Thousands of Windhoek residents rushed to butcheries across the city yesterday to buy meat after the government announced an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the ||Kharas region. The outbreak has prompted the authorities to suspend the ‌movement, slaughter and export…

Minister of urban and rural development James Sankwasa has questioned the widespread view of rural Namibia as being poor. He says rural communities play a critical role in feeding urban areas and should be recognised for their contribution to the…

San community representatives have called for greater ownership of their history, culture and representation, saying the effects of genocide, land dispossession and displacement continue to affect generations. The call was made during a public discussion on the San genocide, generational…

A donor has fallen victim to a scam after paying a pledge intended for the One Economy Foundation’s fundraising gala into an account that does not belong to the foundation. One Economy Foundation executive director Pauline Kahupi says this in…

The Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) is working towards transforming into an open university, targeting a formal launch in 2028 or 2029 and promising to expand opportunities for students. Deputy executive director for higher education, training, research and innovation…

Youth leader Donna Gamatham says companies in Namibia have been exploiting interns, with some hiring new graduates for cheap labour. Gamatham told Desert FM yesterday that the high unemployment rate is leaving young people with little bargaining power, forcing some…

Youth leaders and marriage associations have urged the government to introduce a childbearing grant, sparking debate among politicians and experts over population growth. This comes after Swapo Party Women’s Council secretary Fransina Kahungu two weeks ago encouraged Namibians of childbearing…

To Rodensia Doëses’ family, Dickson Karomuine is no stranger. Karomuine is accused of murdering his former partner’s son, Gephardt Doëseb (11), who was reported missing at Rehoboth on 11 September. Richard Doëseb, the brother of Gephardt’s mother Rodensia Doëses, says…

Several Namibians living in Europe say prolonged delays in obtaining passports, identity documents and other consular paperwork are leaving them struggling with travel, studies, employment and residence permit processes. The Namibia Cultural Association (NCA), an organisation representing Namibians across Europe,…

Dickson Karomuine, accused of murdering Gephardt Doëseb (11), will remain in custody after his first appearance in the Rehoboth Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Gephardt, a Grade 5 pupil at Acasia Primary School at Rehoboth, was reported missing on 11 September…

Traditional leaders have urged unmarried couples to stop cohabitating, arguing that the practice is not traditionally encouraged. This follows a woman’s post which went viral after she claimed on social media that her long-term partner and father of her children…

Vistetius Kapumburu (19) is using skills he developed outside the classroom to experiment with ways of producing electricity, years after poverty forced him to leave school in Grade 3. Kapumburu, who is from the Kavango West region, earlier this week…