The SWAPO Party has resolved to retain its newly elected councillors at Okahandja and Rundu.

Workers in the fishing industry face rampant exploitation by employers. Benefits like medical aid, pension and housing are a far-fetched dream for many seafarers and factory workers. This was the joint view shared by various trade unions at the annual fishing industry address in Walvis Bay last week.

The legislation governing the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is hampering the commission’s operations. The Director General of ACC, Paulus Noa said this in an exclusive interview with NBC’s Business Today.

A police officer based at Oshikango is fighting for his life at the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital after he was stabbed twice in the chest. According to a Namibian Police Force crime bulletin issued on Tuesday, Constable Desderius Ashiyana was stabbed without any prior argument or altercation between himself and the suspect.

Lack of proper transport is hampering police efforts to combat increasing cases of stock theft and the smuggling of drugs in the Khorixas area. Namibian Police Chief Inspector at Khorixas Theophelus Iipinge, revealed this in an interview with NBC News.

New fishing rights applicants are called on to be patient as the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources is now at the final stage of concluding its evaluation process in a transparent way. This was announced by Minister Bernhard Esau during his 2019 annual ministerial address to the fishing industry at Walvis Bay.

Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah expressed sincere condolences to the Indian nation. At least 40 paramilitary police officers were killed by a massive car bomb, the worst attack on security personnel since the start of the insurgency in the disputed region, Kashmir, three decades ago.

The Outjo Municipality needs about N$66 million to formalise the town’s informal settlements. This according to mayor Samuel !Oe-Amseb, speaking during the first council meeting.

Reigning Miss Namibia, Selma Kamanya says young people need role models that should inspire them.

The Swapo Party Politburo still have to decide on the fate of the Rundu and Okahandja councillors who defied directives from the party’s Secretary General in electing new offices bearers.