Residents of flood-prone areas in the west of the Zambezi Region continue to be affected by floods. Villages in Kabbe South and North, as well as Katima Rural constituency, have been submerged by flood waters for days. Those who moved to higher grounds were also caught unaware as their villages and roads are flooded over […]
Windhoek’s Ausspanplattz, near the central business district (CBD), has been officially renamed, Dr António Agostinho Neto Square, in honour of Angola’s late founding president. Neto served as president from 1975 to 1979, having led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the war for independence from 1961 to 1974. Angola’s current president, […]
The Otjozondjupa Regional Education, Arts and Culture Directorate said it is not to be blamed that the resettlement school in Kombat area has not opened yet. The school was constructed in 2016, and scheduled to open last year.
The physical and psychological scars left by the merciless attack on Cassinga camp continue to haunt Namibians, Angolans and Cubans whose brave fighters were among the first to respond to the attack and lost their lives in the process. These were the words of President Hage Geingob as the nation commemorated the 40th anniversary of […]
Art vendors operating in Windhoek’s central business district (CBD) has called on the City of Windhoek to relocate them to more tourist-friendly spots.
The National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN) is playing a pivotal role in promoting Namibian visual art works in the country. Hardly a week goes by without the NAGN exhibiting Namibian art.
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is expected to visit Namibia next week, on the invitation of President Hage Geingob. In a statement announcing his visit, the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation says the visit highlights the importance Namibia and the AU attach to the country’s membership and contributions […]
The Media Ombudsman has warned high ranking officials against the misuse of their powers to suppress access to information and media freedom.
The Namibian and Angolan governments will jointly finance the construction of the monuments at Cassinga in southern Angola. The site will be used to commemorate and pay homage to the over 600 Namibians who lost their lives during the Cassinga camp attacks in 1978. Speaking during a joint press conference at State House, President Hage […]
Founding President, Sam Nujoma says people who perished in the Cassinga massacre are heroes and heroines of the revolution and they will forever be remembered for their heroic deeds. Nujoma vividly remembers that fateful day when a majority of women and children were killed by the South African Defence Force, who attacked a SWAPO base […]
