A group of experts convened at the University of Namibia (UNAM) to discuss ways to enhance the social security benefits of women in the informal economy. The informal economy, which includes hairdressers, taxi operators or vendors, is the largest employer in Namibia boasting 57% of the more than 700 000 employed citizens.

Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, transport and non-alcoholic beverages were the highest contributing factors to the April inflation rate. This is contained in the latest Namibia Consumer Price Index and the zonal index launch in Windhoek.

The Directorate of Maritime Affairs in the Ministry of Works and Transport has discovered oil washed up on the beach near Longbeach Extension 1, north of Walvis Bay, recently. The ministry’s spokesperson Julius Ngweda told NBC News that the oil leaked from a tanker vessel curently within the port of Walvis Bay. He said the […]

President Hage Geingob cautioned against opening up “talks which could jeopardize peace and let the country go up in flames”. Geingob said the entire war to liberate Namibia from colonial oppression had unintended consequences.

Namibia’s green region, Zambezi, is also experiencing severe drought. Some now fear that low water levels in the Zambezi River may fuel human-wildlife conflict.

The Social Security Commission (SSC) donated N$400 000 to the Dare to Care Fund, an initiative aimed at giving assistance to drought affected farmers.

The Ministry of Works and Transport will soon pass a law to allow NamibianTraffic Information System (NATIS) officials to test and award licenses only to learner drivers of accredited driving schools or persons.

Zimbabwe’s export of 97 elephants to China and Dubai over a six-year-period earned the country N$38 million. Tourism Minister, Priscah Mupfumira, says the animals exported were sub-adults, meaning they were between two-and-three years old. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority exported a total of 97 sub-adult elephants to China and Dubai between 2012 and January […]

A joint report of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and the University of Namibia (UNAM) has found male children dropping out of school more than their female counterparts. NUST Director of International Relations Marius Kudumo presented the report recently in the National Council (NC), as part of an agreement the the council […]

Over 8 700 learners study German as a foreign language and 1 300 as mother tongue within 53 schools in Namibia, Minister of Education, Arts and Culture Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has said. Hanse-Himarwa said this in a speech read on her behalf at the inauguration ceremony of the Etosha Secondary School into the Schools: Partners for […]