OVER 800 informal houses in Swakopmund are set to be upgraded. This is to be done through the national Informal Settlement Upgrading Project (ISUP) of the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) and the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development. While speaking…

A 14-YEAR-OLD was allegedly raped by a 31-year-old man after being sent to collect a charging phone from a local shebeen in the Ohangwena region. Ohangwena police crime investigations coordinator deputy commissioner Melanie Mbuuru says the incident occurred on Friday…

An Angolan man (24) reportedly took his life at Omutwewondjaba village at Eenhana. Ohangwena crime investigations coordinator deputy commissioner Melanie Mbuuru says the incident happened on Friday between 00h50 and 07h30. She says the man allegedly had an argument with…

Two critical water infrastructure projects in the Erongo region have been commissioned and completed. The projects are the Henties Bay extension and upgrade phase 1 and the Kuiseb-collector 2-Swakopmund pipeline replacement phase 3. The projects are part of the drive…

MINISTER of health and social services Kalumbi Shangula says Namibia has made progress in the fight against HIV-AIDS. He says the government is committed to ending HIV-AIDS by 2030. Shangula said this in a speech delivered on his behalf at…

French side Bordeaux-Begles made it two straight wins in the Champions Cup with a 40-19 victory over Irish province Ulster on Saturday to top the powerful Pool 1, with Leicester climbing to second by mauling the second-string Sharks 56-17 English…

South Africa achieved a historic double victory at the 2024 Africa Netball Cup played in Swakopmund, Namibia,, with both the Spar Proteas and the men’s team crowned champions on Saturday at the at the MTC Dome. The Spar Proteas showcased…

Former minister of fisheries and marine resources Bernhard Esau says the charges levelled against him in the Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering trial are “outrageous and malicious”. Esau made this comment after a charge of fraud in which the state…

Former ombudsman John Walters says there is a need for the judiciary to protect the poor from being bullied by the rich through lawsuits that may stifle freedom of speech. “Our judiciary is beyond reproach. I strongly believe in our…

The Namibian Police say approximately 148 000 drivers are facing arrest for various traffic violations countrywide as the festive season approaches. Traffic division commissioner Petrus Swartz yesterday said this translates to about N$170.8 million in outstanding traffic fines nationally. He…

Residents living with disabilities want the government to construct a special needs school in the Omusati region. Omusati governor Erginus Endjala says people living with disabilities in the region have no public school exclusively for those with special needs, despite…