Erongo Governor Cleophas Mutjavikua has appealed to lawmakers to change gender-based violence laws, which he believes benefit perpetrators. Mutjavikua made the call when he addressed people who participated in the establishment of Gender-based Violence Cluster and Human Rights Cluster in Swakopmund. He stressed that society at all levels is reactionary towards gender-based violence because not […]

The Editors Forum of Namibia-EFN is planning to relaunch the annual media awards next year. Its Chairperson Josef Ailonga says a number of corporate entities are willing to provide financial assistance towards the event, Ailonga said the media awards will feature as a separate event from the annual EFN Gala Dinner. Ailonga was speaking on […]

The Namibian Government condemns illicit financial flows from the continent and has expressed grave concern over the billions of dollars leaving Africa and depriving it of its needed development potential. This was the response by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to a question posed by United Democratic Front […]

Churches and residents of Outjo are appealing to the government to review sentences imposed on offenders of serious crimes. They say laws and policies dealing with serious offences are lenient and should be changed.

The 16th Regional Seminar of EU-ACP Economic and Social Interest underway in Windhoek has urged SADC member states to recognise the informal economies as an integral part of the region’s development.

The towns of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund are finding it difficult to expand boundaries to accommodate the growing population. This is because most of the coastal region fall within national protected areas.

Information and Communication Technology Minister says the drastic reduction in funding provided to the NBC has sent the broadcaster into a financial crisis. Stanley Simaata was responding to the questions from Popular Democratic Movement MP Nico Smit.

The Namibia Premier League (NPL) executive committee has made a dramatic u-turn in the suspension of Gobabis-based Young African from participating in all NPL football activities, pending the finalisation of the disciplinary proceedings against them. In a press release issued Friday afternoon the NPL executive committee said it received and considered a recommendation from the […]

Climate change can result in billions of Africans facing food insecurity in the future if mitigation strategies are not implemented effectively. This was revealed by the UN Climate Change Secretariat during the 16th Regional Seminar of EU-ACP Economic and Social Interest Groups held in Windhoek.

Livestock farmers residing at Farm Skoonheid in the Okorukambe Constituency of the Omaheke Region are up in arms over their temporary resettlement by Government. The names of these farmers are among those appearing on the list released by government recently as part of those resettled on farms. According to them, they were only put at […]