Namibia Bus and Taxi Association, NABTA, is considering that taxis start charging for luggage. NABTA president Vespa Muunda said commuters are carrying many bags when boarding taxis.

The Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union and marine wildlife activists have called on Government not to approve phosphate mining, as it will destroy the thriving fishing sector. A handful of NAFAU members as well as Marine wildlife activists, turned up at a demonstration against the issuing of a clearance certificate for marine phosphate mining.

Human-wildlife conflict is posing a threat to the survival of elephants and the Okongue village in the Erongo Region. Community members of Okongue say they live in constant fear, of being attacked by elephants that destroy livestock and property.

African officials attending the UN climate conference in Morocco are demanding accelerated actions to curb global warming. They also want help especially to the most vulnerable countries to achieve climate change goals.

The Minister of Finance says the proposed expenditure cuts to the national budget are necessary for the sustainability of Namibia. Calle Schlettwein was responding to questions from fellow parliamentarians during a debate on the Appropriation Amendment Bill in the National Assembly.

The names of four of the six people who died in an accident on the Windhoek-Rehoboth road on Tuesday, have been released. Namibian Police Force Spokesperson, Slogan Matheus, identified the deceased as 46-year-old Mulapo Ndjwaghu, 33-year-old Daniel Fulayi, 29-year-old Haingura Mujeu and 47-year-old Emergad Haisindi. Nampa reports that the deceased are all from villages in […]

The Presidential election in the United States has come to a dramatic close. The surprise victory was Republican Donald Trump who stunned the world by defeating the favourite democrat Hilary Clinton. Trump’s win brings to an end 8 years of democratic rule under Barack Obama in the United States and sets the country on a […]

A Finnish based company, Earth House Systems plans to build houses in different parts of Namibia under the Smart Community housing initiative. Namibia faces a back-log of about 300 000 housing units in rural as well as urban areas and fears that the pace of housing delivery is too slow to meet the huge public […]

Germany has expressed interest in cooperating with Namibia, in the areas of housing, food security and tourism, among others. This was said by Thuringen State Minister for the Economy, Science and Digital Society, Wolfgang Tiefensee.

DTA President, McHenry Venaani, has called for the modernisation of property laws to include property in rural areas. Venaani says many Namibians have invested a lot of money in their houses in the communal areas, and yet are outside the commercial banks valuations standards. The opposition leader contributed to the debate on the Appropriation Amendment […]