President Hage Geingob leaves for Lusaka today for an official visit to Zambia. The president is visiting that country at the invitation of his Zambian counterpart, Edgar Lungu. He is expected to hold official talks with his counterpart to consolidate bilateral co-operation and interest. The Head of State is expected to officially open the 90th […]

MARTIN UKARERANI The third edition of the Standard Bank Super Cup was launched yesterday morning at Football House in Windhoek. Following the two previous editions of the cup, where Black Africa beat African Stars 3-2 in 2014 and African Stars defeated Tigers 1- 0 last year, Standard Bank Namibia once again presented a N$1 million […]

Government is committed to the promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises – SMEs in Namibia and in ensuring that they become effective businesses. Speaking at the Sixth Katutura Expo in Windhoek, Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amathila says SMEs can contribute to job creation and economic growth, especially in rural areas.

The Keetmanshoop Municipality has decided to exempt or give discounts to pensioners from paying basic service charges.

Hillary Clinton will step up to the podium for one of the biggest speeches of her life where she will later accept the Democratic Party nomination. Her speech comes as Republican nominee Donald Trump on the other hand says he was using sarcasm when he prodded Russia to unearth Hillary Clinton’s missing emails.

The Zambezi Water Front and Tourism Park at Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi region is ready for operation. This follows the accreditation of the park to meet the necessary requirements for business operations. Its Chief Executive Officer Jerome Mutumba says most of the challenges that were experienced have been dealt with. Operations at the park […]

The Legal Assistance Center, LAC, has raised concern with the Namibia Citizenship Amendment Bill which in it’s current form provides only for the citizenship of children born to foreign parents with permanent residence. LAC Director Tony Hancox stresses that the amendment goes against the landmark Supreme Court ruling of June, which ordered that a child […]

Players in the energy sector completed the review of the final Renewable Energy Draft Policy on Wednesday. The draft will have to be adopted and approved by Cabinet before implementation. Fast tracking the Renewable Energy Policy has become more urgent than before as the Harambee Prosperity Plan kicks in.

The Aranos Town Council will take over the distribution of electricity at the town, once the contract with the Southern Electricity Company, Selco ends in October 2016. NBC interviewed the Chief Executive Officer on the council’s readiness.

The Deputy Minister in the Office of the Vice President, Alexia Manombe-Ncube has called on Namibians to join and assist the government in uplifting the living standards of people with disabilities. Manombe-Ncube was at Omatjete settlement in the Daures Constituency in the Erongo Region to sensitise people about government’s role in promoting issues affecting people […]