Gender Equality and Child Welfare Minister Doreen Sioka says African children are still negatively affected by harmful traditional practices. Sioka was giving a ministerial statement on the celebration of the Day of the Namibian Child in the National Assembly on Tuesday.

The partially burnt and severed body of a newborn baby was discovered at two separate places in the Okuryangava residential area of Windhoek on Tuesday. An Okuryangava resident discovered the baby’s head along Ongandu Street and alerted the police who found the rest of the body some 500 metres away in a riverbed at the […]

Namibia is expected to receive close to 90-million Euros of the 12-billion Euros pledged to the Global Fund recently. The amount is equivalent to 1-billion-350-million Namibia dollars. Different donor communities pledged the amount during the Global Fund’s Fifth Replenishment Conference held in Montreal, Canada last weekend. The funds will be used to end the AIDS, […]

By Katrina Gowases Namibian Olympic Boxer Matias Hamunyela says he is not ready to turn professional, despite mounting pressure from some promoters. Life has returned to normal for Matias Hamunyela after taking part in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he made his international debut last month. Hamunyela won his first bout in […]

The closure of the partly-completed Zambezi Waterfront and Tourism Park remains a matter of serious concern to residents of the Zambezi Region. The residents want to know why the facility remains closed, even if not all facilities have been completed as per the original plan. The Government ordered the facility to be closed temporarily, while […]

UNICEF has commended Namibia for upholding the Convention of the Rights of the Child. Namibia has made strides to ensure that every Namibian child is in school. UNICEF Country Representative Micaela De Sousa was speaking at the two-day National Symposium on the Convention of the Children’s Rights underway at Ongwediva.

Eight more bodies from the wreck of a boat carrying hundreds of migrants were recovered from Mediterranean waters off Egypt’s coast on Tuesday, ambulance sources said, taking the death toll to 177.

By: Lesley Tjiueza The Chairman of the Namibia Premier League has hinted that with just over 90 days to go until the year ends, Namibian football will still be played in 2016 as they are working around the clock to obtain the required sponsorship. It has been three weeks since Johnny Doeseb was last seen […]

President Hage Geingob says democracy in Africa is maturing and so are democratic processes and systems, while institutions are being strengthened. He notes that transparency and effective governance are reforms unfolding across Africa. Dr Geingob was addressing students and academics at the Columbia University in New York on Monday during the World Leaders Forum.

Water experts from Eight African countries sharing the Zambezi River are meeting in Windhoek to deliberate on the best ways of ensuring good water management. The delegates at the two day gathering are expected to come up with an Action Plan for members on the utilisation of this shared water resource.