Namibian students in Cuba are safe following Hurricane Irma which hit the small Caribbean island over the weekend.

Hurricane Irma has stormed its way across the state of Florida in the United States and government officials are scrambling to find some sense of normality amidst a power blackout and still rising waters. Even though Irma is weak the danger is still not over.

President Hage Geingob and First Lady Monica Geingos have arrived in New York, ahead of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, which starts on Tuesday. The Head of State is expected to address the world body on the 20th of September, and will have private consultations with the UN Secretary General Antonio […]

Namibia’s Sixth Parliament will resume on Tuesday. The current session will run from 12 September to 23 November.

The Petroleum Training and Education Fund (PETROFUND) is working on establishing vocational training as a field of study in the oil, petroleum and gas industry. In partnership with the Namibia Training Authority, the PETROFUND will identify skills needed, and institutions to offer such training.

Cancer in childhood is a growing concern in Namibia. The Cancer Association of Namibia has therefore lined up a number of activities, aimed at raising funds, to cater for affected children.

A Rundu-based defence lawyer, Vernon Lutibezi applied for bail in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court for bail on Monday after he was arrested for allegedly raping his 13-year-old relative last week. Earlier on Monday he appeared in the same court on an unrelated charge of malicious damage to property, for which he is already on bail. […]

Chief Nfumu Joseph Tembwe Mayuni of the Mashi Tribe has called on government to consider the construction of more health facilities in the Kongola Constituency to bring medical services closer to the people.

Namibia will continue to import poultry products from South Africa despite reports of further spread of the H5N8 avian bird flu to the Western Cape in recent weeks.

The Henties Bay Town Council has embarked on a programme of registering people living with disabilities. This was revealed by the Mayor, Herman Honeb, at a one-day educational seminar of people living with disabilities.