A resident of Iileni informal settlement in Keetmanshoop, lost all her belongings Tuesday, after a fire broke out at her shack in the early morning hours. It is still unknown what caused the fire but according to a neighbour, Marungu Paulus, who came out to assist, they only manage to salvage a deep freezer. The […]

One of the oldest secondary schools at Khorixas in the Kunene Region, Cornelius Goreseb, recently celebrated at 50 years in existence. The event, which attracted several top leaders, business personalities and achievers, was meant to celebrate the school’s participation in the liberation struggle and its efforts towards independence.

Katima Mulilo-The main sponsors of The Namibian Newspaper Cup have expressed their satisfaction with the organisaton of the tournament so far, which has been hosted in the Zambezi Region this year. The tournament which is now in its 18th edition has for the first time come to the Zambezi Region, with the host being joined […]

One of the founders of Voice of Namibia Swapo Radio station in exile, Sackey Namugongo, has died. He was 65. The family confirmed that Namugongo passed away Monday morning.

Some Mix Settlement residents north of Windhoek are complaining about the bad smell and possible health risk because of a kraal located near their houses. With so many health related outbreaks, residents of Mix Settlement are concerned about their health.

NAMPORT has reiterated that the development of the Angra Point port, near Luderitz in the //Karas Region’s !Ami#nus Constituency, will position Namibia as a preferred transport and logistics hub, in Southern Africa. The port will also compliment the railway line nearing completion.

Strengthening and expanding community-based approaches to delivering HIV treatment could be vital to the long-term success of AIDS response. Following the outstanding achievements of the Okongo District’s ART community-based treatment other regions are now emulating this example.

The burden of leprosy in Namibia remains unclear due to weak case detection and surveillance system. This is contained in the Third Medium Term Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis and Leprosy for 2017/18 to 2021/2022.

Government could rope in Chinese expertise to help set up an industrial park in Namibia. Trade and Industrialisation Minister, Tjekero Tweya, revealed this after President Hage Geingob and his delegation visited the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park, in that country’s Jiangsu Province. The Namibian government has already identified land at Walvis Bay, to develop into an […]

ANC veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died. The 81-year-old was admitted to the Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg over the weekend. She had complained of flu. Madikizela-Mandela still attended a church service in Soweto on Easter Friday. Last month she accompanied ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa during a voter registration drive in Soweto. Madikizela-Mandela’s health has deteriorated over […]