Africa’s looted funds hidden in foreign banks need to be returned. President Hage Geingob says more African leaders are becoming accountable and therefore the money must be repatriated so that it could be used towards infrastructural development to uplift Africa’s economy. Dr. Geingob was contributing to the debate on US-Africa policy in Washington DC.

The Gender Equality and Child Welfare Minister Doreen Sioka has reiterated government’s commitment to empower people at all levels. She made the remarks at Tsinsabis Settlement where community members received their certificates and income generating activity materials to be self-reliant.

A magistrate at the Katutura Regional Court has convicted four Chinese nationals of smuggling protected wildlife products. Magistrate Alexis Diergaardt found Wang Hui, Li Zhibing, Li Xiaoliang and Pu Xuexin guilty of attempting to smuggle rhino horns out of Namibia. She dismissed claims by the four that they did not know that 14-rhino horns and […]

Oshivelo Police have confiscated cannabis with a street value of more than 22 000 dollars. Gabriel Lukas was arrested in this regard and was charged with possession and distribution of drugs in the Tsumeb Magistrate’s Court. He was granted bail of 10 000 dollars. Lukas had allegedly hidden a box containing 30-parcels of drugs in […]

Police have warned the public about criminals who are falsely portraying themselves as members of the law enforcement agencies, in order to carry out criminal activities such as robbery. There are a number of scams circulating especially on social media of people impersonating police officers and robbing people of their belongings or cash.

Learners at Kaitsi !Gubeb combined school at Berseba village in the //Karas region have been urged to take their studies seriously and become agents of change. The National Council’s Women Caucus Chairperson Margaret Mensah-Williams made the call in her motivational speech to the pupils at the village.

Seventy destitute residents of Rundu in the Kavango East region have received food parcels from a relief agency. A local faith-based organisation, Adventist Development and Relief Agency, handed over the food parcels to vulnerable people leaving in informal settlements at the town. The organisation says hunger and social inequality can only be defeated through collective […]

A joint statement from the Visegrad Four (V4) presented at the informal EU summit in Bratislava on Friday says the EU’s migration policies should be based on the principle of flexible solidarity It is necessary to halt the influx of illegal migrants, the V4 countries, namely the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, stressed, adding […]

Rundu may soon become the cleanest town in Namibia if all goes according to plan. The town in Kavango East Region is currently known as one of the dirtiest in Namibia and it wants that status changed.

The impact of the drought in the Omusati region will be worse in 2016. This was revealed by Governor Erginus Endjala when he addressed a drought resilience consultative conference at Outapi.