The Erongo region has launched the Rural Development Forum to promote inclusive growth and improve the lives of rural communities. The forum, launched at Swakopmund on Tuesday, aims to bring different stakeholders together to collaborate on developing rural areas. Erongo…

Minister of works and transport Veikko Nekundi says tenants staying at the old tuberculosis hospital in Khomasdal, Windhoek, should vacate the space by 1 April. The building is not suitable for occupation, he says.This comes as government employee tenants staying…

Widespread rainfall is expected across the country this week, excluding the stretch of Namib Desert between Walvis Bay and the Orange River, and parts of the Omaheke region. Weather data prepared using Meteologix Icon model charts indicates that it started…

Prime minister Elijah Ngurare has called for national unity during the country’s 36th independence celebration at Oshakati in the Oshana region on Saturday. In his keynote address, Ngurare said unity is the foundation of the county’s progress. He urged Namibians…

The Old Mutual Investment Group has invested N$12.75 million in the Mariental Extension 6 Affordable Housing Development to expand access to affordable housing in the Hardap region. The project, launched at Mariental on 18 March, includes the servicing of 311…

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) will introduce a doctoral degree (PhD) in supply chain management in May, making it the first institution in the country to offer the programme. The programme aims to equip students with advanced…

The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) on Friday said operations across all its facilities remain fully functional despite a recent cyberattack that led to the theft of 500GB of data. Investigations into the attack revealed it was carried out by INC…

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has appointed Menesia Muinjo as its new director general. The appointment was done in consultation with minister of information and communication technology Emma Theofelus. Muinjo’s appointment is effective from 1 April for a period of…

The Communication Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) has confirmed that a company called INC Ransom is responsible for the cybersecurity incident the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) suffered last week. Cran spokesperson Mufaro Nesongano in a statement issued on Thursday says…

Students and young professionals have been urged to embrace project management not only as a career path, but as a critical skillset for career advancement. Speaking at the 15th edition of the Namibia Careers Expo on Monday, Monasa Advisory and…

The Namibia Nurses Union (Nanu) has raised concern over what it describes as ‘a growing trend’ of members of the public taking videos and photographs of healthcare workers and patients inside public healthcare facilities. In a statement released on Monday,…

Six pupils from Captain Reverend Dr Hendrik Witbooi Primary School at Gibeon in the Hardap region have broken windows at Dr WM Jod Junior Primary School. The Namibian on Tuesday published an article about pupils at the school behaving increasingly…