Year: 2021

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the ministry of health have pleaded with churches to adhere to Covid-19 measures to restrict the spread of the virus as well as to encourage members to get vaccinated.

A digital seminar is mooted for Tsumeb, with the aim to unpack issues affecting teenagers on the internet.  The event, to be organised by Salt and Light company, will be conducted virtually as the world celebrates the Day of the African Child.

Former seamen, who were camping out in front of the Kuisebmond Stadium while on strike, made a U-tun on their chairperson Mathew Lungameni.

Namibia and its parliament are repositioning their society to ensure it manages, adapts to and emerges stronger and resilient to pandemics and other shocks within the environment, speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi has said.

A 23-year-old man from Henties Bay, who admitted that he stabbed his sister, but denied that he killed her, was acquitted on the murder charge but convicted on the lesser charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. 

As Namibia expressed its readiness to host the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) Brand Africa conference, about eight African ministers confirmed their attendance for the global event.

Swanu president Tangeni Iijambo has hit back at criticism from party members after a vote of no confidence was moved against him by the politburo and central committee (CC) as party members seek his immediate resignation and that of the entire leadership.

Thousands of students at various institutions of higher learning remain in limbo over the status of their funding by the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) and are now unable to sit for their first-semester examination.

Several expectant mothers, sheltered at the Onandjokwe hospital, have complained about being forced to weed grass and cleaning the surroundings in instances where they cannot pay the required fee.

A 36-year-old man, who was shot through the jaw and forehead before suspects robbed him of his vehicle last week, is recuperating in a northern hospital.