Government has shifted its approach towards investment to ensure that development and economic growth is sustained. President Hage Geingob says this is driven by the need to add value to raw-materials and job creation efforts. These were some of the discussions during the courtesy call by Deputy Speaker of French Senate and Regional Councillor for […]

Higher Education Minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi said Namibian students in China are not neglected and the ministry is closely monitoring the situation, amid the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus. Kandjii-Murangi was responding to questions in the National Assembly on whether the Namibian government is considering evacuating its students. Namibia has many students studying across China, with […]

National Assembly (NA) members wasted little time on their first day back putting the Government on the spot regarding the Fishrot scandal that rocked Namibia during the parliamentary recess. Most of the notices of questions were directed to the acting Fisheries Minister Albert Kawana, acting Justice Minister Frans Kapofi and Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila. Lawmakers […]

Air Namibia’s chief human resource officer, Elia Erastus has been appointed as acting head of the national airline. Spokesperson Twakulilwa Kayofa on Tuesday confirmed to NBC News that the parastatal’s acting chief executive officer (CEO) Xavier Masule has resigned from this portfolio. Masule, who served at the helm of the national airline in an acting […]

Independent presidential candidate in the November 2019 election, Dr Panduleni Itula is approaching the Supreme Court, asking the Chief Justice Peter Shivute to review its recent judgment. The court last week declared the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) without voters verifiable paper trail in the 2019 elections as unconstitutional but the court declined to […]

The Namibian Police (NAMPOL) in the Otjozondjupa Region are experiencing an increase in the number of stock theft cases reported weekly. NAMPOL’s Community Liaison Officer in Otjozondjupa Region, inspector Maureen Mbeha is calling on farmers and all relevant stakeholders to assist the police in apprehending the suspects.

The Ministry of Land Reform held its sixth annual resettlement farmers’ information day at Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa Region last week. The day aims to bring all resettled farmers in the region together with agricultural experts to engage each other and share information on what is expected of them in terms of farming productively.

President Hage Geingob says the deeds of Kenya’s former President, Daniel Arap Moi, will forever be edged in the minds of Namibians whose defence force received training after independence. Moi died last week Tuesday, aged 95. President Geingob signed a book of condolences at the Kenyan High Commission in Windhoek.

Mynahardt Kauanivi in the men’s 42 km division, and Alina Armas in the 42 km women’s race, emerged as the winners of this year’s Rössing Marathon on Saturday in Swakopmund. They achieved respective times of 2 hours, 20 minutes and 58 seconds, and 2 hours, 41 minutes and 2 seconds. The 2020 Rössing Marathon saw […]

The new German ambassador to Namibia, Herbert Beck says consultations on the Herero/Nama Genocide between Namibia and Germany are confidential. Beck said this when he met the leader of the official opposition, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) McHenry Venaani.