National

Isabella Chirchir is the country’s new mining commissioner after taking over from Erasmus Shivolo, who had served in this position since 2008. 

The towering statue of German colonial officer Curt von François will fall from its mount outside the Windhoek municipal building at the intersection of Independence Avenue and Sam Nujoma Drive.

The Namibian Police at Swakopmund are investigating the mysterious case of a  31-year-old woman who allegedly died at home while in bed with her boyfriend.

The High Court has declined to set aside the decision of the Pharmacy Council of Namibia not to terminate the registration of Dis-Chem Pharmacies as community pharmacies in Namibia.

In an emotional ceremony at the Alpha and Omega Lutheran Church in Karibib, family, friends and residents bade farewell to the little boy, Adrian Myne Oswyn (6) who was brutally murdered. 

Alcohol and drug abuse, lack of recreational and sports facilities, unemployment and a lack of resources are what the youth in the Epukiro constituency identified as hindrances to their development.

Omusati education director Benny Eiseb is concerned about schools which have been without clean water for the past two months.

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has assured traditional authorities that government regards them as important partners in preserving the country’s resources.

State advocate Palmer Khumalo on Friday asked Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku to sentence a man she acquitted on charges of kidnapping and rape, but convicted on a lesser charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to a term of imprisonment.