The //Kharas Regional Council has suspended all travel and overtime claims for staff members, effective from 1 September, due to a lack of funds. The Council has already exhausted 85% of its travel and subsistence allowance budget – between April and August this year – with eight months of the financial year still left.

Gobabis resident Rachel Rittmann and her former lover Ryno du Preez, who were in August found guilty of murdering the former’s husband, Rudolf Henry Rittmann, in August 2013, will be sentenced on 22 October 2019. High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg announced this today shortly after he listened to submissions by the prosecution and defence teams […]

Minister of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) Stanley Simataa pleaded with businesses in the ICT sector to come to the NBC’s rescue. Simataa says the public broadcaster is struggling to keep up with technology, given its financial situation. He thus says corporate entities may, through the model of PPP, assist the corporation in delivering on […]

Vice President Nangolo Mbumba says internet connectivity is closely associated with economic productivity, and Namibia cannot afford to miss out or lag behind. Mbumba’s speech was read on his behalf by ICT Minister Stanley Simataa at the opening of the 6th National ICT Summit in Windhoek.

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism is working on a three-year action plan to construct and upgrade the boundary fence of the Etosha National Park. Its Director of Parks and Wildlife Management, Colgar Sikopo says the action plan provides possible measures on how the construction and upgrading can be done in a short time.

With the National Assembly and Presidential Elections drawing closer, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is conducting its last training workshop for regional and assistant election coordinators from all 14 regions at Otjiwarongo. ECN’s Chairperson, Advocate Notemba Tjipueja explains that the weeklong training is crucial to ensure checks and balances and make coordinators understand their […]

A three-year-old daughter is recovering in the Keetmanshoop State Hospital in the //Kharas Region after he was stabbed twice in the back by his 36-year-old mother. Regional Police Commander, Commissioner Dawid Ndongo, says the shocking incident was reported on Saturday and the woman was arrested and is charged for attempted murder. The commissioner said the […]

Ministry of Information and Communication Technology Executive Director, Mbeuta Ua-Ndjarakana has urged the corporate sector to support Namibia’s film industry. Speaking to NAMPA in an interview at the 2019 Namibian Theatre and Film Awards held on Saturday, Ua-Ndjarakana noted that if more resources are availed to filmmakers, the film industry will see positive growth. “We […]

A book recounting the life of the late political icon and longtime leading member of SWAPO Hidipo Hamutenya was launched in Windhoek.

The Likwaterera Primary School in the Kavango East Region received a block of classrooms valued at N$500 000 and many school items from retired German diplomat, Wolfgang Fiedler.