The 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to start on Tuesday next week. The debate among the world leaders will focus on the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs which were adopted in 2015. Namibia’s ambassador to the UN, Wilfred Emvula, says as all member states are internalising the SDGs but funding still […]

The Groot Aub clergyman who faces a charge of involvement in a sexual relationship with a minor, has appeared in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court. Thirty four year old Elvis Jansen was not asked to plead and will appear in court again on Tuesday for a formal bail hearing. His lawyer, Winnie Christians says, it is […]

Health and Social Services minister Bernard Haufiku says there is a need to strengthen community health services dealing with oral health in order to cater for all people in Namibia. This message formed part of the minister’s message at the commemoration of the Oral Health week in the capital on Monday, which is being celebrated […]

The Information and Communication Technology Minister says there is a need to add information technology education in the delivery of the adult literacy programme. Tjekero Tweya believes that reading and writing skills alone are not enough in bring rural communities into Namibia’s mainstream economy.

The residents of Choto Informal Settlement at Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi region are still without proper sanitation, and the situation is not going to change anytime soon. The town has been battling to provide services such as water, electricity and sanitation to its informal settlers over the years.

Namibian youth are encouraged to apply for 2016’s leadership training in the United States of America under the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The online applications will open next week wednesday, closing towards the end of October.

A project manager at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation said women can only speak of social justice if more become part of development at all levels within society. Sylvia Mundjindi made the remark during a Swapo-Party Women’s Council political workshop on Friday. She said to enable this, women should inspire and encourage others to be part […]

Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Bernhard Esau has warned against the negative effects of a planned countrywide teachers’ strike. Esau says if the teachers down tools, learners will be heavily affected, with their education in jeopardy. He warns that the industrial action will not only affect learners, but also Namibia’s future. The minister therefore calls […]

The federal government and parents of some Chibok schoolgirls that escaped from Boko Haram, have accused non-governmental organisations of using the girls to get donations in the United States. Some 15 girls were given offers to go to the United States for their education.

Deputy Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Christine //Hoebes, has called on Namibians to adopt a systematic way of developing a national response to suicide by creating a national suicide prevention strategy. The strategy should indicate Government’s clear commitment to deal with the high suicide rates. //Hoebes officiated at the World Suicide Prevention […]