Namibia: Geingob Thanks Well-Wishers After Re-Election

PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has expressed appreciation and gratitude to world leaders for congratulatory messages after his re-election as president of Namibia. Read more »

Namibia: Namatama New Bukalo Chairperson

BUKALO Village Council on Friday elected Candy Namatama as its new chairperson. Namatama will be deputised by Bernard Masangu. Read more »

Namibia: NSSC Higher-Level Learners Increase in 2019

THE number of learners who wrote the Grade 12 National Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) increased by 12,8% in 2019, standing at 20 605 registered candidates. Read more »

Namibia: Govt Wants Special Dividends From SOEs

THE government is asking state-owned businesses to declare special dividends to sustain its operations. Read more »

Namibia: Govt Offered 469 Farms

WITH the law dictating that the government gets preference in buying farms in Namibia, commercial farmers offered 469 farms for sale to the state during the 2017/18 financial year,… Read more »

Namibia: Landless People's Movement Promises to Write Off Pensioners' Debt

The Landless People's Movement (LPM) candidate for the Keetmanshoop Urban constituency Maxie Minnaar has kicked off her campaign with the promise to write off all accumulated debts… Read more »

Namibia: Align Sports to National Policy

AS WE TAKE a breather from 2019, let me take this opportunity to thank The Namibian newspaper for having granted me space to share my thoughts with readers during the course of the… Read more »

Namibia: Bank Windhoek Hosts Coastal Chess Tourney

BANK Windhoek and the Namibia Chess Federation hosted the annual Kehat Beukes Memorial Chess tournament at Swakopmund last weekend. Read more »

Namibia: 700 Rape Cases Reported This Year

A total of 711 rape cases were reported this year, and out of these, 353 involved child victims. Read more »

Namibia: Schlettwein Probes Investec

The finance ministry is investigating alleged favouritism between Investec Asset Management Namibia and trustees at the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) after the arrest… Read more »

Namibia: Namib Desert Diamonds Hands Over U.S.$5,4 Million in Dividends

The Namib Desert Diamonds on Thursday morning declared dividends worth N$80 million to the government. Read more »

Namibia: LGBTQ+ Urged to Do More

Ombudsman John Walters says the LGBTQ+ community is not proactive enough to protect their rights and needs to do more. Read more »

Namibia: Judiciary Death Threat Case Struck Off Roll

A case in which a staff member of the Office of the Judiciary was charged over alleged death threats that he made against senior officials in the office, has been struck off the… Read more »

Namibia: Do-or-Die Year for Treasury to Sustain Begging Bowl

The latest credit rating by Moody's rating agency has placed Namibian policymakers in a do-or-die situation next year, as the country's ability to borrow is downgraded two notches… Read more »

Namibia: Fishrot Probe Could Take Years - Kawana

Acting fisheries minister Albert Kawana says the planned investigation into the fishing sector could take years to complete. Read more »

Namibia: Katima Elects Matengu As New Mayor

KATIMA Mulilo elected Charles Matengu the new mayor and Esther Sankwasa his deputy during the extraordinary council meeting held at the town council chambers on Thursday. Read more »

Namibia: Kawana Promises Jobs for Retrenched Fishermen

BETWEEN 500 and 700 workers who lost their jobs after Namsov Fishing at Walvis Bay closed last year, are expected to be re-employed. Read more »

Namibia: Namdia Gets New Board

Mines minister Tom Alweendo announced a new Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) board on Thursday morning after a lengthy selection process. Read more »

Namibia: Inequality Overshadows Human Development

Namibia remains one of the countries with the most glaring inequalities in the world, although it made significant improvements on the human development index. Read more »

Namibia: Living From Hand to Mouth - Residents' Daily Struggle Against Poverty

FROM a distance, a shack made out of discarded zinc sheets and other recycled materials, which is located on the edge of a riverbed, appears to be a work of art. Read more »

Namibia: Powercom to Construct 19 Network Towers

Telecom Namibia's infrastructure development subsidiary, PowerCom (Pty) Ltd, will erect 19 network towers countrywide next year to improve internet connectivity. Read more »

Namibia: Walvis Bay Local Authority Councillors Retain Positions

WALVIS Bay mayor Alderman Immanuel Wilfried and deputy mayor Penelope Martin-Louw have been re-elected in their positions during an extraordinary council meeting on Thursday… Read more »

Namibia: 'Unpolished' Nakathila Stays Winning

WBO Global lightweight champion Jeremiah 'Lowkey' Nakathila is still rough around the edges, but showed he is ready for the big time with a hard-fought eighth-round stoppage of… Read more »

Namibia: Fishrot Scandal - Kawana Tells Namibians to Move On

Attorney general Albert Kawana says Namibians must pick up the pieces, move on and allow the investigation into the Fishrot fishing quotas corruption scandal to continue… Read more »

Namibia: Geingob Tears Into Fishrot Critics

President Hage Geingob told Cabinet ministers who publicly condemned the Fishrot scandal to resign if they don't trust how the government is dealing with the matter. Read more »