Namibia is hailed as one of the leading countries in Africa that provides good social protection programmes to vulnerable people. This was the view shared at a recent conference on social protection for the country’s informal economy.

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism will soon introduce a total ban on the import and production of plastic bags containing calcium carbonate. The Environment and Tourism Ministry is further working on regulations to introduce a levy on all plastic items, while completely banning the import and production of all plastic carry bags in the […]

Preparations for next year’s Presidential and National Assembly elections have started. The Electoral Commission of Namibia says it will conduct supplementary registration of voters and voter’s education next year in July.

Francois Victor, an employee of the Swakopmund Skydive Club, who recently made racist remarks on social media, has been fired and banned from entering the premises of Skydive Namibia. Victor’s remarks attracted anger among Namibians online. Manager Polly van Pittius confirmed his sacking to NBC News. Victor, a part-time parachuter at that company, was quoted […]

Otjozondjupa Regional Police are calling on the public or relatives of those who perished in a car accident on the Otjiwarongo/Otavi road on Wednesday for possible identification. Eight people died in the accident which occured 15km from Otjiwarongo. It is alleged that the two vehicles, a Toyota Hilux bakkie and a Quantum minibus, travelling from […]

National Assembly (NA) Speaker Peter Katjavivi says Swapo Members of Parliament (MPs) are not barred from speaking frankly. His comments follow calls for Swapo parliamentarians, who criticise the government, to be reprimanded. Katjavivi was responding to questions by Nampa on whether Swapo MPs, who constitute 80% of the National Assembly, are not allowed to speak […]

The National Assembly (NA) has welcomed Namibia’s first-ever locally produced computer named PEBL by local entrepreneur Vincent van Wyk.

Bank of Namibia (BoN) says it will continue with the reform agenda aimed at growing the economy. This was revealed by Governor Ipumbu Shiimi during a visit by Vice President Nangolo Mbumba to the bank’s offices After a closed-door meeting Shiimi told NBC News that the bank informed Mbumba about the assessment of the recent […]

The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) is encouraging the youth to invest and be more involved in agriculture, by making use of its services, which can assist young people in contributing to the country’s socio-economic upliftment. Agribank has budgeted N$25 million for new loan applications, with N$1,2 million already approved and disbursed to full-time communal […]

Construction of houses under the Mass Housing Project have resumed in the Kronlein residential area at Keetmanshoop. The manager of Groenewald Properties, Ashlee Groenewald is confident that 92 houses will be handed over to their owners in February next year Under the mass housing programme Government plans to construct 285 houses at Keetmanshoop.