu-Natal province. The 38-year-old man, who had travelled to Italy with his wife and a group of 10 people, returned to the country […]

All foreign trained medical graduates who did not complete a pre-internship evaluation programme will undergo an eight-month orientation programme before qualifying for an internship. Health and Social Services Minister, Dr Kalumbi Shangula revealed this orientation programme to the medical graduates in Windhoek.