Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest oil producers are also among the poorest countries on the continent. The reasons are not hard to discern: decades of rent-seeking by political elites and their associates have siphoned off oil revenues that could have been invested…

The Windhoek High Court has ordered the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) to reinstate 19-year-old Joel Jacob into its May intake recruitment programme after he was initially excluded from the list. The judgement was passed on Thursday in the High Court…

Over 140 youth delegates from 53 countries around the world have gathered in the capital to attend the 21st General Council of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY). Namibia is hosting the assembly from 20 to 26 May under…

The private operator for the Musese Green Scheme in Kavango West region, Winni Metzger, has called on the government to come up with a better way of tracing stolen cattle as the current system is failing to deliver results. Metzger,…

Swapo member Henny Seibeb is reportedly being considered for the position of director in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with Patience Masua tipped to serve as his deputy. Sources close to the matter confirmed the appointments to The…

Namibian ambassador to Finland Charles Josob says he has engaged private companies in Finland to invest in the generation of clean energy. The ambassador says Namibia wants initiatives that would contribute to the fight against climate change in the country,…

Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead late Wednesday outside a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted “free Palestine,” authorities say, with United States US) and Israeli leaders expressing outrage over the killings. President Donald Trump condemned…

The coming days are all about celebrating Namibian art and creativity, healing and self-improvement, forming community and joining inspiring discussions. The air may be a little chilly, but it doesn’t mean we need to shut ourselves down. Today Helmut Lauschke’s…

Eenamanana da piyaana kOkahandja Oshoondaxa odo da eta Ronnie Kanalelo naPaulus Shipanga va kufe oilwifo opo va potokonone eenamanana davo oda eta omalimbililo kombinga yeameno peenhele domaudano. Ovadeuli aveshe inave likala nande oshinima eshi, ova itavela kutya okwa li va…

Wanderers netball club head coach Erika van Zyl says they have kicked off with preparation in January for the upcoming Cosana netball club championship pencilled for Windhoek from 22 to 26 May. Van Zyl says they have assembled a competitive…

Award-winning rapper and medical doctor La-Toya Hamutenya, known as Lioness, will kick off her long-anticipated ‘If Not In This Life’ album tour at Walvis Bay this Saturday, marking what could be the final chapter of her almost two decades-long music…

Employers and workers’ unions have welcomed the completion of the drafting process of the occupational safety and health (OSH) bill, saying the legislation is long overdue. National Union of Namibian Workers secretary general Job Muniaro says the promulgation and implementation…