Leaders of the World’s fastest growing economies gather in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the 2018 BRICS Summit.

A police officer employed with the Namibian Police Special Reserve Force shot his girlfriend in the head at the Louis Botha Supermarket in Windhoek on Wednesday, before committing suicide. She died while being rushed to the hospital. An employee of the supermarket said the officer entered the shop where his girlfriend was employed between 07h00 […]

The Southern Waste Logistics Company in the //Karas Region has started planting lucerne seeds on 100 hectares of land near Keetmanshoop’s sewer reservoir. Project co-owner Wessel Wessels says drain water is suitable for lucerne and once the project is fully operational, communal and commercial farmers will benefit greatly. He says it should be ready for […]

The Namibian Ports Authority (NAMPORT) is considering signing an agreement with the Ports Authority of Jamaica to increase efficiency. Prime Minister Andrew Holness and NAMPORT Chief Executive Officer Bisey Uirab held a meeting in Walvis Bay Tuesday, to discuss the possibility of such an arrangement. Holness explained that multi-billion dollar investments had been made in […]

Lack of a structured market system continues to hamper the operations of the National Kalimbeza Green Scheme Rice project in Zambezi Region. These are some challenges highlighted during a visit to the project by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources. Kalimbeza Rice Project is one of the government’s Green Scheme initiatives, aimed at increasing […]

The Oshikoto land consultative meeting discussed various land-related issues ranging from the land compensation policy, urban land reform as well as women and children’s access to land.

About 80% of mental patients admitted at facilities countrywide are linked to drug abuse. Psychiatrists have now issued a stern warning against the use of recreational drugs, over the counter medications or prescription drugs.

Some local consumers of Johnson Johnson Talcum powder say they were unaware of a recent lawsuit passed against the company for selling the product, which contains the dangerous carcinogen, asbestos, linked to ovarian cancer. A court in the United States said Johnson Johnson failed to adequately warn consumers about the cancer risks, of its talc-based […]

Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism is encouraging Namibians to promote Namibia’s wildlife and biodiversity at international level. She made the remarks while engaging with an international model Meriam Kaxuxwena, also known as MK, who will represent Namibia in Miss Tourism Ambassador 2018 in Vietnam as well as Thailand this month.

Babs Street in Windhoek’s Klein Windhoek suburb has been renamed after world-renowned revolutionary and Pan Africanist, Dr Marcus Garvey. Visiting Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Michael Holness, Vice President Nangolo Mbumba and one of Garvey’s grandchildren, Dr Julius Garvey witnessed this historic event.