Bilateral relations between Namibia and Botswana saw the easing of a passport requirement for residents of Impalila Island and Kasika Village which is situated in the Kabbe-south constituency of the Zambezi Region. The two governments agreed to do away with the stamping of passports of persons in Impalila Island and Kasika Village by providing border […]

Erwin Naimhwaka has been re-elected as the president of Athletics Namibia after a special congress was held in Windhoek on Saturday. The new leadership of Athletics Namibia – comprising of 13 members – will lead the federation until 2024. The members amended the constitution to make the structure smaller and cut down from 21 executive […]

Air Namibia confirmed the suspension of three of its management staff. The suspensions took effect on Friday and will allow the airline to conclude and finalise pending investigations into the conduct of the affected officials. The three employees are Senior Manager for Sales and Marketing, Wimpie Van Vuuren, Cargo Sales Manager Johannes Blaauw and Cargo […]

The Audim Dream team from Boland in South Africa claimed the first-ever title in the FNB Windhoek Sevens Tournament over the weekend. The first-ever FNB Windhoek Sevens Tournament took place at the Hage Geingob Stadium – kicking off on Friday evening and concluding on Saturday evening. The tournament featured three categories, namely First League, Premier […]

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation’s (NBC) German language radio station, Funk Haus Namibia, turned 41 and the celebrations were held in Swakopmund. In 1990 Namibia declared English the official language in the country, however, 10 indigenous languages are spoken in Namibia and the German language, spoken by about 30 000 Namibians, is one of those recognised […]

The Secretary General of the Namibia National Olympic Committee, Joan Smit, says the Namibian sporting fraternity should not panic about the Corona Virus in regard to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics just yet and that the Games are very likely to take place. Four Namibian Athletes- namely marathon runner Helalia Johannes, Rower Maike Diekmann, Road Cyclist […]

President Hage Geingob has applauded traditional leaders for maintaining unity and peace and for their continued support for the Government’s development agenda. He also reminded traditional leaders that cultural norms and practices are vital and as custodians, they should preserve them.

The Rundu Junior Primary School could face temporary closure, as it does not meet general health regulations. Rundu District Health Inspector Johannes Lipayi has threatened to close the school, if hygienic standards do not improve.

Johannes Frederick has been elected as the Chief of the !Aman Traditional Authority, after two rounds of an election process that was largely described as free, fair and peaceful. The position became vacant after the death of Chief David Frederick in 2018. The incumbent chief called for the unification of the !Aman Traditional Authority and […]

The Minister of Works and Transport John Mutorwa has commended the Roads Authority (RA) for building and maintaining a good road infrastructure network. Mutorwa, however, wants the RA to do more in terms of feeder roads, critical to growth in the agriculture sector in remote areas.