Author: Albertina Nakale (Albertina Nakale )

As southern Africa countries continue to wage war against the decades-long trade ban to sell millions worth of ivory stockpiles, a new setback has hit their struggle, as a near total ban on the import, export and dealing of items containing ivory came into force in Britain yesterday.

As Namibia’s urban population grows, the need for serviced land and housing is mounting, which results in the growth of poorly serviced informal settlements.

Namibia has acceded to the Water Convention with the aim to strengthen her capacity and add additional tools in catalysing change towards the water and peace nexus.

Swapo parliamentarian Elder Filipe has strongly warned against selective justice.

There are over 8 000 asylum-seekers and refugees in Namibia, with the majority being Congolese, as some parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo still experience unrest. 

… lack of serious investment hamstrings sector

Due to continuous budget cuts, the education ministry has mooted a public-private partnership plan to fund its accelerated infrastructure development plan. 

Under-fire Grootfontein municipality CEO Kisco Sinvula is back in office despite fresh attempts to have him suspended by some local authority councillors at the embattled town.

Namibia has been ranked among the top five countries in Africa chosen as a location for blockbuster movies.