Adages are sayings that have stood the test of time. Increasingly, the internet and social media are reinforcing the truth behind many common sayings. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is Since the advent of the…

Every year, the world celebrates World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) in May to raise awareness about birds and the plight they face while migrating along global routes known as flyways. Annually, millions of birds undertake the world’s longest and largest…

Namibia faces a growing crisis: Too many boys in Namibia are growing up without active fathers. Official data reveals that more than half of Namibian mothers raise children alone, and that 53% of infants under two live only with their…

Hendrik Coleman (51) spent years caught in a cycle of crime and prison. Today, he walks a different path, one he hopes others will choose before it’s too late. Born at Bethanie and now living at Rehoboth, Coleman is part…

The Zambezi region recorded a total of 279 cases of teenage pregnancies last year, according to the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture’s deputy executive director Edda Bohn. Bohn told The Namibian last week that teenage pregnancies…

Angola has expressed readiness to assist Namibia in building its oil and gas sector, drawing from its own experience in the industry. Presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari says Angola’s experience in the oil and gas sector has the capacity to provide…

A man who fatally injured his pregnant girlfriend when he stabbed her with a knife more than five years ago has been found guilty on charges of murder and defeating or obstructing the course of justice after standing trial in…

Minister of justice and labour relations Wise Immanuel at the National Assembly, Windhoek, 30 April 2025. Introduction of Vote 21 – Office of the Judiciary for the 2025/26 financial year I rise in application for leave to introduce and present…

Namibia’s livestock sector saw a slow start to 2025, recording a sharp drop in market-ready animals due to widespread herd rebuilding efforts following good rains early in the first quarter of the year. According to the Livestock Producers Association, the…

Namibia’s first salmon farm has secured N$41 million for phase one of the farming project off the coast of Lüderitz. The African Aquaculture Company (AAC) last week announced that the investment came from Norwegian and Namibian investors. The first phase…

National Democratic Party president and member of parliament Martin Lukato has criticised the Katima Mulilo Town Council’s decision to swap land for vehicles, saying it was corrupt. He says he is in support of urban and rural development minister James…

Namibia’s offshore oil and gas exploration is continuing its rapid expansion, with recent developments indicating that the success of the Orange Basin is spilling into the promising Walvis Basin. Bowmans senior partner Irvin Titus highlights the growing interest in Namibia’s…