With a population of close to 20 000 residents the current health facility at Aussenkehr in the //Karas Region is unable to cater for all in the area. Many patients are at times turned away as a result of long queues at the only clinic in the area.

Fugitive Lazarus Shaduka is in Police custody in Namibia. According to Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Sebastian Ndeitunga, police are now busy preparing for his formal arrest. Shaduka was convicted for the killing of his wife but went into hiding in Angola where he has been on the run since December 2012.

Cabinet has directed all relevant ministries to revise the existing legislative frameworks for drought management in order to enhance resilience. That was said by the Information and Communication Technology Deputy Minister, Stanley Simaata. Simaata noted that while drought is the world’s costliest natural disaster affecting more people than any other form of natural disaster, Namibia […]

A women led non-profit organisation, ‘Her Liberty Namibia’ trained forty young people at Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region. The focus is to empower young women and encourage them to be independent and self-reliant.

The drought in Southern Africa has not only taken its toll on communities and livestock but on wildlife as well. Ranches are cutting herd sizes and dropping prices for most animals. Game ranching is big business in South Africa, catering to the Eco-tourism and hunting sectors.

The Police is calling on the public to help identify three bodies, discovered between 6 and 22 October 2016. The bodies were discovered at various places in Windhoek, and so far, no relatives have come forward to claim the bodies.

Chief Eduard Afrikaner was coronated as chief of the Afrikaaner tribe at the Kohareb settlement in the Gibeon constituency, succeeding the late chief Hendrina Afrikaner. It was a Joyous day for the Afrikaner tribe as their new leader was coronated, following the death of Chief Hendrina Afrikaner in 2011.

First Lady Monica Geingos says more interaction is needed between the youth and adults, to deal with the issues affecting society. She was speaking at the ‘Be Free movement’ event held in Windhoek on Saturday.

South African Home Affairs Minister, Malusi Gigaba says the country’s authorities have identified, and are monitoring sleeper cells set up by foreign militant groups. Gigaba says the cells are using South Africa as a logistics hub.

Omaruru has not escaped the water crisis, currently affecting mostly northern and central parts of Namibia. The town has been without sufficient water since April, and the situation continues to worsen.