Traditional and community leaders are distressed over a desert concession awarded to a private company in the Namib-Naukluft area. The Witbooi Traditional Authority and community leaders from Maltahöhe have lodged a legal complaint on the matter. Minister of environment, forestry…

Deputy finance and public enterprises minister Maureen Hinda-Mbuende has described a recent incident where sport minister Agnes Tjongarero was scammed of N$700 000 from her bank account as an inside job. Tjongarero was defrauded out of N$711 200 in personal…

Bank Windhoek has launched a campaign to encourage customers to stop, think and protect themselves when confronted with suspicious messages or requests. Executive officer of marketing and corporate communication services Jacquiline Pack on Tuesday said the campaign’s primary focus is…

The corruption-accused Icelandic fishing company Samherji is demanding N$4.5 million from a student who issued Namibians a fake public apology for the Fishrot scandal in the name of art. Oddur Friðriksson (41), a student at the University of Bergen, in…

Minister of sport, youth and national service Agnes Tjongarero says scammers have defrauded her of N$711 200 in personal savings. Perhaps it’s time to return to the age-old practice of hiding money under the mattress, she says. Tjongarero’s personal assistant,…

Bank Windhoek has launched a campaign to encourage customers to stop, think and protect themselves when confronted with suspicious messages or requests. Executive officer of marketing and corporate communication services Jacquiline Pack on Tuesday said the campaign’s primary focus is…

Residents and former workers in Uis, where the United Kingdom’s Andrada Mining operates a tin mine, accuse the company of endangering both employees and the community by exposing them to health hazards. They also fear that blasting at the mine…

At least 94% of the Namibian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and intersex (LGBTQI+) community have experienced hate speech online in the past year. About 59% of them were subjected to intersecting forms of discrimination, a report launched by Namibia…

Media ombudsman John Nakuta has accused the labour commissioner’s office of abusing its power. This comes after a prolonged delay in registering the Namibia Media Professionals Union (Nampu), which advocates for journalists’ rights. Nakuta was speaking at the observation of…

Political interference is threatening the independence of Namibia’s media, a local research firm has said. Tannan Groenewald, head of data and analytics at Cirrus, says Namibia has lost its status as the country with the freest press in Africa. According…

Political analyst Ndumba Kamwanyah says politicians and public officials should be transparent about their health to assure the public they are capable of carrying out their duties. Kamwanyah was speaking in response to the suspension of Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC)…

The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) party has condemned the suspension of Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) executive editor senior editor Anna Nicodemus. AR says the broadcaster does not exist to serve political interests. AR public relations team member Onesmus Iyambo said this…