The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has accredited over 1 000 observers and members of the media for the presidential and National Assembly elections next week.On Friday, ECN chairperson Elsie Nghikembua said the commission has issued accreditation to 12 local…

… Downing tools will be detrimental to public health services; ‘violates’ Labour Act – ministry Katutura Intermediate Hospital medical superintendent Dr Nelago Amugulu has told over 300 medical interns to “carefully consider” the Labour Act and the consequences of a…

THE government’s negotiator in the 1904 to 1908 genocide reparations, Charles Eiseb, says an agreement has finally been reached with Germany. This agreement will be signed in a few weeks’ time, he says. Eiseb yesterday said following the collapse of…

Namibia tolerates violence. Sister Namibia national coordinator Brigit Loots says this calls for action to break harmful norms. “We have a tolerance for and acceptance of violence in Namibia. We, however, need to start tackling it and stop tolerating it.…

Romancia Seibes (27) is appealing to the public for financial assistance to buy a flight ticket so that she can represent Namibia at a pageant in Nigeria. The Miss Africa Golden pageant takes place in Lagos next Sunday. Seibes says…

A man (25) narrowly escaped an attempted robbery in Windhoek West on Sunday, which later resulted in the death of an alleged suspect.Namibian Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi confirmed the incident, which occurred at around 02h00 in Jenner Street.According to the…

Namibia is on high alert after neighbouring Angola confirmed a case of the infectious disease, mpox, on Wednesday.Health executive director Ben Nangombe told The Namibian the case is of a Congolese national who is currently isolated in a specialised health…

The home affairs ministry, in collaboration with the gender ministry, has successfully concluded a pilot project to issue national documents to and register members of the San community for social grants. This was announced in a public notice by the…

The defence ministry says Affirmative Reposition leader Job Amupanda is seeking cheap political points after he accused the ministry of spending N$8 million to buy a single car part. Amupanda released documents on Facebook accusing the ministry of reckless spending…

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has launched its electoral observation mission in Namibia ahead of the 27 November elections. Head of the SADC Electoral Observation Mission Anne Makinda on Wednesday said Namibia’s elections are the last wave of voting…

About 10% of babies born in Namibia are premature. Executive director of health and social services Ben Nangombe yesterday spoke on behalf of deputy health minister Esther Muinjangue at a World Prematurity Day event at Windhoek Central Hospital. “This statistic…

At the age of sixteen, Simon* came to Windhoek for the first time in 2021, leaving behind his family in Omupa, a village in southern Angola. Upon his arrival, his former boss paid the bus fare and Simon became a…