The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Land Reform has raised concerns over the cost of housing, calling for stronger support for affordable housing initiatives.
The government says the repatriation of the remains of two former political prisoners Simon Niilenge and Festus Nehale from Cape Town, South Africa, is about restoring dignity, reconnecting families with their ancestors and addressing a painful chapter in the country's liberation history.
The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Keetmanshoop played an important part behind the scenes in fighting racial segregation under the colonial apartheid regime.
SADC member states ratified critical legal frameworks designed to accelerate socio-economic integration and tighten compliance across Southern Africa.
The 46th Ordinary SADC Summit, which concluded in Durban on Monday, saw intensive, late-night deliberations by regional Heads of State and Government.
Indonesia marked its 81st Independence Day celebrations in Windhoek on Monday under the theme 'Sovereign, Just, and Prosperous Indonesia.'
At the celebration, Indonesia's Ambassador to Namibia Mirza Nurhidayat reaffirmed the ties between the two countries.
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has called on the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to prioritise the advancement of local creative talents on its platforms.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Poverty Eradication, Labour and Industrial Relations Chairperson, Justina Jonas, has called for stronger enforcement of labour laws and better-resourced institutions to protect workers.
Local content should be treated as an economic development strategy and not simply as a regulatory requirement.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the SADC region has prioritised critical industrial sectors to curb heavy import reliance and maximise finished product exports.
A shortage of inspectors, vehicles and funding have been hampering workplace inspections in the Erongo Region, where unions have expressed frustration over the protection of workers' rights.
