Katima Mulilo residents and leaders are divided over whether employing Zambian nationals for domestic work fuels the Zambezi region’s high unemployment rate. The region’s current unemployment rate stands at 43.7%, with its youth unemployment rate at 49.6%, according to the…

Former deputy prime minister Natangwe Ithete has reportedly not received his parliamentary salary for four months due to administrative delays following his dismissal from the Cabinet. Ithete, who also served as minister of mines and energy from March to October…

The Katima Mulilo Town Council has so far temporarily relocated 15 families to Ngweze Community Hall after their houses were flooded as a result of heavy rains since January. The families lived in mud houses at the Cowboy, Dairy, and…

The looming bulk water supply interruption to Rehoboth in the Hardap region is expected to send home more than 10 000 pupils and affect about 200 inmates in holding cells at the town’s police station. The Rehoboth Town Council yesterday…

NamWater spokesperson Lot Ndamanomhata says due to ongoing negotiations between the water utility and the Rehoboth Town Council, anticipated bulk water supply interruptions have been halted for now. The council on Tuesday issued a notice to residents about possible bulk…

The Namibia water utility (NamWater) has issued a notice of a possible bulk water suspension at Rehoboth in the Hardap region. This follows the Rehoboth Town Council’s unpaid debts to NamWater. The water utility is owed over N$2.8 billion by…

The parents of first-time students benefitting from free tertiary studies say education is now the shared responsibility of the government and families. Phineas Nakaziko, father of a science and geology student at the University of Namibia (Unam) Southern Campus at…

“People used to know her as the lady who used to sell items in front of Shoprite.” The mother of Jennifer ‘Monica’ Isaacks (27) says her daughter was known by many people who spotted her selling fruits and vegetables outside…

Deputy minister of agriculture, fisheries, water and land reform Ruthy Masake says unlocking the potential of the salmon industry presents an opportunity for economic transformation through value chain development. She says this could stimulate foreign direct investment, strengthen agro-processing and…

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) says the company cannot pay an arbitration award of N$295 000 to former employee Johannes |Gaseb. The national broadcaster is embroiled in a labour dispute, as the same employee reportedly owes the corporation N$186 000.…

The Dâure Daman Traditional Authority says ministers do not have the power to remove and degazzete traditional authority chiefs. The traditional authority in a statement says the Traditional Authorities Act 25 of 2000, Articles 8 (1) and (2) provide for…

The government paid N$38 million for former president Nangolo Mbumba’s luxury retirement home in Windhoek. The transaction is part of N$152 million that the state has spent on former presidents’ residences over the past decade. Mbumba served as president from…