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Government's call for Namibians to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has largely fallen on deaf ears in rural Namibia as dead air engulfs the nation's airwaves. → Read More
Namibians were grappling yesterday with fears of a second Covid-19 wave similar to the one experienced in neighbouring South Africa after 301 new infections were recorded. → Read More
The past weekend was once again marred by a spate of killings, especially in northern Namibia where a number of them were reported and currently the subject of investigation by the authorities. → Read More
The mayor of Ongwediva Angelina Angula as well as a member of the management committee Maria Kavalela will not be contesting for this year's local authority elections after they were eliminated at a Swapo district conference on Sunday. → Read More
The police holding cells at Eenhana have been placed under quarantine after 19 inmates tested positive for the coronavirus, the regional commander, Commissioner Elizabeth Sibolile said yesterday. → Read More
President Hage Geingob has honoured the first governor of Oshana region and struggle stalwart Silvanus Vatuva with an official funeral. → Read More
A 46-year-old man was arrested last week Thursday and charged with dealing with protected game after attempting to smuggle two pangolins into Namibia through the Oshikango border. → Read More
The police in Oshana Region are investigating a case in which a 17-year-old learner was repeatedly raped between 2014 and 2018 allegedly by a 40-year-old woman. → Read More
Two men aged 24 and 34 were remanded in custody when they made their first court appearance in the Ohangwena Magistrate's Court after they were arrested for possession of an elephant tusk on Friday. → Read More
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources scientists found 27 penguins dead and three sick birds showing symptoms of Bird flu, even with the efforts from the ministry to control the spread of the virus. → Read More
A large number of people turned up at the University of Namibia's Hifikepunye Campus on Sunday afternoon to pray for rain and other social challenges affecting the country. → Read More
Following the detection of Guinea worms in southern Angola the World Health Organization (WHO) is in the Omusati Region to sensitise the community and detect, if any, unnoticed Guinea worm cases. → Read More
The ruling party Swapo yesterday reinstated its six councillors that it had recently axed from the Oshakati Town Council for allegedly not toeing the party line. → Read More
The Deputy Minister of Finance Natangwe Ithete has impressed on school principals to shelve unnecessary trips and activities that do not directly benefit learners. → Read More
Multi-millionaire businessman Ben Zaaruka, who survived the mysterious 1988 Barclays Bank bomb blast at Oshakati but lost his fiancée in the attack, yesterday said a "white man" could have been behind the deadly explosion. → Read More
Feral cats at the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital have become a nuisance as they are in the habit of stealing patients' food. → Read More
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has warned that the country is likely to experience a second armyworm outbreak in a row, following last year's one. → Read More
The new Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) secretary for education, the Pioneers Movement and culture, Hofni Iipinge, is calling on bar owners in the proximity of schools to "regulate noise pollution" as students prepare for examinations scheduled to kick off next week. Iipinge also called on parents to create an environment conducive for studying for their children. → Read More
Despite the good rains received this year, farmers in the northern regions are likely to start feeling the pinch of the dry season, as the water pans and other sources edge towards the brink of drying up. → Read More
The northern business community has accused the government of giving preferential treatment to foreign companies at the expense of locals. → Read More