The Environment Ministry has deployed officials to the area, especially surrounding the Etosha National Park, in attempts to mitigate and assist the community with lions that have been troubling farmers there.

Residents of Bukalo in the Zambezi Region called on the government to maintain summer time throughout the year, as introducing winter time will only cause confusion. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security held a consultative meeting on the proposed Namibian Time Bill to gather the views of the community at the […]

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc) has called on SMEs to take advantage of its new advertising approach, which is client centred, to advertise on radio and television and grow their businesses. This call was made at the Northern SME Awards gala dinner held at Ongwediva in the Oshana Region.

The town of Luderitz, which has historically anchored its economy on fishing, mining and tourism is going through a major transformation.

More than 600 businesses have been formally registered with the Ministry of Trade in the Oshana Region alone. Oshana Governor Clemens Kashuupulwa wants Small and Medium Enterprises to continue play an important role in the country’s economy.

Twenty Two people have been killed and more than 50-injured in an explosion at Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom. The blast happened last night, following a pop concert by the US singer Ariana Grande. British Prime Minister Theresa May has send condolences to the affected families. She described the incident as a terrorist attack. […]

A Windhoek City Council delegation has appealed to government to consider the introduction of ‘executive’ mayors. During a meeting with President Hage Geingob the delegation said administering the affairs of the council on a part time basis is a challenge, and could hamper the attainment of strategic objectives in the long run.

Namibian eye specialist, Dr Helena Ndume, continues her fight against cataract blindness throughout the country. Ndume conducted the fourth cataract surgery on 300 patients at the Keetmanshoop Intermediate Hospital recently. Ninety-two of these patients had their sight restored.

The Health Ministry in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reported that a fourth person has died from Ebola.

Unpaid debt of residents and government agencies are crippling the operations of the City of Windhoek. These defaulters have a combined debt of about N$500 million, accumulated through unpaid rates and taxes, as well as municipal bills for sewerage and water services rendered.