Namibia’s N$8-billion annual meat industry turnover faces a serious threat should the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, which has already caused livestock deaths in neighbouring South Africa, reach the country. The agriculture sector is currently on high alert due to this…

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has instructed officials at the Business and Intellectual Property Authority’s One Stop Centre to speed up responses to investors, warning that delays are driving business away from Namibia. “When investors come to your desk, you must know…

Two Korean tourists were robbed at gunpoint at the Strand Hotel parking area at Swakopmund on Thursday morning. According to the Erongo police, four male suspects allegedly approached the tourists while they were at the hotel and threatened them with…

The Ministry of Health and Social Services will roll out a nationwide polio vaccination campaign in two rounds. This is especially to protect children under the age of 10. The campaign follows the detection of poliovirus type 2 on 13…

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Namibian Competition Commission acted unlawfully by delegating its power to start a price-fixing investigation in the pharmaceutical sector to its secretary. The appeal on which the judgement was delivered yesterday was heard by…

Alcohol fuelled a wave of assaults, public fights and disorder at townships and nightlife areas across the Erongo region during the festive season. Regional police spokesperson senior inspector Hilma Shomongula says drinking-related incidents were concentrated in Mondesa, DRC and Kuisebmond.…

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has set aside almost 70 000 tonnes of the 197 000 tonne horse mackerel total-allowable catch (TAC) for governmental objectives. The ministry last week also confirmed that no reserve quota was set…

Water supply to Karibib, nearby communities and key institutions has been disrupted following a pump failure at the Swakoppoort Dam, NamWater said on Thursday. The interruption affects the Karibib Town Council, Navachab Mine, the Karibib army base, the Spes Bona…

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) is demanding full transparency regarding horse mackerel quota allocations following the ministry’s announcement of a reduced total allowable catch (TAC). The party’s shadow minister of international relations and trade, Rodney Cloete, told The Namibian…

Two elected councillors of the A-Right to Shelter Foundation of Namibia (A-RTS-N) have not taken office at Gobabis more than six weeks after the 26 November 2025 regional council and local authority elections. A-RTS-N won three seats on the Gobabis…

Namibians applying for a Schengen visa will now pay a non-refundable service fee of 24.51 Euro (about N$500) after the German embassy in Windhoek outsourced visa processing to TLS Contact. The embassy says the move aims to reduce waiting times…

Navy commander rear admiral Sacheus !Gonteb formally appointed rear admiral Gottlieb Pandeni as the new naval operations commander at the PN Sacharia naval base at Walvis Bay on Friday. Pandeni takes over from Erastus Lazarus, who has held the position…