No new cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have been reported in the Karasburg Veterinary District of the ||Kharas Region.
Agriculture Ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda says 93 farms in the area have been inspected, and the outbreak remains confined to 18 farms confirmed as infected.
Finance Minister Erica Shafudah is expected to table the mid-term budget in the National Assembly tomorrow.
The budget will outline proposed adjustments to government spending for the remainder of the 2026/2027 financial year.
The outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) is severely affecting the livelihoods of informal meat vendors, particularly in Windhoek’s informal settlements.
Namibia is working to strengthen its investment climate by reviewing its investment policies and legal framework to provide investors with greater clarity, transparency and predictability.
Finance Minister Ericah Shifuda will table the 2026/2027 mid-year budget review on Thursday, with key discussions likely to centre on fiscal performance, budget implementation, and accelerating the delivery of development projects.
A 26-year-old man accused of sexually violating his three-year-old niece over the weekend has been denied bail by the Tsumeb Magistrates' Court.
Seventy-one-year-old Olga Sauseb, a resident of Swartak in the Tsumkwe Constituency, is among the residents who have had to endure walking several kilometers to access water for daily use.
The National Assembly has passed the second reading of the Petroleum Amendment Bill.
The Minister of Industries, Mines, and Energy, Modestus Amutse, has expressed appreciation to MPs who supported the bill.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has arrived in Windhoek from Luanda, Angola where she co-chaired the inaugural session of Bi-National Commission of the two countries.
She was received at the airport by Vice-President Lucia Witbooi, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and senior government officials.
Namibia has marked the National Pharmacy Week with a call to recognise its role in ensuring acess to safe and effective medicine.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services launched the week at the Windhoek Central Hospital under the theme "Empowering the Pharmacy Workforce for the Future".
