Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

The Namibian government says it recognises the importance of developing a fully-fledged automotive assembly industry to help boost the local economy. 

Every year, since Namibia attained independence in 1990, it has become a tradition that Namibia’s President delivers a speech to mark the annual celebration of the country’s attainment of independence.

The vision of Namibia in 2030 is to become a knowledge-based society. However, achieving that goal will be a challenge if the digital gap continues to widen.

Despite the formation of a livestock task force, arrests of suspected cattle thieves and rotation of police officers, illegal cattle theft in the Epukiro constituency continues unabated.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the National Assembly and the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef).

The governor of Ohangwena region, Walde Ndevashiya, has discouraged the public to desist from employing Angolan nationals without working permits, saying the act could have serious repercussions. 

A Tses farmworker, who was on trial for allegedly murdering his friend, was convicted yesterday in the Windhoek High Court.

The Rundu Magistrate’s Court has denied a 38-year-old man bail following his appearance on charges of assault and attempted murder. 

Fisheries minister Albert Kawana has warned government will deal harshly with new entrants in the fishing sector who use names of vulnerable citizens and charity organisations to gain access to fishing rights without such entities benefiting.  

​​​​​​​President Hage Geingob yesterday said the plight of the ‘struggle kids’ cannot be ignored but no one should be discriminated against when it comes to job opportunities.