The Ministry of Transport says it has not yet approved a 50% taxi fare increment being proposed by the Namibia Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU) .

Lobatse High Court judge, Godfrey Nthomiwa ordered the Botswana government not deport the more than 700 Namibian refugees at Dukwi who refused to sign for voluntary repatriation.

President Hage Geingob has arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he is to attend the BRICS Africa outreach programme. The gathering seeks to foster inclusive growth among the world’s five major emerging economies and Africa. The summit is being held under the theme: ‘BRICS in Africa: Collaboration for Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity in the […]

The family of the late Alina Kakehongo blames the police for failing to act on time after the deceased opened a case the previous day. Kakehongo was shot in the head by her ex-boyfriend who was a police officer and died upon arrival at the hospital. The boyfriend committed suicide with his service pistol.

The NBC’s Damara Nama Radio Station will formally be renamed Kaisames on Saturday as part of the corporation’s broad rebranding exercise. The event will take place at the Katutura Youth Complex.

Some streets at the Buitepos settlement in the Kalahari constituency of the Omaheke Region have been named after Namibian heroes, leaders and iconic figures. Liberation hero Elliot Hiskia, Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy Kornelius Shilunga, Omaheke Governor Festus Ueitele and Kalahari Consituency Councillor Ignasius Khariseb all have streets named after them. This is a […]

The Zambezi Regional Youth Forum is the latest to condemn the activities of the Caprivi Concerned Group which is trying to promote the ideas to secede Zambezi Region from the rest of the country. Recently, traditional authorities also distanced themselves from the idea to separate the region after five leaders of the group were arrested […]

Founding President, Sam Nujoma on Thursday morning condemned the increase of gender-based violence (GBV) in the country. His rebuke came after a young woman was shot and killed by her former boyfriend at Louis Botha supermarket in Windhoek on Wednesday. Nujoma was speaking at the official opening of the Oshikuku Oshipe Trade Fair.

The Namibian Police Force confirmed that Alina Kakehongo, who was murdered in Windhoek yesterday, had opened a case of assault at the Otjomuise Police Station. Head of Media Relations, Kauna Shikwambi said Kakehongo opened a case of assault through threatening against Samuel Shali Nghihepa, her former boyfriend, on Tuesday. Responding to NAMPA’s enquiries on reports […]

The Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) has called on the Government to intervene and investigate retrenchments in mining. The union believes that the reasons for which mines retrench employees are not fair enough, while retrenchments are instituted mainly to maximise profit. The MUN Chairperson for the Southern Region, Allen Kalumbu, called on the Government to […]