President Hage Geingob will leave for Kigali, Rwanda this afternoon to attend the 27th African Union Summit. The theme of the summit is; The Year of Human Rights, with particular focus on the rights of women. The meeting will also address critical issues on the free movement of people and goods and regional integration in […]

A lorry has struck a crowd after Bastille Day celebrations in the southern French city of Nice. At least 84 people are dead, including many children, the interior ministry says. A further 18 people are in a critical condition in hospital The driver of the lorry was shot dead, French media report. French media reports […]

Theresa May has spent her first full day as Prime Minister of Britain fleshing out her government . She has appointed her first six ministers, including the surprise nomination of Brexit campaign figurehead Boris Johnson as foreign secretary.

The Minister of Finance has declared his assets valued at seven-comma-nine million dollars. Calle Schlettwein is the first cabinet Minister under President Hage Geingob’s administration to publicly declare his assets.

The small pelagic industry is on the verge of collapse due to a drop in pilchard catches in Namibian waters. The Total Allowable Catch, TAC for pilchard was reduced by 44 percent because of declining stocks, and as a result hundreds of people lost their jobs.

Border disputes in Africa have led to bloodshed and therefore there is a need to work out mechanisms to avoid them. In an effort to ensure peaceful co-existence of border communities and countries, Namibia and Botswana are busy introducing a proper boundary management structure.

The Government has appealed to the international community to help mitigate the impact of drought in Namibia after declaring a state of emergency. President Hage Geingob told Heads of Foreign Diplomatic Mission in Namibia that in addition to the 90 million dollars set aside, the country was mobilizing more funds for long-term solutions.

A public hearing into the operations of the defunct Development Brigade Corporation was prematurely adjourned. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts heard that the appointment of the DBC interim board 15 years ago was illegal.

Economic Planning Minister Tom Alweendo has called for concerted efforts to make the Fifth National Development Plan, NDP5, a success. Alweendo, made the appeal in a statement delivered on his behalf during a regional consultative meeting on NDP5 held at Eenhana in the Ohangwena region on Wednesday. Officials of the ministry and the National Planning […]

Namibia has become the first African country eligible to export beef to the United States. The US embassy made the announcement in a statement released in Windhoek on Wednesday. It said a final ruling by the US Food Safety and Inspection Service had added Namibia to the list of countries eligible to export meat and […]