The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has sourced more than 10 pieces of land countrywide to build stadiums on, but says it has no funding to develop them. NFA spokesperson Cassius Moetie confirmed this to The Namibian yesterday. He said the…

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has appointed new council members to the Marine Resources Advisory Council. The 12-member council, which will be responsible for advising the minister and the deputy minister on the total allowable catch…

The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) Youth Command Element has launched its inaugural Youth Governance Forum, positioning young people as key drivers of democratic transformation. The party says the forum aims to drive political change through a bottom-up approach where young…

Vice president Lucia Witbooi on Friday night toured crime hotspots in Windhoek as part of a crime prevention programme. The programme, which also airs on a local radio station, focuses on road safety, curbing drunk driving, and strengthening neighbourhood security.…

Deputy minister of defence and veterans affairs Charles Mubita has inaugurated an Indian-funded advanced network laboratory at Osona military base to enhance information technology training within the Namibian Defence Force. Mubita officially opened the facility in the presence of senior…

Independent Patriots for Change president Panduleni Itula has criticised president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s decision to deliver a televised midnight Independence Day address instead of appearing at a public event. Nandi-Ndaitwah will host this year’s Independence Day celebrations on TV at midnight…

The Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (Cenored) has announced a planned power interruption that will affect several customers connected to the Uitkomst 11kV network at Grootfontein. This is due to scheduled line maintenance. In a notice issued on Monday Cenored…

Mariental council management committee chairperson Hermanus Isaaks (28) says his leadership is anchored in accountability, service delivery and the urgent formalisation of informal settlements. This is as the town grapples with limited resources and growing community needs. Mariental is becoming…

Health and social services minister Esperance Luvindao says 294 senior government officials are expected to use public health facilities starting 1 April. “The new arrangement is not complicated because everyone who wishes to continue seeing their private doctors will still…

Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) researchers and students will now be able to receive and process real-time satellite data directly from orbit. This comes as Nust launched an on-campus satellite data-receiving ground station on Wednesday. The station will…

The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy will sign a service level agreement with the Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (Cenored) to accelerate rural electrification. According to a statement issued on Friday, the agreement will be signed on Monday, 9…

Minister of urban and rural development James Sankwasa has ordered the Okahandja municipality to cancel the N$11-million sale of 101 residential plots to private companies to prioritise landless Namibians. The sale of these serviced and unserviced plots was issued only…