A documentary film, produced during the annual Damara Traditional and Cultural Festival in Namibia last year (2016) has made it to the top 10 list of Arts and Humanities Research Councils, UK Film Awards. The United Kingdom-based research group has selected the 45-minute documentary called the ‘Damara King Festival’ out of 150 submitted films. The […]

This follows an allegation that an adult Namibian male suspect entered a farm in the Leonardville area, where he allegedly led cattle from a grazing area to another farm, using horses. The alleged theft occurred between Monday midday and Tuesday morning this week, at Farm Ai-Ais. The suspect allegedly removed all the ear tags from […]

To say technology has not made our lives easier, would be a lie. Smartphones are revolutionary, and one can communicate with someone across the world. To what extent does texting and communicating through a screen begin to replace face-to-face social interactions?

The Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare joined hands with Epupa Investech on Wednesday, donating solar powered radios to senior citizens.

Construction workers across Namibia will receive a 5.6% wage increment instead of the requested 13%. The Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union (MANWU) settled for a lower rate due to economic challenges facing the construction sector.

A 56-year-old- Russian national, accused of three counts of rape, human trafficking and indecent assault of minor gilrs, made his second appearance in the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The suspect, Alexander Krylov, made his first appearance last month but collapsed in the dock before the start of the court proceedings and was rushed […]

The vice chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology, NUST, Tjama Tjivikua says being in UNESCO carries a lot of benefits. Tjivikua was this week elected as the vice chairman of the Science Commission of the UN agency. He said it is always easy to access information through UNESCO. Tjivikua says the UN […]

Namibia has secured representation on the Intergovernmental Council for the Development of Communication of UNESCO. During voting at the ongoing UNESCO General Conference at its headquarters in the French capital, Paris, Namibia pulled the highest number of votes to secure its seat on the IPDC. Six countries in Group 5 A, Benin, Gambia, Guinea, Namibia, […]

The HIV awareness drive will now reach the visually impaired, with the production of education material in Braille.

Delegates representing local authorities in Namibia identified the delay in the implementation and delivery of projects as one of the challenges faced by local authorities. This came out in discussions at the 2017 Namibian Association of Local Authorities Officials conference underway in Luderitz.