GOVERNMENT CONFERS LATE STRYDOM STATE FUNERAL

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The government has accorded late retired Chief Justice Gert Johannes Strydom a state funeral.

Judge Strydom died on 25 of last month at Swakopmund aged 88.

The honour was conferred by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Tuesday.

FMD OUTBREAK PROMPTS NEW VETERINARY PUBLIC NOTIFICATION

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Following a recent outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Karasburg Veterinary District of the ||Kharas Region, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, through the Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS), has released Veterinary Public Notification No. 16 of 2026. 

NIGERIANS RETURN FROM SOUTH AFRICA AMID EVACUATION FLIGHTS

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Hundreds of Nigerians returned to Lagos from South Africa on Tuesday on a government-backed evacuation flight, as anti-immigration protests demanding that foreign workers leave continue in parts of the country.

BUSINESSMAN GRANTED N$200,000 BAIL IN NAMCOR CASE

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The Windhoek Magistrate's Court has granted businessman Panduleni Hamukwaya, an accused in the  National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia corruption case, bail of N$200,000.

INCLUSIVE GROWTH KEY TO TRUE INDEPENDENCE

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The true measure of independence lies in ensuring inclusive growth that leaves no citizen behind.

These are the words of Namibia's disability rights pioneer Alexia Manombe-Ncube as Namibia marked its 36th independence anniversary.

Peter Katjavivi mourns US civil rights leader

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Former Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi has noted that the United States of America has lost a leader who provided a voice to the voiceless and who campaigned vigorously for civil rights in that country.

Mantashe urges African unity in EU negotiations

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South African Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe called on the 54 African nations to 'speak with one voice' when negotiating with the European Union, noting that continental unity is not merely a slogan but a 'strategic imperative'.

Minister urges farmers not to panic over foot-and-mouth outbreak

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The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform has urged the farming community not to panic amidst the outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease in some SADC countries.
 
The disease has been confirmed in South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
 

UNAM eases debt policy for seniors under N$50k

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Classes are underway at the University of Namibia (UNAM) main campus and its satellite campuses, but for many senior students, the real hurdle is not the syllabus – it's the overdue balance.