//Kharas Governor, Lucia Basson, in her New Year’s message to residents, said that the persistent drought has put extra pressure on the Government and has led to water shortages in many parts of the region. Basson made the remarks at a farm in the Karasburg East Constituency, where she provided food parcels to rural communities.

The family of a 35-year-old Keetmanshoop resident, who died on Christmas day after she was run over by a vehicle, are appealing to the public for information around the circumstances of her death. It’s nearly two weeks since Lena Hendricks, a mother of four was run over by a vehicle, and to date, no one […]

Two subsistence farmers at Sau village in the Kavango West’s Musese Constituency have lost nine heads of cattle due to lightning. Lightning struck on Saturday afternoon with many other cattle still unaccounted for.

Four SWAPO members were sworn-in as members of the National Assembly today. The new members replace former Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Bernhard Esau and former Justice Minister Sackey Shanghala. The two former ministers are facing charges of accepting bribes of millions of dollars to allocate fishing quotas to Icelandic company, Samherji. Two others replaced […]

SWAPO Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says while housing remains a concern across the country, the party is confronting it head-on, as stated in its political manifesto. Nandi-Ndaitwah addressed a mini-rally at Walvis Bay, on Saturday.

New Year Resolutions are promises to oneself to improve or accomplish some noteworthy goal or improve one’s life and behaviour. Though while many subscribe to the idea, others find it impractical. NBC News team spoke to a local clinical psychologist Dr Mara Mberira, who suggests setting New Year’s resolutions, is not a must.

While most of the country remains desperate for rain, residents of informal settlements of the Zambezi Region appeared caught off guard by the rain received over the area.

Severe drought coupled with the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in South Africa, impacted agricultural activities negatively in 2019, especially in the commercial farming sector. This was the view expressed by the executive director of the Namibian Agricultural Union (NAU), Roelie Venter in an interview with NBC News.

Police at Khorixas plan to investigate why complaints of alleged death threats made by the ex-boyfriend of late Sylvia Gorases, were not recorded or acted on. Gorases was reportedly stabbed to death by Arnold Gamseb on 24 December. -NAMPA

Making a living from arts and crafts is possible in Namibia, given the right amount of effort and dedication. This is according to Khorixas-based Stephen Mufunda, who sells a vast range of his own artwork, mainly to tourists.