Cyril Ramaphosa (65) was elected as South Africa’s new president by that country’s Parliament on Thursday after Jacob Zuma was forced to resign by the ruling party. “Ramaphosa said, “One of the things I will be seeking to do is have a meeting with all political parties. We will start it off with a meeting […]

University of Namibia Vice-Chancellor Professor Lazarus Hangula will retire from the institution at the end of this semester. He made the announcement during the official opening of the university’s academic year 2018 on Wednesday.

Former Zimbabwean prime minister and main opposition Movement for Democratic Change leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has died in Johannesburg. The 65-year-old lost his battle to colon cancer. He had been diagnosed with the disease in 2016 and had been undergoing regular treatment at the Donald Gordon Medical Centre in Parktown. Tsvangirai was the leader of the […]

The City of Windhoek is warning residents not to entertain any individuals claiming to represent the municipality in land transactions. A number of people have been robbed of thousands of dollars, by con men who posed as agents mandated to negotiate and sell land on behalf of the municipality.

An operation to capture four lions, in the Erongo Region’s Omaruru area, continues. Officials in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism have been deployed to the Erongo Mountain Rhino Sanctuary for over a month now and the operations continue.

Efforts to contain the outbreak of Hepatitis-E in Windhoek’s informal settlements must include addressing the influx of people to urban areas. Vice-President, Nangolo Mbumba, believes building decent houses in rural centres can be the first solution.

Funds received by local and regional authorities from the Road User Charging System, through Road Fund Administration, will increase by 39% this financial year. This was revealed at the signing of the procedures agreements between RFA and three local and regional authorities from Khomas, Hardap and Omaheke regions.

Lack of information on gender-based violence (GBV) cases have been causing delays in the prosecution of such cases. Police investigators, social workers and public prosecutors are meeting in Swakopmund. The gathering will mainly focus on how to collect evidence effectively.

Namibia is expected to receive normal rainfall, during the remainder of this season, which is forecast to stretch into early May. This is good news for livestock producers but a bit too late for crop farmers.

The Namibian Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) has moved the deadline for this year’s applications for academic funding to Friday.