August 26, 2023
Namibia: Fishrot Is Alive and Kicking
Namibia's leading fishing companies are seemingly waking up to the reality that the practices that spawned the infamous Fishrot scandal remain in play. Read more »
August 09, 2023
Namibia: Deaf Community Urges Govt to Recognise Sign Language
The director of the National Association of the Deaf, Paul Nanyeni, says the community has been excluded from accessing information and basic services. Read more »
August 05, 2023
Namibia: Illegal Egg Dumping Threatens Poultry Farmers
A recent report on agriculture and aquaculture says the alarming issue of illegal egg dumping, disguised as in-transit exports, poses a significant risk to local poultry farmers in… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Namibia: Meat Board Changes Permit Application Forms
The Meat Board of Namibia, mandated to promote Namibia's meat industry in the country and elsewhere, will introduce new application forms for imports, exports and in-transit… Read more »
Namibia: Taxpayers Implicated in Tax Scam Approach Court Seeking Relief
A group of taxpayers from several companies have approached the High Court seeking an order from the Namibia Revenue Agency (Namra) to temporarily halt the decision to deduct huge… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Namibia: Namibians Illegally Living in UK Offered Cash to Go Home
The United Kingdom has formally expressed its readiness to assist Namibians living in the UK illegally who wish to return home. Read more »
July 27, 2023
Namibia: Disabled Flight Access Denial a Blessing in Disguise - Manombe-Ncube
Deputy minister of gender equality, poverty eradication and social welfare Alexia Manombe-Ncube says an incident earlier this year in which Elizabeth Angondji (28) was denied… Read more »
Namibia: Culpable Homicide Among Charges for Woman Linked to Fatal Helicopter Crash
Antje Nauhaus (34), accused of fraud, forgery, contraventions of the civil aviation regulations and culpable homicide, made her first appearance in the Swakopmund Magistrate's… Read more »
Namibia: Police Inspector General's Docket Not Yet in Prosecutor General's Hands After Almost 8 Months
Nearly eight months after Namibian Police inspector general Joseph Shikongo was involved in a head-on collision in which three people travelling in the other vehicle died,… Read more »
Namibia: No Reason for Namibians to Flee to UK - Naanda
Namibia is a free state, therefore, there is no need for Namibians to flee to the United Kingdom, international relations executive director Penda Naanda says. Read more »
July 23, 2023
Namibia: Ekandjo Never Consulted Swapo On Anti-Gay Bills - Geingob
President Hage Geingob says the anti-same-sex marriage bills put forward by Swapo parliamentarian Jerry Ekandjo lacked proper consultation with the party. Read more »
July 20, 2023
Namibia: National Council Passes Bill to Regulate Poultry, Pork, and Dairy
The National Council (NC) has approved the livestock and livestock products amendment bill, which will see poultry, pork and dairy falling under the same regulatory umbrella as… Read more »
July 19, 2023
Namibia: Schlettwein Attacks Ekandjo's Anti-Gay Bills
Minister of agriculture, water and land reform Calle Schlettwein says fellow Swapo parliamentarian Jerry Ekandjo's anti-gay private member's bills, which were recently passed in… Read more »
July 18, 2023
Namibia: Long-Term Inmates Appeal for Reduced Sentences
Three inmates serving unusually long prison terms they received at the end of trials in the High Court are now awaiting a Supreme Court decision on their appeals against their… Read more »
July 16, 2023
Namibia: Windhoek Police Ex-Chief Wins Case Against City
The City of Windhoek has lost a case in which it was trying to get former Windhoek City Police chief Abraham Kanime to pay back about N$6,8 million that he received from the city… Read more »
Namibia: Labour Union Backs Ekandjo's Anti-Gay Bills
The National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) has thrown its weight behind Swapo lawmaker Jerry Ekandjo's anti-gay marriage bills. Read more »
Namibia: Lawmakers Divided on Definition of Spouse
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani said Jerry Ekandjo's proposed anti-gay law must pass a constitutionality test. Read more »
July 12, 2023
Namibia: Semenya Ruling Won't Affect Mboma, Masilingi for Now
Semenya's victory in an appeal at the European Court of Human Rights will not have an immediate effect on Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi's ban from competition, although it… Read more »
June 25, 2023
Namibia: Breaking the Silence On Child Sexual Abuse in Namibia
OVER THE PAST FEW months, a concerning surge in cases of child sexual abuse have even reported in Namibia, with a large proportion of these heinous acts committed by primary… Read more »
Southern Africa: 'Fragmented' Response Hampers SADC's Fight Against Organised Crime
Southern Africa's efforts to combat transnational organised crime (TOC) are being undercut by a lack of cooperation and coordination among its member states and differing law… Read more »
Namibia: Parliament in Race to Avoid Greylisting
Political experts and opposition members of parliament (MPs) have expressed concern about Cabinet ministers rushing to table critical bills in parliament for amendment - seemingly… Read more »
June 24, 2023
Namibia: Ministry Blocks UIs Mine Blast
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has stopped the proposed blasting which Uis Tin Mining Company intended to carry out through one of its mining licences, and ordered the company to… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Namibia: Namibia Works Towards Eliminating Workplace Violence
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia (FES)and the Metal Allied and Namibian Workers Union (Manwu) jointly hosted a two-day discussion on the elimination of violence and harassment… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Namibia: Teenager to Appear in Court for Suspected Concealment Newborn
A girl, aged 18, was arrested after she allegedly concealing the body of a newly born baby on Friday. Read more »
June 15, 2023
Namibia: Parliament Running Out of Time, Speaker Says
National Assembly speaker Peter Katjavivi on Tuesday urged members of parliament to address urgent matters on the assembly's programme before they lapse. Read more »