The Otjiwarongo Municipality gave residents of the New Ombili informal settlement 24 hours to remove their illegal structures. Acting CEO of the Municipality Marlene Mbakera says the residents at New Ombili illegally occupied land which is not yet approved for building purposes.

Student Union of Namibia (SUN) has urged the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture to look at some of the factors that will disadvantage all affected parties with the phasing out of the old curriculum.

Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) says it is well on course with the preparations for the Gobabis, Keetmanshoop Urban, Khomasdal and Walvis Bay Urban constituencies’ by-elections slated for next week. The by-elections for the four constituencies were necessitated by the resignation of the sitting councillors, as required by Articles 46 and 47 of the Namibian […]

The Hompa of the Mbunza Traditional Authority, Alfons Kaundu, has warned against illegal grazing in his areas of jurisdiction. The warning comes after the community of Mbeyo village in the Kavango West Region complained about a farmer who brought a large number of cattle to the area two months ago.

Hardap Governor Esme Isaacks has pledged to eliminate the unhygienic bucket toilet system in the region if she is re-appointed by President Hage Geingob for another term. There are approximately 20 367 households still using the system in urban, rural and peri-urban areas across all 14 regions.

Many parents are avoiding the last minute rush for ‘back to school’ shopping, and have already started buying school uniforms and stationery.

Erongo Governor Cleophas Mutjavikua has called on parents to register their children for schools on time, rather than wait until the last minute. Mutjavikua spoke during an exclusive interview with NBC News at Swakopmund.

The Cuvelai-Etosha Basin has received exceptionally good rains towards the end of December and the first week of January. Senior Hydrologist of the Cuvelai Etosha Basin in the Department of Water Affairs, Leonard Hango says good showers have resulted in massive inflows in most parts of the basin both on the Namibian and Angola sides.

Spokesperson of the Namibian Police Force, Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner and appointed as Head of the Public Relations Division with effect from 1 January 2020. A media statement availed to NAMPA on Tuesday, and signed by the Inspector General of NAMPOL, Lieutenant General Sebastian Ndeitunga, said […]

Livestock farmers at Groot Aub, a settlement situated some 50 km south of Windhoek, are breathing a sigh of relief following good showers of rain which improved grazing in the area.