A 62-year-old man living at Ondangwa in the Oshana Region is in need of a wheelchair. For more than 30 years now, Gabriel Joseph has been moving on all fours following a car accident which left him paralysed in 1974. Originally from Eloolo village in the Okaku Constituency, Joseph lives alone as his only daughter […]

Cabinet has approved the proposed amendments to the Property Valuers Profession Act Number Seven of 2012. Information and Communication Technology Minister Tjekero Tweya says Cabinet has further authorised the Land Reform Minister to table amendments in the National Assembly. It has approved the proposed Uniform Matrimonial Property Regime Bill to repeal the Native Administration Proclamation […]

The Higher Education, Training and Innovation Minister has announced the appointment of new members of the Namibia University of Science and Technology, NUST, Council. Dr Itah Murangi-Kandjii says the council is the first to serve since the transformation of the Polytechnic of Namibia into NUST. The new members include Dr Michael Humavindu from the Industrialisation, […]

A Keetmanshoop resident has accused the municipality of evicting two orphans from one of its subsidised Autoline houses in the Krönlein residential area. Nampa reports that the town council allocated the house to a pensioner, Sophie Hartzenberg, who had been living in the house with the previous occupants. The last occupant of the house was […]

The National Judicial Conference has declared the need for reforms in the judicial system, particularly in criminal justice, to address existing challenges. These include the delay and postponement of cases, which at times erode the rights of suspects who are acquitted at the end of trials. The meeting, whose resolutions were read by the Chief […]

The Environment and Tourism Minister is satisfied with the water levels at the two ponds at Bamunu Conservancy in the Zambezi Region though it may dry up in the near future.

Twenty five learners across Namibia have been selected to start their grade eight at the Windhoek High and Windhoek Gymnasium schools. The learners, mostly from low income households performed exceptionally well and have been chosen as part of the First Lady Monica Geingos “Talented Individual Programme, TIP”.

South Africans went to the polls on Wednesday in local elections which are widely seen as a test for President Jacob Zuma and the ruling African National Congress. NBC spoke to a South African political analyst Shadrack Gutto, who says many things are likely to change due to new political dynamics in that country.

The Judiciary system is in need of reform particularly, in the criminal justice system. The national Judicial Conference has thus urged officials to create a system that citizens can trust, uphold and protect the rights of citizens and where the criminal roll is decongestant.

Student debt at the University of Namibia now stands at 255 million dollars. This is attributed to events that took place at the beginning of 2016, where the Ministry of Higher Education instructed tertiary institutions to lower registration fees. The University is now trying all it can to convince the students to settle their debts […]