The City of Windhoek Council has removed a provision from its fleet management policy that allowed the spouses of council members to use municipal vehicles. The provision formed part of the City’s Fleet Management and Auxiliary Services Policy, which the…

Agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani has appealed against the environmental commissioner’s decision to grant a clearance certificate to Knowledge Katti’s Namibian Marine Phosphate for marine phosphate mining. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism yesterday. Environment commissioner Timoteus…

Lady justice Marlene Tommasi has been sworn in as an acting judge of the High Court. Tommasi took the oath of office at Oshakati on 1 September. Deputy judge president Hannelie Prinsloo administered the oath. Her appointment took effect on…

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform is investigating the deaths of fish found offshore and along the coastline at Henties Bay. Residents of Henties Bay woke up on Wednesday morning to find dead fish scattered along the…

The Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia (LLPBN) has appointed Vehaka Tjimune as its new chief executive. He took up the position yesterday. Tjimune has more than 37 years’ experience in Namibia and the Southern African Development Community region’s…

The Agricultural Bank of Namibia’s (Agribank) technical adviser for crops and poultry, Hanks Saisai, has resigned. Agribank announced on Wednesday that Saisai resigned with immediate effect. Saisai worked under Agribank’s agri-advisory services division. According to the bank, he resigned to…

Academic staff at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) will receive a 5% salary increase after the university and the Teachers’ Union of Namibia (TUN) reached an agreement. The agreement follows salary and wage negotiations between Nust and…

A severe housing shortage is pushing property prices out of reach for average Namibians, leaving thousands with little choice but to live in informal settlements. According to a new affordability report by Simonis Storm Securities, a home buyer now needs…

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security will now issue and manage digital certificates that will allow Namibians to verify their identities when accessing government services online. This comes after the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) accredited…

Justice and labour relations minister Wise Immanuel says talks between workers and employers should be the first step in resolving workplace problems before workers resort to strikes or demonstrations. Immanuel says workers, employers and the government should regularly engage to…

Namibians will be able to use verified digital identities and electronic signatures to sign documents and access services online through a new digital trust system launched by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran). Cran launched the system, DigiNam: Trust…

Livestock farmers in the Zambezi region have accused the Zambezi Meat Corporation (Zamco) of failing to pay for 770 head of cattle collected since June. Zambezi Progressive Farmers representative Albertus Kulobone says Zamco had promised to pay farmers within four…