Small business owners and members of the community on Thursday staged a peaceful demonstration at Tses in the //Karas Region, alleging that tenders are not awarded to local companies. Close to 30 people took part in the demonstration and they handed over a petition to the Tses Village Council detailing their concerns. Residents claim companies […]

The Namibian Government says it is committed to implement the resolutions adopted at the just-ended second National Land Conference in the capital. The more than 800 delegates adopted 169 land reform resolutions. Minister of Information and Communication, Stanley Simataa presented the document containing these resolutions.

A South African legal expert says unless land is shared equally it is impossible to talk about freedom, equality, and dignity in Namibia. This comes in the wake of statistics showing that 70% of productive farms are owned by whites.

The Ombudsman John Walters has described conference as a success, although disappointed with the reluctance by of Ministry of Land Reform to release the list of resettlement beneficiaries. Advocate Walters says although most of the views expressed at the conference are of a general nature, the discussion were inclusive and created a window for everyone […]

A 26-year-old man died after he was shot in the chest when he tried to protect his cousin, who was allegedly being assaulted by her boyfriend in Katima Mulilo. The 35-year-old woman and her boyfriend, with whom she is in a long-term relationship, had been arguing at a club situated next to the Zambezi River […]

Innocent Mathys and Toini Kambode each won N$15 000 after their business ideas were selected as the best at a one-week entrepreneurship training programme at Keetmanshoop. The 30 participants who took part in the training had the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a judging panel.

The Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) has called on the Government to intervene in the recent retrenchment of 94 employees at Tantalite Mine.

The population of Appaloosas, an Americal horse breed in Namibia continue to grow since their introduction in 2013.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi has called on Government to make use of the recommendations of the second National Land Conference to produce an implementation framework.

The Governor of Zambezi Region has urged civil servants to go for voluntary HIV/Aids counseling and testing to know their health status. Alufea Sampofu made these remarks at the first health and wellness day for civil servants at Katima Mulilo.