The Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) says it wants to propose to the government to introduce a higher education levy within the education system. At a recent media briefing, the president of NANSO, Simon Taapopi said this education levy will assist the burden on the state’s coffers in terms of student’s financial assistance.

The Namibian Police Force is requesting anyone with information regarding the shooting incident that took place in Katutura on Christmas Day to contact them. The 28-year-old Elvis Eiseb was shot and killed by an unknown suspect.

Chinese businessman Jack Huang was arrested in Angola, Luanda, together with Chinese nationals on suspicion of counterfeiting money. Journal de Angola reported that the arrests followed after a young man, a housekeeping assistant, at Hua Dragão, the largest Chinese shopping centre in Angola, was arrested earlier this month after attempting to make purchases in a […]

Over 200 000 people were food insecure while over 80 000 livestock were lost between October 2018 and September 2019 as a result of the drought. These figures were revealed in the recent Agricultural Inputs and Household Food Security Situation Report for December 2019 issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry.

The Namibia Wild Horses Foundation (NWHF) is warning the public and tourist to refrain from giving food and water to horses standing next to the main road between Aus and Luderitz to prevent road accidents.

Lack of funding and community participation remain challenges for projects to prosper. One of the founders of a community leather project, at Gam in Tsumkwe Constituency, Uvatera Putukara, shared this sentiment.

Fuel prices will remain unchanged for January 2020, the Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced. The ministry, in a media statement issued on Friday, said it has not adjusted fuel pump prices over the past seven months because it is trying to help the economy get back on its feet by sparing motorists and […]

The festive season road safety campaign, in conjunction with the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund, on the country’s main highways, has been described as a huge success. The campaign officially started on 20 November.

The unfavourable weather patterns over the past three years have caused many farming communities to produce below their set targets. One of the leading maize and livestock fodder producers in the country, Heinz van Biljon shared this with NBC News while cultivating his land at farm Nehlein in the Otavi district.

Livestock vendors at Oshakati are happy with the sale of goats this festive season. The vendors, along the Oshakati-Oshikuku main road, have been making huge losses this year, as their goats were lean due to severe drought experienced throughout the country.