May 20

• Namibia: This Week in the Khuta: A Sex Strike Will Not Help Solve Rape! [column]

  Recently there have been reports of Namibia experiencing a high number of rape cases including so called passion killings. A local daily reported that crime in the country is... Read more »

May 17

• Namibia: Low-Cost Satellite Internet From Africaonline [editorial]

  High speed internet literally anywhere in the country, is what AfricaOnline is offering through its latest low cost deal on satellite connectivity. Internet satellite only requires... Read more »

• Namibia: How Many Billions Can the Mattress Hold? [editorial]

  My views on the informal economy are regularly sought by policy makers and entrepreneurs alike. The reason is rather straightforward: by all observations there is a remarkable... Read more »

• Namibia: Hochland Roundtable 154 Medic Rush Goes to Tsumkwe

  Standard Bank this week handed over a sponsorship of N$300 000 to the Hochland Roundtable 154 Medic RUSH (Rural Upliftment and Social Healthcare) project of 2013. Read more »

• Namibia: Diversify Faster - !gawaxab

  The MD of Old Mutual's Africa Operations, Johannes !Gawaxab has called for an accelerated diversification of African economies as growth driven by the extractive sector is... Read more »

• Namibia: Houses By the Thousands

  A massive housing development programme, which will see a major facelift of the country's informal settlements, is in its final stages of preparation. Read more »

• Namibia: DSTV Eutelsat Star Awards Back

  MultiChoice Africa and Eutelsat Communications announced the return of the DStv Eutelsat Star awards for 2013, as part of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. Read more »

• Namibia: Ministry to Avail Tractors for Crop Growing Regions

  The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has announced that it is currently in the process of buying more tractors for the crop growing regions of Caprivi, Kavango,... Read more »

• Namibia: Bank Windhoek Goes Public

  Bank Windhoek Holdings Limited (BWH) announced on 15 May 2013 that the company will list all its issued ordinary shares on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) on 20 June 2013. This... Read more »

• Namibia: Houses for Growth

  Vincent Hailulu, CEO of the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) says infrastructure development is a key cornerstone for economic growth. Read more »

• Namibia: Third Career Fair in Katutura

  With the aim to provide career guidance, Young Achievers will host the 3rd annual Katutura Career Fair at the Habitat Resource Centre on 07 June 2013 under the theme:... Read more »

• Namibia: Violence Against Women, a Social Disease

  The National Art Gallery in partnership with Victims 2 Survivors, UNAIDS and UNDP will host a national exhibition titled "Unite to end Gender-based Violence (GBV)" from 28 June to... Read more »

• Namibia: Namcol Launches E-Learning Portal

  The Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) has launched Notesmaster Namibia, a freely accessible e-learning platform, designed specially to facilitate the development of a... Read more »

• Namibia: Day Against Homophobia

  The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) human rights based organisation, Out-Right has called for tolerance, respect and humanity as the local Gay community observes the... Read more »

• Namibia: Part-Time Grade 10 and 12 Latecomers Get Another Chance

  Grade 10 and 12 Part time candidates who were not able to register for the October / November 2013 National Examinations by the closing date of 03 April has been granted permission... Read more »

• Namibia: Well Done, Pick N Pay

  Henry Feris, Managing Director of Pick n Pay Namibia has expressed his delight at the recent announcement of its South African counterpart that was voted the most reputable... Read more »

• Namibia: Helping More Children to Read

  Opperman Aids Orphan Foundation Trust and Book Den this week launched the 'Reading for Life' project. The project is aimed at collecting books for under-privileged children and... Read more »

• Namibia: Warriors Ready for the Ring

  A major boxing tournament will take place in Windhoek at the beginning of August. Read more »

• Namibia: Fitch Revises Namport's Outlook to Positive

  Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on Namibian Ports Authority's National Long-Term rating to positive from stable. The agency has affirmed NamPort's National Long-term rating... Read more »

• Namibia: Standard Bank Sponsors Horse Racing Event

  Standard Bank has sponsored N$15 000 towards the annual Rehoboth Turf Club's horse racing event to be held on 25 May. Read more »

• Namibia: Air Namibia Passengers Happy With Airbus A319-100 Regional Aircraft

  100 aircraft is beginning to reap dividends for the airline in some of its regional routes as the national carrier is seeing a steady increase in customer satisfaction levels as... Read more »

• Namibia: IJG Reports On Vehicle Sales

  IJG securities have compiled a report on vehicle sales for the first quarter of the year. According to the report, new vehicle sales for the month of April increased 1.2% month on... Read more »

• Namibia: Agriculture Census to Provide Detailed Statistics

  The Namibia Statistics Agency in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry is planning and preparing for the next Namibia Census of Agriculture to... Read more »

• Namibia: Lawn Bowls Championship Concludes

  The 35th edition of the national lawn bowls championships came to an end last Saturday. After seven action packed days of competition the outstanding players were crowned at the... Read more »

• Namibia: Namdeb Supports Oranjemund Chamber

  A Memorandum of Understanding was recently signed between Namdeb and the NCCI branch in Oranjemund to promote harmonious relationships and promote co-operation for information... Read more »