Telecom Namibia (TN) is pursuing several leads following a cyberattack at the end of last year. TN chief executive Stanley Shanapinda yesterday said the company is still investigating the root cause of the cyberattack and employees who were on leave…

Economist Salomo Hei yesterday said China’s influence in Africa is one-sided. He was responding to a visit to Namibia by China’s foreign affairs minister Wang Yi. Wang met with vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday morning at the old State House…

A ship containing drought relief aid from China is expected to arrive in Namibia in January. This was revealed by president Nangolo Mbumba when he met with Chinese foreign affairs minister Wang Yi at Swakopmund on Monday. Namibia and China…

President Nangolo will attend the inauguration of Ghana’s president-elect, John Mahama, this week. Mahama, who won the elections in December and defeated president Nana Akufo-Addo, led Ghana from 2012 to 2017. Mbumba’s office in a press statement issued on Monday…

China’s foreign affairs minister, Wang Yi, says his country remains Africa’s most trustworthy ally despite changing international relations. Wang met with vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Monday morning at the old State House in Windhoek. “China and Africa have always…

Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani on Sunday called on the Office of the Prime Minister to evacuate flood victims from damaged homes in Windhoek. This follows on flash floods in that left several people in the city’s informal settlements…

Namibian farmers have incurred financial loses of up to N$315 million in the last year due to drought. Agriculture, water and land reform minister Calle Schlettwein says the losses have been caused by drought induced crop failure for mahangu and…

Presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari has described the official registration of a Namibian media union as a step in the right direction in the development of a professional press corps reporting on the basis of ethics and a code of conduct.…

Four years after its launch, the Namibia Media Professionals Union (Nampu) has officially been registered as a trade union. Nampu received its certificate of recognition as a trade union from the Office of the Labour Commissioner on Monday morning. “This…

The Namibia Revolutionary Transport and Manufacturing Union (Naretu) has congratulated the media union on its registration. The Office of the Labour Commissioner recognised the Namibia Media Professionals Union (Nampu) as a trade union on Monday morning, four years after Nampu’s…

President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reiterated her plan to pump N$85 billion into creating 550 000 jobs across sectors in Namibia such as agriculture, construction and oil and gas. Nandi-Ndaitwah said this during her first press conference as incoming head of…

No cheers, no ululation, no fireworks – just a few hands clapping across the room as Namibia’s president for the next five years is announced. Press cameras click and flash as she makes her way to the podium. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s…