The Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Stanley Simataa says Cabinet took note of alleged irregularities around the tendering process for construction of the National Oil Storage Facility at Walvis Bay. This is contained in the Audit Report of PricewaterhouseCoopers, which was submitted to the Cabinet by Finance Minister, Calle Schlettwein.

The battle by the Independent candidate, Dr Panduleni Itula and others to declare last year’s presidential elections results null and void seems to be far from over. The Registrar of the Supreme Court rejected his latest application, in which he wants the court to re-enter his challenge. But the applicants in their latest submission questioned […]

Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Javier Perez de Cuellar has died. He was 100 years old. De Cuellar played a pivotal role in securing an international settlement that led to Namibia’s independence. He was the UN’s fifth Secretary-General between 1982 and 1991, following a long diplomatic career.

President Hage Geingob has praised Javier Perez de Cuellar for his visionary leadership in directing the affairs of the United Nations-Transitional Assistance Group (UNTAG). The group oversaw Namibia’s transition to a democratic state following the 1989 elections. President Geingob, in a statement, said Cuellar’s understanding of Namibia’s struggle for freedom and unique insights on difficult […]

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister, Stanley Simataa says there are a number of operational and human resource inefficiencies at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) that need urgent attention. Simataa was responding to a question from a journalist at a media briefing in Windhoek.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), Peya Mushelenga has reiterated that local authority councillors can only be recalled through official communication from the chief administrative officer of political parties.

Namibian boxer Jonas Junias Jonas had been acquitted of rape charges in Rio. This was confirmed by the Namibia National Olympic Committee, alongside other developments concerning the young athlete. At a press conference on Wednesday, the news regarding Jonas’ acquittal was confirmed by the president of the Namibia National Olympic Committee, Abner Xoagub, who also […]

A 32-year-old police officer at Grootfontein was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly tried to sell a police docket to a suspected perpetrator for N$2 500. Spokesperson of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha, on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the sergeant detective who is stationed at the […]

The Namibian Police Force (NAMPOL) in the Otjozondjupa Region called on members of the public to refrain from depositing money through any banking system to a businessperson they have met on a social media platform. NAMPOL spokesperson in the region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha on Thursday told NAMPA in an interview that three people were defrauded […]

The Elizabeth Nepemba Correctional Facility in the Kavango West region has appointed its first advisory committee.