Namibia: City Council Set to Elect New Office-Bearers Next Week

The City of Windhoek's acting chief executive officer, Faniel Maanda, on Thursday said a special city council meeting to elect new office-bearers is scheduled to take place on… Read more »

Namibia: Rousing Send-Off for Hockey Teams

NAMIBIA's national hockey teams got a rousing sendoff yesterday when they received their national colours ahead of next month's Indoor Hockey World Cup in Pretoria. Read more »

Namibia: Drought Also Blamed for Poor Exam Results

Since rural communities mostly depend on farming for their livelihoods, climate change in the form of drought may have contributed to last year's poor Namibia Senior Secondary… Read more »

Namibia: Geingob Condemns Soldiers Burning Bodies in Mozambique

PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has condemned soldiers who can be seen on video dumping bodies onto a pile of burning rubbish in Mozambique. Read more »

Namibia: Rundu Cautions Residents to Stop Illegal Land Sales

THE Rundu Town Council has warned its residents to stop selling and occupying land at informal settlements since these areas have not been formalised yet. Read more »

Namibia: High School Construction Delay Forces Platoon Classes

PUPILS who completed grades 8 and 9 at some Swakopmund primary schools last year and were allocated space at the new high school being constructed in Tamariskia's new extension,… Read more »

Namibia: Katima Combined School Sets Bar High

THE principal of Katima Mulilo Combined School, Petuho Mutabelezi, said yesterday that they will continue to strive to produce the best-performing and most disciplined pupils… Read more »

Namibia: Shalulile Picks Up Where He Left Off

PETER Shalulile made a great return from injury with a trademark goal for Mamelodi Sundowns in their 2-1 victory against Chippa United on Tuesday night. Read more »

Namibia: Kunene Erecting Cricket Facilities

THE construction of the first cricket facilities in the Kunene region is underway at Outjo, says Kunene Cricket Namibia development officer Wilhelm Tuhafeni. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »