Close to 2 000 learners from 81 rural schools in Oshana, Ohangwena and Omusati regions attended a career fair at Oshakati. The event was organised by Twahangana Human Resource Consulting.

Turkish ambassador to Namibia, Berin Tulun wants the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to start feeding from TRT World, a 24-hour, Turkish international English-language news channel. The ambassador made this appeal as she bade farewell to NBC employees, on their way to attending training in Turkey.

Children of the Liberation Struggle expressed their discontent over alleged poor service delivery at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration. They say the ministry was taking too long to give them their United Nation repatriation forms and other national documents.

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila urged regions to nominate persons to fully represent their interests at ongoing regional consultations in preparation for the upcoming second National Land Conference. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says this is important as the land conference will reflect on the plight of landless citizens and draft resolutions that will answer every citizen’s needs.

Benetus Nangombe was appointed Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, effective from 1 August, on a five year contract. The Office of the Prime Minister announced the appointment on Friday through a statement to the media. Nangombe, who is the Deputy Permanent Secretary for Research and Public Liaison at Office […]

Women’s Action for Development (WAD) has launched a two year project to promote women’s rights and gender equality. The project is funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund, to the tune of N$2,5 million.

Namibia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations and the Harlem community in New York will hold a memorial in honour of late Theo-Ben Gurirab on Friday. Harlem is the major African American residential, cultural and business centre and also the base from which Swapo student activists operated in the US. At the time, Gurirab and […]

The sixth annual Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAITEX), was launched at the town on Tuesday under the theme, ‘Local Economic Growth Through International Trade’. The event is set to take place from 10 to 13 October.

Namibia will hold further consultations to review the country’s position on the proposed revenue sharing arrangement of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Engel !Nawatiseb told a media briefing that the current proposal was not mutually beneficial to all member states.

NBC News talks to Namibians who attended the Khomas Region’s consultative and preparation session for the Second Land Conference. They speak about their expectations and recommendations on how land, if used productively, could contribute to economic development.