Secretary to Cabinet George Simataa was forced on Thursday to convene a meeting with ministry of health senior officials to find a lasting solution to the issue of medical interns. The meeting comes after the intern doctors took to the…

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has announced that it will pay polling officials N$476 after training officials threatened to strike during the election. Some polling trainees in the Kavango East and West regions, who began their training on 15…

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has announced that it will pay polling officials N$476 after training officials threatened to strike during the election. Some polling trainees in the Kavango East and West regions, who began their training on 15…

President Nangolo Mbumba says the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) has the potential to train the best senior officers in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. He was speaking at the Senior Command and Staff Course graduation ceremony in Windhoek…

Joshua Maponga, Zimbabwean-born public speaker and chief executive of Farmers of Thought, says that land reform can only be successful if it recognises Namibia’s sensitive political environment. He made these remarks at a Previously Disadvantaged Namibia Farmers Union (PDNFU) information…

Ten trial-awaiting inmates escaped from the police holding cells at Onandjaba in the Omusati region on Wednesday. Omusati police regional commander commissioner Ismael Basson said the incident happened at 20h00. According to Basson, the escapees cut through the roof of…

A man appeared in the Eenhana Magistrate’s Court on Monday after he allegedly killed his younger sister and mutilated her genitals. The incident happened at Okavela village in the Ohangwena region at around 20h00 on 15 November. The police have…

The Windhoek City Police have confirmed an accident involving a vehicle of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) election observers in Windhoek on Wednesday. The observers are currently visiting Namibia for next week’s elections. Superintendent Marceline Murapo said the accident…

The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) is calling for a four-day fast and prayer session to ensure a peaceful election process. LPM leader Bernadus Swartbooi says this will take place from 24 to 27 November. In a statement on Monday, Swartbooi…

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) wants to hire 2 195 vehicles for use in the upcoming elections. The ECN says it has procured 1 727 of 3 922 vehicles required for the Presidential and National Assembly elections on 27…

Over 300 medical interns are threatening to stop working overtime within five days if the government does not pay them their outstanding funds. The group of Ministry of Health and Social Services interns yesterday took to the streets of Windhoek…

…Swapo denies claims of Zanu-PF influencing election Swapo Party Youth League secretary Ephraim Nekongo says insinuations that Zanu PF have been influencing elections in the southern African region are based on Western propaganda. Swapo allegedly received a N$2.5 million donation…