Some UNAM employees are not happy with the way management is approaching the strike. Workers feel the university does not have the interest of the students at heart.

Fishing company Oceana celebrated its 100th year of existence recently, inaugurating a new onshore processing plant at Walvis Bay. Oceana employs over 1 000 permanent and temporary workers, across its three subsidiaries in the local fishing industry.

Swakopmund residents have joined the rest of Namibia in a silent protest against gender-based violence. Tasneem Ochs, the resident who initiated the march, says more awareness and mobilisation is needed among Namibians, to find solutions to incidents of GBV.

Namibia will be hosting a Women, Peace and Security Focal Point Network meeting in April next year. The meeting aims to advance the implementation of the UN agenda on women, peace and security as well as improve coordination of funding and assistance to programmes.

The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) on Saturday launched electronic membership cards was launched at Outapi in the Omusati Region. The cards will enable SPYL to know the exact number of its members across the country. They will reduce costs and shorten administration time. The digital system shall also help in fast tracking the recruitment […]

The Namibia Exile Kids Association (NEKA) has condemned alleged misleading information being shared by the media, about the children of the liberation struggle. NEKA was referring to a report in a local newspaper, under the heading ‘Struggle Kids Versus the People’ and ‘Communities’.

The SADC Technical Committee on forestry met in Windhoek to look at the challenges facing the sector in the region. The meeting particularly discussed how the region’s forestry can be used sustainably for the development of the region.

A group of Henties Bay residents are demanding the removal of all the town’s councillors, by 31 December. They accuse the councillors of failing to deliver basic services.

The Henties Bay Mayor says he is excited to see residents exercising their democratic right. He cautioned, however, that they should ensure their claims of councilors acting corruptly, is backed by evidence.

SADC marked Malaria Awareness Day at Kayengona in the Kavango East Region. The day was commemorated under the theme ‘Strong Cross Border Collaboration is key to Malaria Elimination’.