President Hage Geingob has conferred the status of national hero upon struggle veteran and renowned educationalist Martin Shipanga who died early this week in Windhoek.
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2020-07-022024-04-30Front Page News
Redress past injustices when tackling land issue
Land reform minister Calle Schlettwein has urged regional governors to use land as a form of correcting past injustices while creating economic opportunities for disadvantaged Namibians to address inequality.
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2020-07-022024-04-30Front Page News
Coronavirus scare at police headquarters turns out false
A joke that a woman who had tested positive for Covid-19 was a relative to a police officer caused an “embarrassing” false alarm at the Namibian police headquarters last week.
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2020-07-022024-05-07National
Kavango regions record nearly 7 000 malaria cases
While the country is in the throes of responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, cases of malaria caused by mosquitos are on the increase in the two Kavango regions, where the disease claimed 14 lives since January until last week on Wednesday, confirmed the chief medical officer.
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2020-07-022024-05-07National
Cops raid Chinese shop selling fake virus medicine
The police at Walvis Bay are investigating a Chinese couple on allegations they are selling Chinese medicine purportedly that prevents people from contracting Covid-19 at the coastal town.
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2020-07-022024-06-18Front Page News
Principal decries lack of water at Okongo school
OIDIVA - The principal of Oidiva Primary School, Huhwa Matheus, in Okongo constituency of Ohangwena region has raised concerns about the shortage of water as schools prepare to reopen next week.
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2020-07-022024-05-07National
Ashipala-Musavyi retires after 30 years of service
The executive director in the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, has retired this week from her position and the public service.
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2020-07-022024-05-07National
Room occupancy drops to 4.5%…as Covid crisis continues unabated
The Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) feels despite all good intentions and effort, the local tourism market will not be able to save the sector, which needs at least 40% occupancy to survive.
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2020-07-022024-06-18Crime and Courts
Swakop gardener gets 32 years for murder
Windhoek High Court acting judge Orben Sibeya this week said he took the cumulative effect of the two convictions into account when he sentenced a man, employed as a gardener at the house of his victim, to 32 years imprisonment.
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2020-07-022024-05-07National
30 giraffes translocated to conservancies
The environment ministry in collaboration with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) has translocated 30 giraffes to two communal conservancies and a national park last month.