The outgoing chairperson of the Intergovernmental Council of UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), says increased funding has allowed the IPDC to increase its actions and impact. Albana Shala, of the Netherlands, served two consecutive two year terms having been re-elected in 2016. Donors increased to eight in 2016 and in 2018 […]

Deaths due to road traffic accidents reached 3,76 % of the country’s total deaths while the country is ranked 45th globally in terms of road fatalities, Works and Transport Minister, John Mutorwa has disclosed. Mutorwa revealed these findings in the National Assembly on Tuesday when he announced that Cabinet approved Namibia’s accession to the African […]

Frequent pipe bursts, especially during changes of season, and subsequent water losses have had a negative impact on the Keetmanshoop Municipality’s financial situation. This was said by Keetmanshoop Mayor Gaudentia Kröhne on Tuesday during the signing of an agreement for a Fasep grant to finance a project that will provide a 20 year master plan […]

Some members of the Swapo Party in the Otjozondjupa Region plan to stage a peaceful demonstration against the party’s regional leadership next Tuesday. This section of members calling themselves a concerned group issued a notice of the demonstration to the office of Otjozondjupa regional coordinator, Susan Hikopua on Wednesday. The same notice was also sent […]

The Windhoek-Okahandja dual carriageway is near completion. This was revealed by the chief executive officer of Roads Authority, Conrad Lutombi, while paying a visit to the Windhoek-Okahandja dual carriageway site.

Japan today heaped praise on Namibia’s senior national rugby team, the Welwitschias, for qualifying for next year’s Rugby World Cup tournament. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Special Envoy, Yoshifumi Okamura delivered the message to President Hage Geingob at State House on Tuesday. The ninth Rugby World Cup will be held in Japan from 20 September […]

The Hambukushu Traditional Authority has dismissed claims by a faction within its community that Erwin Munika Mbambo is no longer the Fumu. The group is said to have organised a referendum for Hambukushu people to determine whether they wanted Fumu Mbambo to continue as their leader or not.

Namibia and Angola signed a memorandum of understanding on the transmission interconnection power line of 400 kilovolts. The Angola-Namibia Joint Permanent Technical Commission on the Cunene River Basin have embarked on the rehabilitation of the Calueque water supply system, installation of water off-take points and repairs of the canal between the Calueque dam to the […]

Government will consider a request by Japan for Namibia to support its bid to host the World Expo. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Special Envoy, Yoshifumi Okamura, delivered the request to President Hage Geingob at State House on Tuesday.

The Kunene transboundary water supply project between Namibia and Angola has been inaugurated. Namibia and Angola share rivers and the two countries hope the inauguration of the project would address distribution to the inhabitants along the common border.