The promotion of home-based businesses should be encouraged, says the Economic Development Manager at the Keetmanshoop Municipality, Jegg Christiaan. Christiaan made the remark at a Public-Private Dialogue hosted by the municipality in conjunction with the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development at Keetmanshoop.

Namibia will commemorate Heroes Day on 26 August in honour of those who fought for the independence of the country. In this insert, NBC’s Reporter Elmarie Kapunda spoke to the new generation on the importance of commemorating 26th August. Some of the children were emotional as they spoke about who their heroes were and what […]

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) says the company has learnt a lesson from the Development Capital Portfolio (DCP) scandal and as a result set up a new plan that will ensure proper alignment of interest, transparency, accountability and good governance. The company was responding to Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa who on Wednesday said over […]

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Engel Nawatiseb says there is a critical need for regional authorities to start educating their communities about nationhood and national pride. Nawatiseb made this plea at the opening of a two-day nationhood and national pride technical consultative workshop at Otjiwarongo on Wednesday.

The Namibian Ancestral Land Foundation has called on the government to resettle Namibians repatriated from Botswana, who are residing at Gam and Eiseb, in the Tsumkwe area in the Otjozondjupa Region. The foundation made the call at a media briefing in Windhoek. Established about four months ago, the foundation aims to promote peace, unify voices […]

Unity and reconciliation should serve as a source from which Africans can draw energy to grow and develop. This is the sentiment shared by speakers at a public dialogue held under the theme ‘Rebuilding the Identity of a Post-Conflict Society’ organised by the offices of the Namibian and Rwandan First Ladies. Speaking at the event […]

Veterans of the liberation struggle in the Kavango West Region are not happy about a number of neglected graves of fallen heroes and heroines. They say many gravesites of war veterans remain unmarked since they were buried many years ago.

Fredrika van der Westhuizen, a Swapo political activist during the Apartheid era, remains optimistic of the future of Namibia, just as she was during the dark days of oppression. Van der Westhuizen, also known as lNeras, was born 78 years ago at Berseba. Her family relocated to Keetmanshoop during her formative years where she was […]

Prosecutor General (PG) Martha Imalwa has dismissed allegations by some members of the public that she is covering up political heavyweights from being prosecuted for alleged corruption. An emotional Imalwa was reacting to talks on social media and reports from some media houses regarding the missing millions from the Government Institution Pension Fund (GIPF), Avid-Social […]

Crop farmers in the Kapako Constituency of the Kavango West Region say they will not be deterred from working their fields in the coming rain season despite continued dry spells, which have left them with no harvest from the previous season.