Namibia intends to increase the number of women in decision-making positions during its two-year tenure as 2017 Africa Gender Award holder. President Hage Geingob made the pledge as he is expected to champion gender equality causes, not just in Namibia but across Africa.

The increase in cases of violence against women and the girl-child is hampering the progress made in gender equality. President Hage Geingob lashed out at these perpetrators, saying attacks on defenceless women are due to insecurities among some men as well as harmful cultural practices.

Since its inception in Namibia in 1995, the World Music Day Celebration has created a platform for both upcoming and established artists to showcase their talents.

Two trucks caught fire and burned out in the Erongo region on Tuesday. The incident happened along the Omaruru/Kalkveld road.

The Former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf wants to see African countries adopting non-age discriminatory laws. A law which seeks to reduce the age limits for eligibility for elective offices has been passed in Nigeria.

Improved early childhood development services should not exclude marginalised communities. Stakeholders expressed these sentiments during a consultation meeting on the findings of the Participatory Rapid Assessment on Integrated Early Childhood Development (IECD) Programmes among San communities in Namibia,

Employees of the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) are demanding that the current acting CEO, Enid Keramen, be removed due to poor leadership skills. Employees, who are in the bargaining unit as well as members of the Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) handed over a petition to the chairperson of the board […]

President Hage Geingob has conferred the Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis, First Class, on visiting former president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Johnson-Sirleaf is the first female former head of state to receive the honour. Her recognition is a testimony of Liberia’s support to Namibia during its struggle for independence from white minority South […]

-President Hage Geingob received the African Gender Award. The Namibian Head of State is rewarded for his continued efforts to establish a legal and policy framework for the promotion and protection of women’s rights in Namibia, which continues to progress through the effective implementation of regional instruments such as the Maputo Protocol and the Solemn […]

Some Members of Parliament in the National Assembly want the conditions in the allocation of new fishing rights to be reviewed claiming that the previously marginalised and disadvantaged will not benefit. They argued that the conditions as announced by the Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Bernard Esau would continue to benefit the current beneficiaries.