The Namibia Red Cross Society, NRCS, says it does not have enough funds to assist the about 11 500 people in the Kunene and Kavango regions through short and medium-term humanitarian interventions during the current drought. The Society’s national Coordinator of Resource Mobilisation, Rosemary Nalisa, told Nampa that they are short of reaching the 3 […]

Works and Transport Deputy Minister James Sankwasa has urged the Roads Authority (RA) not to compromise quality work in the appointment of contractors. Sankwasa says the RA should focus on allocating tenders to contractors who have adequate technical capacity and financial means to complete a project within the specified time and according to set standards. […]

Namibia’s boxer, Jonas Junius, has been temporarily released to weigh-in and prepare for tonight’s fight. The fight is scheduled for nine o’clock Namibian time, tonight. There was no bail application but an application to secure freedom from custody of a responsible person or an entity. The team’s Chef de Mission, Jesse Scheekerling, told NBC News […]

The Land Reform Minister has warned that government efforts to resettle people on commercial farms will be meaningless if the beneficiaries are not ready to work hard. Utoni Nujoma stresses that farming is an expensive undertaking and, therefore, the beneficiaries should redouble efforts to ensure that land is utilized for their and Namibia’s benefit. The […]

The SWAPO Party has expressed disappointment about reports that Kids of the Liberation Struggle blocked the national road, vandalised property and damaged police vehicles. Its Secretary-General, Nangolo Mbumba, says the party will not tolerate such behaviour from the group. Nampa reports that about 300 young people erected tents on the Windhoek-Okahandja road on Monday to […]

An Oshakati resident is on the run from the police after he allegedly attempted to murder his girlfriend. The suspect has been hiding since Tuesday morning, after he allegedly slashed his girlfriend with a panga in the early hours of the day. Police Spokesperson Thomas Aiyambo told Nampa that the suspect made a phone call […]

The SWAPO Party leadership in the Ohangwena region has back-tracked on its planned removal of the Helao Nafidi Deputy Mayor. Panduleni Hainghumbi was supposed to be withdrawn from the Town Council and replaced by Lucia Nghililewanga, who was expected to be sworn in last Friday. A letter issued by the party’s Secretary-General, Nangolo Mbumba on […]

The Elimination Malaria Eight Initiative has raised more than 272-million Namibia dollars to fight the disease between 2016 and 2018. The initiative is a regional partnership established in 2009 to co-ordinate collaborative efforts led by health ministers in eliminating malaria.

The Chairperson of the Bukalo Village Council, has called on well off individuals to plough back into the communities in which they operate. Charles Siyauya said this after donating food items to some vulnerable residents of the village.

102 employees at Elgin Brown and Hamer Namibia at Walvis Bay in Erongo region have been retrenched. Of these, 82 opted for voluntary retrenchment, while 20 were retrenched with no option. The process follows an agreement signed between the company and the Mining, Metal, Maritime and Construction Union, MMMC, at the harbour town in July. […]