Residents in several parts of Walvis Bay will face temporary water supply interruptions this week as the municipality carries out infrastructure upgrades. In a public notice issued ahead of the work, the municipality says water supply will be cut on…

Local singer-songwriter Salvador Mouers will release his debut Afrikaans EP, ‘Binne’, on Saturday, following his selection as the first Namibian artist for the ATKV-Crescendo mentorship programme. The initiative is run by the Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuurvereniging (ATKV) in South Africa,…

A delegation from the United States Naval Forces Africa visited Windhoek and Walvis Bay this week to meet with Namibian government and defence officials. The visit took place alongside US ambassador to Namibia John Giordano and focused on shared maritime…

The Cabinet has approved the temporary relaxation of trawling restrictions within the 200m isobath for the wet-landed horse mackerel subsector. The decision is contained in a Cabinet directive issued by information minister Emma Theofelus on Friday. “The Cabinet authorised the…

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for open dialogue in Namibia’s fishing industry as unions warn the sector is in crisis, with workers facing job insecurity, poor conditions and limited benefits. The president said this during the opening of a three-day…

The Lüderitz Town Council has received a proposal to rename a main street and an airport at Lüderitz after late anti-apartheid activist Anton Lubowski. The town’s mayor, Brigitte Fredericks, has confirmed that the proposal was submitted through the chief executive…

The Walvis Bay municipal council has approved a plan to relocate residents occupying land illegally at Kuisebmond and other areas to a temporary site at farm 37. The decision was taken at the council’s latest meeting as part of measures…

The Labour Court has dismissed an application by 53 former employees of marble and granite company Best Cheer Investments Namibia, after finding the matter was not brought before court within the time required by law. Court records show the workers…

Princess Brand Processing has invested N$3.75 million in new canning equipment for its operations. The company recently acquired an automatic seamer machine for its cannery division. The machine is used for sealing canned products such as pilchards and horse mackerel…

Erongo Regional Electricity Distributor (Erongored) has announced the death of executive manager Claude Tjizo, who died on Thursday. Tjizo served the electricity distributor for more than 20 years, holding several senior positions during his tenure. He was appointed general manager…

A search team has been dispatched after a teenage boy allegedly jumped into the sea at the Swakopmund Jetty on Tuesday. Monarch Lifeguard’s Marthin Muyenga, who is part of the operation, confirmed the search that started on Tuesday and continued…

Fishing industry workers are petitioning the government to scrap the quota auction system, claiming it fuels job insecurity and prevents long-term employees from securing permanent contracts. Workers from Embwinda Fishing, Tunacor Fisheries, Merlus Fishing, Gendev Fishing, and Seawork Fish Processors…