Namibia: Govt Invests Over N$7 Billion in Student Funding

In the quest to make higher education and training accessible to eligible and qualifying students, the government, through the Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund, has… Read more »

Namibia: SIM Card Registration Beneficial

Communication Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) spokesperson Katrina Sikeni has urged cellphone users to register their subscriber identity module (SIM) cards before the… Read more »

Namibia: 47 Fired From UIs Mine Contractor

At least 47 artisans were verbally dismissed on Monday after failed wage negotiations. Read more »

Namibia: Namibians Have Given Up - Swartbooi

Last year's dismal performance by grades 11 and 12 candidates should have sent parents to the streets in protest, demanding better from the government in the face of a teetering… Read more »

Namibia: Filicide Accused to Plead Guilty

Former police officer Vapeni Boois is charged with a count of murder, read in conjunction with the combatting of domestic violence law, and faces a second charge of defeating or… Read more »

Namibia: MTC Empowers Communities, Emerging Businesses

Mobile Telecommunications Limited last week handed over various machinery and equipment to technical and vocational education training (TVET) graduates and for gardening projects… Read more »

Namibia: Namcol As Hopefuls Struggle for Mainstream Space

Executive education director Sanet Steenkamp advised learners who were improving their grades at other institutions, including Namcol, to proceed to the next level at the same… Read more »

Namibia: Nef Optimistic About Economic Recovery for 2023 and Beyond

The Namibian Employers' Federation (NEF) looks forward to the year 2023 with a lot of optimism that the Namibian economy will recover and enable businesses to prosper and… Read more »

Namibia: Fishcor Fights Out of Fishrot Deals... Wants De Klerk to Testify

The National Fishing Corporation of Namibia is fighting to rid itself of several agreements that were concluded by some of the key figures in the ongoing multi-million-dollar… Read more »

Namibia: Over 900 Implicated in Tax Fraud

The number of people implicated in the massive fraudulent tax refund scam has increased from 409, as reported in July 2022, to 921 while the amount involved has escalated from N$36… Read more »

Namibia: Suspects Arrested With Elephant Tusks, Pangolin Skins

The Namibian Police in Mukwe constituency in the Kavango East region on Friday arrested a 31-year-old man after he was found in possession of controlled wildlife products - two… Read more »

Namibia: Geingob Examines Results With Ministry's Leadership

President Hage Geingob is expected to make a statement on the performance of national exams in response to the dismal 2022 matriculation examination results. Read more »

Southern Africa: SADC Corpse-Burning Soldiers Probed

The SADC mission in the northern Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado has instituted an investigation into a video circulating on social media, purportedly showing soldiers throwing… Read more »

Namibia: Overcrowded Classrooms Remain a Nightmare

Dressed in a blue overall jacket and denim jeans, the principal of Green Leaves Primary School, Chanville Mackrill, and his teachers were ready to roll up their sleeves and build… Read more »

Namibia: Katima Fish Shop Struggles With Demand

Katima Mulilo residents have been flocking to the local Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust shop to buy fish, with the fish season currently closed. Read more »

Namibia: Zambezi School Resumes Under Tree

Learners from Izimwe Primary School in Zambezi were in for a shock on the first day of the school year, as the dilapidated tent in which they were taught was no longer in use,… Read more »

Namibia: Shalulile Scores On Return

After a prolonged absence of three months, Brave Warriors and Mamelodi Sundowns striker Peter Shalulile made a triumphant return to the field as he scored the decisive goal in his… Read more »

Namibia: Amushelelo Injured During Latest Arrest

The lawyer representing Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF)'s member Michael Amushelelo, who was arrested yesterday after a commotion at a Windhoek café, said his… Read more »

Namibia: Arson, Double Murder Accused Seeks Legal Aid

A 39-year-old woman accused of murdering a couple by setting alight their shack during the festive season, is seeking to obtain a state-funded lawyer. Read more »

Namibia: Teacher's Assaulter Granted Bail

A Windhoek resident, who was filmed while assaulting a teacher at school on Monday for allegedly cheating with her husband, was granted bail yesterday by the Katutura Magistrate's… Read more »

Namibia: Priest Nabbed for Water Pump Theft

The police at Rundu have arrested two suspects, including a Catholic priest, for allegedly stealing a solar water pump for a borehole from Nyangana Parish. The two were arrested on… Read more »

Namibia: Geingob Enters Education Fray

Education stakeholders must work around the clock to find solutions to address the myriad of challenges facing the sector, instead of playing a blame game that resolves nothing. Read more »

Namibia: Namibia, Botswana One-Stop Border Post Coming Soon

President Hage Geingob and his counterpart from Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi on Sunday held a closed-door meeting at State House that focused on assessing the implementation… Read more »

Namibia: Govt Monitors Covid Variant Closely

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula says the Covid-19 XBB.1.5 variant is not new but it is a sub-variant of the Omicron, adding the two cases reported in the country have… Read more »

Namibia: New Plan Caters for Low-Income Patients

A young medical doctor who believes that people from all walks of life should have access to quality and affordable healthcare has introduced a loyalty care programme for… Read more »