Climate change is threatening Africa’s ecosystems and economies. The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, says the situation is placing the African country’s developmental gains, prosperity, and aspirations under the Africa Union Agenda 2063 in jeopardy. He urged that all member states respond collectively and boldly to the challenges presented by climate change. […]

President Hage Geingob has urged diplomats accredited to Namibia to explore new areas of cooperation using the existing frameworks. The President received letters of credence from five Heads of Mission at State House. The new diplomats include the USA’s Randy Berry, Zhao Weiping from China, Muktar Kedir Abdu from Ethiopia, and Alexis Bukuru from Burundi. […]

Roger Kambatuku has been appointed as the National Schools Sport Coordinator effective 1st of February. This is according to a media release issued by the NSSU national chairperson Teofilus Nuugulu just moments ago. He is on interim secondment from the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service and the NSSU council resolution of 5th August […]

Both the High Court and Supreme Court are to be hit by the retirement of a number of judges within the next five years. Chief Justice Peter Shivute describes this as a national concern, as far as how the departing judges will be replaced. There are five permanent judges of appeal at the Supreme Court […]

President Hage Geingob has called on the Judiciary to address concerns about court rolls being full and cases taking too long to finalize. Speaking at the opening of the Judiciary’s 2023 legal year in Windhoek, Geingob emphasized that the government is aware of the financial constraints it faces. Noted challenges include a shortage of judicial […]

The University of Namibia (UNAM)  has launched an investigation into allegations of tribalism in the selection of students for its Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programs. The university promised to release the outcome of the investigation next week. The latest claims echo similar assertions made last year. Namibia is a diverse country with […]

Namibia will soon implement a national water sector support program aimed at improving access, quality, and sustainability of the country’s water supply and sanitation services. Over the next five years, the project is expected to cost N$10 billion. Agriculture Minister Carl Schlettwein announced the plans during a three-day regional conference on hydrology and water coordination […]

The Etunda Irrigation Project in the Omusati Region has 180 hectares of maize under irrigation, and its acting farm manager, Sackey Shilyomunhu, says if all goes according to plan, they should have a bumper harvest. Shilyomunhu says their intention was to plant 420 hectares of maize this year, but this could not be achieved due […]

A group of farmers from Okakarara Constituency is demanding that the Magistrate’s Court stop granting bail to stock theft suspects. The farmers, under the banner of the Okakarara Residents Association Fighting for Development, claim repeat offenders set free on bail continue with the same criminal activities. The fed-up farmers held a demonstration on Monday in […]

The Governor of Kavango East Region, Bonifatius Wakudumo, has called on unemployed teachers to refrain from operating illegal schools. Wakudumo says these schools will have to close their doors and allow the learners to be enrolled in formal schools as soon as possible. The Governor says the government has a responsibility towards every Namibian child […]