The Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare will soon roll out the Food Bank programme to the Kunene Region. Training has already commenced for the Kunene Food Bank Street Committees, responsible for the identification of beneficiaries. The Food Bank programme is meant to ensure that poverty stricken households have access to food.

Employees of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) staged a march in Windhoek over unfair labour practices by the biggest labour movement in the country.

Namibia and Botswana pledged to deepen their partnership at the just ended 27th Session of the Namibia/Botswana Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security.

Namibia’s economy has been going through a recession and recorded negative growth for three consecutive financial quarters. This has affected property prices to drop by 4% across the country. Any economic growth will not have any significant improvement to the industry, at least for now.

Government is seeking investors to respond to the country’s socio-economic challenges, including inequality. President Hage Geingob said this during a meeting with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Representative to the World Trade Centre, Mohammed Al Ale, on the sidelines of World Investment Forum in Geneva.

Communal farmers are urged to diversify their production to mitigate the effects of climate change. In this regard, the Communal Land Development Project is hosting a two-day training programme, for northern farmers, on fruit tree planting, at Mashare, in the Kavango East Region.

The first-ever Nature Conservation Board was inaugurated in Windhoek. The 11-member board represents the wildlife sector and will engage on policy frameworks, solutions and strategies on the management of wildlife in the country.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) on Thursday launched a report on the national study of prevalence and interventions for suicide, in the capital. Speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary in the MoHSS, Ben Nangombe said the study was conducted in all 14 regions of the country and focused on several factors […]

Namibians appear to have no appetite for jobs at international multilateral institutions such as the African Union, World Bank and the United Nations. It is against this background that Cabinet set up a National Sectoral Committee to awaken interest among Namibians to apply for such positions.

SWAPO central committee member Tobie Aupindi has been ordered to pay a fine of N$50 000 or face 30 months in prison by Magistrate Helvi Shilemba. The Windhoek Magistrate’s Court also imposed a similar punishment on his co accused Italian-born Namibia citizen, Antonio di Savino. Aupindi and Di Savino lied to an ACC investigator in […]