SWAPO WOMEN'S COUNCIL EMPOWERS WOMEN

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The Swapo Party Women's Council (SPWC) has started a tailoring initiative aimed at helping women sharpen their skills and create opportunities for self-employment.

CITY POLICE ACCUSED OF RELOCATING HOMELESS

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A group of homeless people who have started occupying land illegally behind the Katutura Youth Centre in Windhoek are accusing the City Police officers of moving them to the area.

U.S. EMBASSY ENDS VISA SERVICES IN WINDHOEK

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The U.S. Embassy in Windhoek will no longer issue visas from 1 August. 

Applicants looking to travel to the United States will now have to travel to South Africa, either Johannesburg or Cape Town, for visa services.

SENIORS DECRY SUSPENDED PENSION PAYMENTS

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For two senior citizens, the suspension of their monthly pension grants has brought uncertainty and hardship.

They say the suspension was effected despite having complied with the government's verification requirements.

PENSION GRANTS SUSPENDED AFTER VERIFICATION

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The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare has suspended pension grants for an undisclosed number of beneficiaries after a verification exercise found discrepancies between their records and the National Population Register.

NAMIBIA SHOWCASES GREEN HYDROGEN IN CHINA

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The Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, presented Namibia's green hydrogen sector to the Chinese business community, amongst other potential sectors.

Ashipala-Musavyi forms part of the delegation accompanying President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to China.

FAMILY APPEALS FOR RESPONSIBLE REPORTING AFTER FATAL STABBING

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The family of 15-year-old Junior Pieters, who died after being stabbed over the weekend, has appealed to the media and the public to report the tragedy responsibly.

On Saturday, Junior Pieters succumbed to his injuries after a stabbing incident involving his 10-year-old cousin.

JAPAN-FUNDED CLASSROOMS INAUGURATED IN KALKRAND

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Six classrooms were inaugurated at the A.A. Denk Memorial School in Kalkrand.

The classrooms were constructed through a grant of close to 18 million dollars from the Japanese government.

HIGH COURT ORDERS COMPENSATION IN ARREST CASE

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The High Court has ordered former Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo and the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) to compensate social activists Michael Amushelelo and Dimbulukeni Nauyoma for their arrest, detention and prosecution.

NGURARE TO MEET “ORDER WITH ME” TRADERS

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Prime Minister Dr. Elijah Ngurare is set to meet informal traders operating under the popular "order with me" business model in the |Khomas Region on Saturday.

In a social media announcement, Ngurare invited "order with me" traders to a meeting scheduled for 09:00 at the NUST Auditorium in Windhoek.