14+ hour, 4+ min ago   (787+ words) Earlier this month, I took my son and nephews to a restaurant at Gobabis to celebrate one of them’s 17th birthday. The establishment has an undeniably warm and inviting farm-style atmosphere. Its decor is carefully curated. Its ambience is pleasant. But…...

16+ hour, 3+ min ago   (679+ words) President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah should be commended for opposing seabed phosphate mining in the Atlantic Ocean. She is right. Namibia should not be a guinea pig for an industry that remains untested. New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority blocked marine phosphate mining…...

16+ hour, 7+ min ago   (383+ words) Minister of urban and rural development James Sankwasa has denied corruption allegations over his planned purchase of four Bukalo business plots at N$45 000. Sankwasa’s remarks came after a leaked council document alleged that he acquired business plots erven 503, 504, 505 and 506, each…...

16+ hour, 25+ min ago   (493+ words) Cleaners at Tondoro Health Centre in the Kavango West region have been roped in to construct a building at the facility due to a lack of sufficient funds to hire a contractor. The cleaners say they are doing the construction…...

15+ hour, 56+ min ago   (460+ words) An Omaheke region resident convicted of murder after he carried out a fatal assault on his pregnant girlfriend has been sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment at the end of his trial in the High Court. Namibia has experienced widespread outrage about…...

16+ hour, 41+ min ago   (330+ words) Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources Tobie Aupindi says Namibia’s small-scale mining sector requires urgent legislative and institutional reforms to unlock its potential and address persistent challenges facing miners. Aupindi made the remarks at the conclusion of…...

16+ hour, 11+ min ago   (573+ words) Volunteer teacher Georgina Kahipuire looks down at the energetic little girl with a warm smile after gently scolding her to behave. She says she knows each and every one of her 74 kindergarten pupils, ages three to five. She knows when…...

16+ hour, 24+ min ago   (465+ words) In A delightful display of administrative schizophrenia, Windhoek manages to combine the heavy-handed state capitalism of Beijing with the discredited market fundamentalism of 1980s Westminster. On Monday, the state behaves like a central planning committee, bypassing competitive bidding to shower state-owned…...

18+ hour, 30+ min ago   (325+ words) By Namibia Press Agency Namibia and Botswana have advanced discussions on how natural resource wealth can be transformed into sustainable and inclusive prosperity, with both countries highlighting the importance of economic diversification, strong institutions and saving for future generations. The…...

20+ hour, 51+ min ago   (358+ words) A Recent Experience during my lunch break made me reflect on something many working Namibians experience daily: One hour no longer seems to be enough. The reality is that Namibia has changed. Our cities have grown, the number of vehicles…...