Namibia’s regional airports continue to operate at a loss despite ongoing investment in their maintenance and development. Namibia Airports Company (NAC) spokesperson Dan Kamati says the Ondangwa, Rundu, Lüderitz, Keetmanshoop and Katima Mulilo airports remain unprofitable. “Regional airports in Namibia…

Fifty-four state patients in the Erongo region are expected to benefit from a new dialysis unit inaugurated at Walvis Bay District Hospital on Thursday. The facility forms part of the Ministry of Health and Social Services’ programme to expand dialysis…

The Namibia Tourism Board has warned that it is unlawful to offer overnight accommodation without being registered, and that offenders will face criminal charges under the Namibia Tourism Board Act. In a public notice, the NTB says the act is…

Oceana Group has disputed reports that its Lucky Star cannery in South Africa is closing, saying operations have only been temporarily consolidated because of fish supply shortages. The company issued a statement on Tuesday in response to reports that Lucky…

Fisheries Observer Agency chief executive Stanley Ndara has been reappointed as chairperson of the SADC Regional Fisheries Monitoring Control and Surveillance Coordination Centre. The decision was by SADC ministers responsible for agriculture, food security, fisheries and aquaculture at a joint…

The body of Nafutal Shinedima (37), who was reported missing on Wednesday, was recovered from the ocean near Swakopmund on Sunday after a two-day search. Erongo police senior inspector Hilma Shomongula on Sunday confirmed that Shinedima’s body was found in…

The Erongo governor’s office has ordered a mining contractor at Karibib to halt its operations immediately after a pile of jobseekers’ CVs was found dumped at the town. The CVs were allegedly collected by M15 Mining Contractor, contracted by Osino…

The government wants to pay a private hospital to host surgeries on state patients, despite concerns from medical doctors that the state’s own 20 theatres in Windhoek are underutilised because of a lack of medication. The arrangement is mapped out…

The High Court has authorised the attachment and possible sale of shares in Swapo-linked Hodago Fishing over a N$7.5-million fish supply debt. The commercial dispute also involves Naras Investment (Pty) Ltd and its subsidiary Kuiseb Fishing Enterprises (Pty) Ltd. The…

Swapo-linked Hodago Fishing faces a US$3 million (about N$49 million) legal dispute after allegedly breaching a horse mackerel quota agreement involving a Democratic Republic of Congo entity. It is alleged that the company failed to meet agreed delivery volumes under…

Breakwater Offshore Services and Investments has become the first wholly Namibian-owned operator to secure a direct offshore vessel charter, supporting Rhino Resources’ latest deep-sea oil-drilling campaign. The company says it has been awarded a vessel charter to support offshore operations…

The Ministry of Finance has rejected the Social Security Commission’s (SSC) request for a procurement exemption to fast-track a N$43.8-million fund management system project. Documents seen by The Namibian show that the SSC requested an exemption in a letter dated…