The Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) is working towards transforming into an open university, targeting a formal launch in 2028 or 2029 and promising to expand opportunities for students. Deputy executive director for higher education, training, research and innovation…

Oshana police commander commissioner Andreas Shilelo has warned long-distance bus operators and drivers against transporting Angolan children and undocumented foreign nationals to Windhoek and other parts of Namibia. Shilelo issued the warning during a meeting with bus owners and drivers…

Residents of Oshakati and Ondangwa were left without electricity for almost 12 hours on Saturday after electrical poles caught fire in the Omatando area. The power outage started at about 15h00 and was only restored at 03h00 on Sunday. Oshakati…

The Atlantic Training Institution plans to construct a new campus and hospital at Oshakati, with construction expected to start in December. The institution’s founder, Absalom Seburon, made the announcement during the institution’s graduation ceremony held at Ongwediva on Friday. Seburon…

An internal audit has uncovered widespread financial mismanagement, alleged embezzlement, and severe administrative failures within the Oniipa Town Council between 2021 and 2024. The investigation was done by the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development’s internal audit division, led by…

Around 112 shacks at Oshakati’s Onawa Extension 7 face demolition after the town council allegedly gave households 14 days to vacate the municipal land. The affected residents, some of whom said they had lived in the area for only four…

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) says it is currently responding to mounting complaints about cats pestering patients at Oshakati State Hospital. The organisation says it has received numerous complaints of feral cats roaming around the…

The man (26) who has accused Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital intern doctor Dennis Noa of rape says he fears for his safety if Noa is granted bail. The allegation is contained in the complainant’s statement, parts of which were read in…

The small white coffin in front of Hendrina Hasholo is barely the length of an adult’s arm. Hasholo carefully works on the final details, dressing the casket before it leaves the workshop. It is a task she has performed countless…

Former political prisoners and parliamentarians have described the decision by the government to bury liberation struggle veteran Helao Shityuwete at Pionierspark as an insult to a man who spent 18 years imprisoned on Robben Island. Shityuwete was imprisoned on Robben…

Rauha Uugwanga thought she was finally at peace after skeletal remains found in the mountains west of Otjomuise on the outskirts of Windhoek were identified as those of her missing son. Instead, she has been left with more questions than…