Teachers and public servants are planning to demonstrate on Friday against the Public Service Medical Aid Scheme 100% contribution increase, as well as the directive to be treated at public hospitals. In what is called an Economic National Day of…

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has urged his side to keep their composure following a dominant performance in their Champions League defeat of Galatasaray. The Turkish club arrived at Anfield for Wednesday’s last-16 second-leg tie with a 1-0 lead but…

Inter Milan continue their hunt for the Serie A title on Sunday night when they visit Fiorentina hoping to maintain their hefty league lead before all eyes turn to the national team’s bid to reach the World Cup. Chasing a…

Armand Duplantis and Keely Hodgkinson headline the world indoor athletics championships that kick off in Torun, Poland, on Friday. AFP Sport looks at five stand-out events from the March 20-22 champs: Women’s 800m  All eyes will be on Keely Hodgkinson…

The Khomas governor’s office plans to host a youth-centred festival to celebrate Namibia’s 36th Independence Day on Friday. Namibians will be commemorating the 36th Independence Day nationwide on Saturday, 21 March. It will be held under the theme ‘Beyond 35:…

On 26 February, minister of finance Ericah Shafudah presented the 2026/27 national budget to the august House under the theme ‘People, Productivity and Prudence.’ The budget was delivered at a time of constrained fiscal space, elevated debt levels and a…

March is that time of the year when many Namibians feel a sense of relief and excitement. For some, bonuses are coming in. For others, salary increases might be on the horizon. And for many more, this is simply the…

Students and young professionals have been urged to embrace project management not only as a career path, but as a critical skillset for career advancement. Speaking at the 15th edition of the Namibia Careers Expo on Monday, Monasa Advisory and…

Oshakati State Hospital is struggling to manage patient records as space shortages and budget constraints force staff to use non-compliant, temporary storage facilities. Photos seen by The Namibian show files on the floor, some of which appear soaked. Member of…

An urgent application to evict a group of people who have been camping at Swapo’s national headquarters in Windhoek since last October is scheduled to be heard in the Windhoek High Court next Friday. The hearing of the urgent application…

The Namibia Nurses Union (Nanu) has raised concern over what it describes as ‘a growing trend’ of members of the public taking videos and photographs of healthcare workers and patients inside public healthcare facilities. In a statement released on Monday,…

British oil and gas company Tower Resources says it expects its application for approval of a farm-out agreement to be expedited following meetings with the upstream petroleum unit and the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy. Tower Resources is the…