Checkers and Shoprite retailers operating in Namibia have confirmed the removal of canned pilchards in tomato sauce from the shelves last week. South Africa retail group Shoprite last week recalled all its canned 400g pilchards, after the supplier West Point Processors, found that a canning deficiency may have left the pilchards unfit for consumption.

The Popular Democratic Movement Youth League (PDMYL) says it will boycott the upcoming Independence Day celebrations, saying after 30 years of political freedom there is very little to celebrate. During a media briefing today, the youth wing added such celebrations are a waste of money, especially considering the country is faced with a crippling health […]

The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has promised continued development in Opuwo Rural should it retain the. Its President McHenry Venaani says for the past 20 years since the constituency has been under the leadership of the party, it brought the much needed development to its inhabitants. Uarikua Kakuva is the party’s candidate for Opuwo Rural.

Forty students from the Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology’s (NIMT) vocational training centres and of the Academy of Business English have been awarded bursaries by the Namibia Training Authority (NTA). Funding of the study grants was lobbied for by the Namibian National Students Organisation (NANSO), NIMT and the Academy of Business English which all […]

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) has taken a bold and rare step to cut cost by deploying its staff members, to upgrade and fence off the Etosha National Park boundary fence. Through this initiative, it will be saving millions of dollars on contracting companies to do the work as it will now only […]

A 17-month-old baby drowned in a bucket of oshikundu at Okafitukasisia village in the Omusati Region. Oshikundu is a traditional drink made from fermented millet (mahangu). The baby has been identified as Ndamono Aina Nangolo from the Okafitukasisia village in the Omusati Region. Police investigations continue.

More than 30 Egyptian doctors, based in the United States of America, are in Namibia offering medical care and education to learners in the Khomas Region. A Shipena Secondary School is the first to have benefited from the doctors’ outreach.

University of Namibia (UNAM) students at the Rundu Campus are unhappy about the alleged cancellation and postponement of lectures by lecturers without valid reasons. Student Representative Council (SRC) deputy president, Johannes Dawid says this tendency contributes much to students’ poor performance.

A mother of seven minor children in Windhoek is struggling to take care of her 14-year-old son who was born with cerebral palsy. At 10 months old, doctors further diagnosed Jonathan Isaak with tuberculous meningitis, which has left his whole body paralysed.

Minister of Environment and Tourism (MET) Pohamba Shifeta is calling on Namibians to provide support in the development and management of parks, as they economically contribute to local communities and are the greatest value of natural amenities and recreation opportunities. He made this call while launching a programme aimed at encouraging stakeholders and the public […]