Namibia enjoys one of the most stable, peaceful political environments in Africa. The World Bank ranked Namibia 107th among 190 countries in its 2019 Doing Business Report.
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Freak storm rocks Aroab
Residents of Aroab, a village southeast of Keetmanshoop in the //Kharas region, endured heavy losses due to damage caused to their homes by heavy rains and strong winds last week.
Sharp knives, police belts and withdrawn cases
Although police officers have sworn to protect the public, violence against their intimate partners is apparently rife among some male police officers in Gobabis while the process of disciplining them hardly gets off the ground.
Nanso launches Abraham Iyambo Award
The Namibia National Students’ Organisation launched the Dr Abraham Iyambo Achievement Award on Friday at the Highline Secondary School in Windhoek.
Rural Zambezi schools get electricity
The government’s rural electrification programme has reached Nankuntwe Combined School and Namiyundu Primary School in the floodplains of Kabbe North and Kabbe South constituencies of the Zambezi region.
Otjimbingwe delivers Riruako …Venaani, Kavekotora gracious in defeat
Shortly before the crack of dawn on Sunday at the historic Otjimbingwe, the towering Hoze Riruako rose to be unveiled as new Ovaherero paramount chief-designate.
NNN enters condom tender fray
Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has added her voice against the controversial medical tenders, saying the country’s opulence should benefit the masses, as opposed to a select few.
Man bitten by snake in police cells
The Hardap police reported that an inmate being held in their custody was bitten by a snake that slithered into their cells unnoticed on Saturday at the Maltahohe police station at about 01h33.
City councillors skate on thin ice
Urban and Rural Development minister Erastus Uutoni has subliminally threatened to dissolve the Windhoek municipal council, should it fail to get its house in order.
Boyfriend allegedly commits suicide after argument
An argument between a couple of Swakopmund ended in tragedy when the boyfriend took his life hours after the argument.