Communal farmers in the dark
The Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry (MAWF) is in a process of constructing a meat processing plant in Ongwediva for farmers in the Northern Communal Areas (NCAs), but the farmers are not...
View ArticleBest and greenest of them all
The Nkasa Lupala Tented Lodge was crowned as the tourist establishment that is the most responsible in the country. Coming in second place was Wolwedans Boulders Camp and in third place was Gondwana’s...
View ArticleTwo farmers nabbed with illegal firearms
Two farmers in the Otjozondjupa Region were arrested last week for keeping unlicensed guns and ammunition, bringing the total to five people arrested for similar offenses. Schalk Burger Willem...
View ArticleOmusati teachers' housing in limbo
Teacher housing units in the Omusati Region remain unfinished, despite construction having started in 2013. The Omusati Education Directorate could not provide statistics about how many houses where...
View ArticleHage furious over Swapo damp squib
President Hage Geingob has lashed out at the organisers of Swapo’s belated 56th anniversary celebrations at the Katutura Multipurpose Youth Complex, which saw a pathetic turnout this past Saturday. The...
View ArticleGrazing dispute engulfs Ongandjera
Ongandjera King Johannes Mupongolitha Mupiya is under fire from farmers, who have expressed their frustration and resentment over 13 well-connected individuals fencing off grazing areas that include...
View ArticleGondwana's Etosha Safari Camp
Read more about Gondwana's Etosha Safari Camp Gondwana's Etosha Safari Camp has been crowned as winners of the choir competition as part of the Responsible Tourism Awards at the Namibia Tourism...
View ArticleWatch President Hage Geingob as he shows off his dance moves at the Swapo 56th
Read more about Watch President Hage Geingob as he shows off his dance moves at the Swapo 56th Category: Videonews
View ArticleRhino horn smuggling verdict next month
The judgement which has been described as Namibia’s biggest rhino horn smuggling case to date, will finally be delivered next month. Four Chinese nationals stand accused of trying to smuggle 14 rhino...
View ArticleSoaring numbers of desperate pensioners
Various stakeholders, who attended a public hearing in the Oshana Region, have supported a motion in favour of the construction of old-age homes, saying there is a need for the neglected elderly to be...
View ArticleTopnaars seek greater control over !Nara
The Topnaar community living on the banks of the Kuiseb River in the Namib Desert hope to gain greater control over the !Nara plant, with the enactment of the proposed Access to Genetic Resources and...
View ArticleEx-magistrate wants to fight rape charge from home
The State and the defence have closed their arguments in a High Court appeal by a former magistrate to be granted bail for alleged rape, after the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura had initially...
View ArticleGeingob lashes ‘disruptive forces’
President Hage Geingob has lashed out at “disruptive forces” in the country, who are “capitalising on the ignorance of people”, while trying to create social unrest. Speaking at the launch of the Swapo...
View ArticleIllegal guns hidden in ceiling
Bail was denied to a hunting farm owner in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate’s Court yesterday, who is charged with six counts of being in possession of unlicensed and illegal firearms and ammunition. Police...
View ArticleNMH commits to SME development
Namibia Media Holdings committed over N$1 million to promoting SMEs and towns across the country over the past month as part Namibia Town of the Year competition. NMH committed N$300 000 towards the...
View ArticleNamibian fighters ready for battle
Walvis Bay based Namibian MMA & Kickboxing Academy fighters are competing at the inaugural Arnold Classic Africa competition in Pretoria from 27 May to 19 June. The event is being launched in South...
View Article