The President of the Popular Democratic Movement says with the alarming rate of unemployed young Namibians, many are still finding it tough to fend for themselves, a situation that also renders them unable to contribute to the country’s GDP. Mchenry Venaani said this at a rally held on Sunday at Cincimani in the Zambezi Region. […]

The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture Executive Director Sanet Steenkamp has described the 2022 school year calendar as fast-paced. Steenkamp has highlighted the 14 regional consultations, which the ministry undertook to engage stakeholders on how to better the education sector and have great learner outcomes. The 14 regional consultations resulted in the national education […]

An Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) associate says finding oil and gas in Namibia could help address developmental challenges and increase government revenue. Rosevitha Ndumbu was speaking at the Integrity Namibia Anti-Corruption Conference in Walvis Bay.   Ndumbu says Total Energies and Shell made two of the largest oil and gas discoveries on the […]

Some frustrated residents of the Onesi and Tsandi constituencies in the Omusati Region have expressed dissatisfaction with the delay in the upgrading of Epalela-Onesi-Tsandi gravel road to bitumen standards. The group held a demonstration and petitioned the Omusati Regional Governor, Erginus Endjala, saying road users are frustrated over the long overdue upgrading of the road. […]

The University of Namibia is yet to finish the construction of an administration building, which started five years ago. The capital project, funded by the National Planning Commission, came to a halt four years ago due to a lack of funds. In 2017, the National Planning Commission agreed to fund the university’s administrative building to […]

Family, friends, and neighbors of two of the young boys who were swept away by flash floods on Wednesday held a memorial service on Sunday. The memorial service was held at Katutura’s Damara 7 residential areas.   During the memorial service, Naomi Gorases, mother of late 21-year-old Billy Goraseb, said her son used to hustle […]

The Athletics Development Club and Pupkewitz Foundation hosted athletics week from the 12 to 15 December at Vineta Stadium in Swakopmund.

The community of Okahungu Village in the Otjinene Constituency received seeds of maize and cowpeas through the office of the Omaheke Regional Governor. Governor Pijoo Nganate called on the community to work hard to become self-sustainable, saying the seeds would help unlock food security at the household level. Speaking at Okahungu, Regional Governor Pijoo Nganate […]

More investment from the private sector is needed to change the negative behavior of road users and achieve zero road accidents. This is the view of Jones Lutombi, Manager for Accident and Injury Prevention at the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund. The Navachab Gold Mine, in collaboration with the MVA Fund, launched a road safety […]

Judge Shafimana Ueitele has ordered the Namibian Government to release four Angolan children who have been in state custody for more than four years. In 2018, the state opened a case against businessman Simon Andjamba on charges of human trafficking. It was alleged that the businessman trafficked the four children from Angola. The four children […]