January 12, 2023
Namibia: Teen Allegedly Dumps Baby in Mahangu Silo
A 16-year-old school girl allegedly gave birth and dumped the baby in a mahangu silo some time this month. Read more »
January 11, 2023
Namibia: Namibia Urged to Help Struggling South Africa With Electricity
FORMER NamPower boss and prominent businessman Leake Hangala has called on the government to urgently develop the Kudu power station to help end load-shedding in South Africa. Read more »
Namibia: Stranded Travellers in North Resort to Train Transport
MANY travellers left stranded at bus terminals in the northern regions have flocked to Nehale Lya Mpingana Railway Station at Ondangwa on Monday to find rail transport to their… Read more »
Namibia: WFP to Launch Crop Planting Project
As part of its programme to empower smallholder farmers and local organisations to produce food, the World Food Programme (WFP) will launch a crop planting and pilot food systems… Read more »
Namibia: Van Rooyen Wins First Golf Competition
DEVIN van Rooyen won the Windhoek Golf & Country Club's first competition of 2023, when they hosted an individual stableford competition last weekend. Read more »
Namibia: Father and Son Win Desert Classic
KEVIN Wentzel and his son Jordan took the recent Nedbank Desert Classic honours at the Rossmund Golf Course at Swakopmund. Read more »
Namibia: Activist Amushelelo Released Following Arrest
Activist Michael Amushelelo has been released from police custody, after he was arrested in Windhoek on Wednesday. Read more »
January 10, 2023
Namibia: Community Blames Police After Murder of Boy, 5
COMMUNITY members at Walvis Bay assert that the murder of five-year-old Wilfred Eiseb could have been prevented if the police had assisted his mother when she sought help at the… Read more »
Namibia: Tampons Are Luxury Items, Says Finance Ministry
THE finance ministry said tampons are not exempt from sales tax because they are considered to be luxury items. Read more »
January 09, 2023
Namibia: 'Swapo Is the Devil They Know'
POLITICAL analysts say Swapo's win in the Moses //Garoëb constituency by-election is not surprising as voters are likely to stick with "the devil they know" in the absence of… Read more »
Namibia: Finance Warns Sanitary Pad Tax Violators
THE Ministry of Finance has warned retailers and wholesalers who still charge value added tax (VAT) on sanitary pads that they will be forced to refund customers or pay a fine of… Read more »
Namibia: Taxman Ups Pension, Retirement, Edu Policy Deduction Cap
ALTHOUGH there are only two months before the 2023 tax year ends, individual taxpayers can now deduct up to N$150 000 pension and retirement fund contributions from their income… Read more »
January 08, 2023
Namibia: Only 1 Percent of Namibians Donate Blood
THE Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia (NamBTS) says only 1% of the Namibian population donates blood annually. Read more »
Namibia: No Need to Panic Over New Covid Virus Subvariant, Says Health Minister
Health minister Kalumbi Shangula says Namibia is prepared for the Omicron XXB subvariant of the novel coronavirus and the public should not panic. Read more »
Namibia: Ministry to Pay Crocodile Attack Victim N$10 000
THE Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism will pay Regimiya Haikera (9) who has been attacked and injured by a crocodile at Ntara village in the Kavango West region, N$10… Read more »
Namibia: Geingob, Masisi Meet in Windhoek
President Hage Geingob and Botswana's president Mokgweetsi Masisi had a closed-door meeting at State House in Windhoek on Sunday. Read more »
January 06, 2023
Namibia: Energy Transition Would Impoverish Namibia, Expert Says
NAMIBIA'S planned energy transition would impoverish the country, while contributing virtually nothing to global emission reduction, says American science policy analyst Perry… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia's Sporting Highlights for 2023
NAMIBIA will be involved in several international sporting events during 2023, with the Indoor Hockey World Cup and the Rugby World Cup topping the list. Read more »
January 05, 2023
Namibia: FIFA to Bless NFA With Millions
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) is poised to benefit significantly from Fifa's coffers over the next four years. Read more »
Namibia: Erasmus Leading Odi Batter of 2022
NAMIBIAN Eagles captain Gerhard Erasmus excelled on the international cricket stage by scoring the most runs in One Day International matches during 2022. Read more »
December 29, 2022
Namibia: Judge Finds Strong Case Against Fishrot's Fitty
THE state has shown that it has a strong case against one of the key figures in the Fishrot fishing quotas fraud and corruption case, businessman Tamson 'Fitty' Hatuikulipi, a… Read more »
Namibia: Covid-19 Spike Expected
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has alerted the regions to increase Covid-19 testing due to an increase in the number of cases. Read more »
Namibia: Namibia Monitoring Global Covid-19 Surge
THE minister of health, Kalumbi Shangula, says his team is monitoring the Covid-19 news in view of a sudden surge in cases in China, Japan, the United States, the Republic of Korea… Read more »
Namibia: 'Skinny' Fin Whale Stranded Near Henties
A 14,7-METRE-LONG dead fin whale washed up on a remote beach near Henties Bay recently. Read more »
Namibia: All Set for Grade 11 Results Announcement
MINISTRY of education executive director Sanet Steenkamp on Wednesday said they have made good progress with the marking and processing of the data for both the Namibia Senior… Read more »