The Hospitality Association of Namibia says hotels are free to determine their own prices under a free-market system, following public complaints over excessive beverage costs. At some establishments, an Appletiser now costs N$70. Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) chief executive…

Namibia is waiting for South Africa to pass crucial enabling legislation, expected by mid-2027, to facilitate the mutual transfer of sentenced prisoners between the two countries. Commissioner general of the Namibian Correctional Service Raphael Hamunyela on Sunday said Namibia has…

Young Namibians recruited to pretend to be rich, using fake social media accounts and scamming older men online IN JUNE 2023, a young Namibian man spent two weeks in Windhoek learning how to pretend to be a rich woman so…

THE Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) says one of its historic resorts, Duwisib Castle, will remain closed until several operations, maintenance and infrastructure requirements are completed. The resort has remained closed to visitors since 2022 due to the impact of the…

The Namibian Police have dismissed allegations that a fuel shortage disrupted operations in the Khomas region. Khomas regional commander commissioner Johanna Ngondo told The Namibian yesterday that only the Wanaheda and Windhoek police stations ran out of petrol, while diesel…

Every payday for nearly three decades, Ndumba Kayundu paid his monthly dues to the Mineworkers’ Union of Namibia (MUN). Although he has often wondered where that money ends up, he knows the answer has little to do with him. “Whatever…

Former Roads Authority (RA) chief executive Conrad Lutombi and engineers from the parastatal rejected a proposal to install speed humps along the B1 Western Bypass five years ago, citing non-compliance concerns. According to sources familiar with the matter, road safety…

The government is considering spending up to N$3 billion to buy a stake in diamond giant De Beers, a decision experts say could place additional pressure on the country’s public finances. Namibia is reportedly considering partnering with Angola and Botswana,…

TransNamib has opened a case of theft following a break-in at its chief executive’s office in Windhoek over the weekend. TransNamib spokesperson Alina Garises confirmed the incident on Monday. She said the break-in has been reported to the police for…

The Roads Authority has paid private lawyers more than N$2.6 million to discipline and fire two executives – an expense labour experts say lays bare how parastatals squander public money. Lawyer Ileni Velikoshi was paid N$1.5 million as chairperson of…

Namibia has urged its citizens in South Africa to remain vigilant and seek consular assistance if needed amid ongoing anti-migrant unrest and xenophobic attacks. This follows reports of unrest in South Africa, with some citizens demanding that undocumented foreign nationals…

Businessman Mathews Hamutenya says he has no political connection to State House and has nothing to do with the recent government decision to award international oil trader Vitol the sole right to supply fuel to Namibia. Hamutenya, whose son Miguel…