President Hage Geingob is happy with the progress made in the construction of the Chief Hosea Kutako Memorial Museum and Homestead Shrine in the Omaheke Region. The construction of the Memorial Museum and Homestead Shrine commenced last year. President Geingob inspected the site, located 195 kilometers from Gobabis, at the late stalwart’s village of Toasis. […]

Local food processing company African Deli has donated food items to flood-affected schools in the Ohangwena Region, worth N$383,000.  6000 packs of matangara, six thousand packs of chicken gizzards, and 4800 packs of speckled sugar will be distributed to 32 schools for the benefit of approximately four thousand, 453 students. Speaking during the handing over […]

Regional governors who attended the Validation Workshop for Science, Technology, and Innovation at Swakopmund, have called on researchers to conduct research that solves socio-economic problems.  According to a national survey, Namibia has increased investment in research, as the country spent about 0.6% of its GDP on research in 2022, compared to 0.34% in 2014. According […]

At least eight learners from the Rundjarara Village have run away from school due to the condition of the hostel. The learners were taken from Rundjarara Primary School to Cocoma Junior Primary School with promises of shelter, food, and proper school uniforms. According to the community members, an unknown woman came to Rundjarara village to […]

The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) loan book has grown from N$493 million in 2015 to N$1.6 billion now. The NHE had experienced slow growth in the past seven years due to financial constraints, land tenure issues, the unavailability of serviced land, and property rights. However, the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, expressed […]

The Vice Chairperson of the National Council, Victoria Kauma, has urged the National Council MPs to continue serving the public with integrity and determination, as there is still more to be done to improve their livelihoods. Kauma was speaking at the 30th anniversary of the National Council in the capital. She says despite a number […]

Farmers in the Oshana Region are worried about food insecurity because some areas of the region are still flooded and crops have been submerged by water. The opposite is that crops in some fields have begun to wilt due to insufficient rain. It is a bitter blow for farmers at Onaushe village in Uuvudhiya Constituency. […]

The First Ladies of Namibia and the US, Monica Geingos and Jill Biden, have joined forces to inspire and empower young people to take on leadership roles and embrace democracy. Their message was clear: the future belongs to the youth, and they must be prepared to take on the challenges that lie ahead. Speaking at […]

The percentage of female researchers in Namibia has increased from 39% in 2014 to 50% in 2022. The Research Services Center Director at UNAM says the findings are an indication that national programs targeting girls are creating a positive impact in society. Preliminary findings in the 2022 National Research and Experimental Development Report show that […]

The British High Commissioner to Namibia, Charles Moore, says the leaked communication on Namibian asylum seekers in the United Kingdom contained inaccuracies and a lack of understanding of the country’s asylum system. Moore was speaking on the nbc’s Good Morning Namibia show to put the situation of Namibian asylum seekers in context after the UK […]