Parents at Keetmanshoop have raised concerns about the safety of their children at schools. Speaking to The Namibian yesterday Rizelda Grobelaar, a parent, expressed fear of children being sexually abused by teachers or other children. “Our schools here at Keetmanshoop…

A dispute has erupted within the Uukolonkadhi royal family, with two members claiming the chieftaincy of the traditional authority. Johannes Asino and his uncle, Malakia Shoombe, are both asserting their right to succeed the late chief Daniel Shooya. Last week…

Local mental health professionals are concerned about how gender-based violence (GBV) victims and survivors rarely seek professional counselling. Namibia continues to face a significant challenge with GBV, with about 4 405 cases reported between April 2024 and February 2025. In…

A union representative assaulted a contractor during the current lockout at Namib Mills, as tensions escalated over claims that the company is hiring replacement labour. The unease between workers and Namib Mills turned violent on Monday evening, when the leader…

Botswana, Angola and Namibia have expressed interest in acquiring equity in De Beers, De Beers chief executive Al Cook has confirmed. Cook disclosed the interest in an interview with Reuters, but declined to provide details on the size of potential…

Opposition parties have raised concerns over last year’s national Grade 11 and 12 examination results, citing a “concerning” performance benchmark and a high failure rate, despite slight improvement. While the nation is celebrating the higher pass rate for Namibia Senior…

Education officials and regional governors are calling for increased accountability after 2025’s national exam results revealed poor performance and significant regional disparities. The worst-performing region’s governor, Hofni Iipinge, has urged leaders to focus on addressing poor performance instead of shifting…

Ombelewa youndjolowele moshitopolwahoololo shaTjozondjupa oya lopota ovanhu ve li 22 va monika ocholera omangha ve li 96 navo tava feekelwa kutya ove na oudu ou ashike inau kolekwa natango. Oshinima eshi okwa li sha kolekwa komukulunhuwiliki woundjolowele, Gerbhado Timotheus, oshivike…

Greg Field, who was announced as Deep Yellow’s managing director and chief executive in early December 2025, will commence his role on 2 February. This was confirmed by Deep Yellow’s board. The mining company, which operates the Tumas Uranium Project…

NamPost Namibia says it will only issue payments strictly according to the allocated dates for each grant category in an effort to avoid long queues. In a joint press release issued on Wednesday, NamPost and the Ministry of Finance said…

Two anti-poaching security guards (23 and 34) were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly shooting and killing a suspected poacher on a private commercial farm near Okahandja. Otjozondjupa head of community policing affairs senior inspector Maureen Mbeha confirmed the incident on…

The Freedom Front Plus has called on the government to declare a state of disaster as South Africa’s foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak deepens, warning that years of inaction have left farmers, the livestock industry and food security at serious risk.…