Nfumu Joseph Tembwe Mayuni of the Mashi Traditional Authority has called upon peace-loving Mafwe speaking people to protect freedom, peace and stability in the country. Nfumu Mayuni made the remarks on Sunday during the annual celebration of the Tulikonge Festival at Choi in the Kongola Constituency.

Deputy Executive Director in the Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation says there is a need to fund courses geared towards economic development. Dr Raimo Naanda made the remark during the Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) 2020 Priority Fields of Study consultative workshop held in Windhoek.

Construction of the multimillion-dollar Windhoek-Hosea Kutako International Airport dual carriage is progressing well. The first phase of the road, which cost about N$800 million, will be ready by November.

The New Era Publication Corporation (NEPC) has opened a case of theft and fraud against the corporation’s former boss, Audrin Mathe for transferring a company vehicle to his name without its blessing and knowledge, information at NAMPA”s disposal reveals. This comes after the corporation learned last week that Mathe transferred and registered the company vehicle […]

Paula Ribeiro, who was shot by her husband at Ongwediva last Friday, succumbed to her injuries at Ongwediva Medipark on Monday. The incident happened at their home at the town when her husband Manuel Ribeiro shot her and turned the gun on himself. He was declared dead at the spot. The wife survived the shooting […]

The Executive Director in the president’s private office, Moses Pakote was shot by armed men at his residence late in the evening of 8 September 2019. The Presidency has confirmed the incident and that Pakote is in recovery. Police investigations into the case are underway.

President Hage Geingob announced his 10 nominees for the National Assembly (NA). Some of the party’s old guard, including former youth minister Jerry Ekandjo, are also part of the nominees. The first on President Geingob’s list to head to the National Assembly, is the 78-year-old Peter Katjavivi, the Speaker of the lower chamber, followed by […]

The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has started preparing to hold its electoral college on 28 September. PDM secretary-general, Manuel Ngaringombe, says the party is working to have the youth and women from all regions of the country elected onto its list. He says the party expect three-of five nominees to the college to be women […]

A 69-year-old pensioner has been left homeless after his two-bedroom shack burned down in Freedom Square residential area of Windhoek on Sunday afternoon. By the time NBC News team arrived at the scene, the fire had already been extinguished and items burned to ashes and the frames of the shack could be seen. The owner, […]

A 40-year-old suspected rhino poacher on Sunday exchanged gunfire with a team of 15 Namibian Police Force (NamPol) officers and members of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) for nearly two hours on a farm outside Otavi. The Otjozondjupa Regional Crime Investigations Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Naukalemo Andreas, in an interview with NAMPA on Monday, said the […]