The Grootfontein municipality is warning residents to stop starting fires within municipal areas, saying the increase in fire incidents have stretched the town’s limited firefighting resources. In a statement issued on Monday, spokesperson Luke Salomo says the municipality has responded to numerous emergency calls involving veld fires over the past month. He says the fires […]

The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has warned the Rundu Town Council to strictly follow the law when allocating land, saying all allocations require ministerial approval and must comply with prescribed legal procedures. Addressing the council during a meeting at Rundu on Monday, line minister James Sankwasa said adherence to the law is critical […]

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has called on African countries to strengthen unity, democratic governance and economic cooperation to confront rising global instability, climate change and migration challenges. Addressing the opening of the seventh legislature of the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand on Monday, Ramaphosa said Africa must speak with one voice to safeguard its interests […]

The Namibian police have reported two separate cases of women who were murdered over the weekend. This was announced in the weekend crime report by national police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi on Sunday. According to Shikwambi, a woman (39) was allegedly shot and killed by her boyfriend at Havana’s Ongos residential area on Friday, while in […]

Military cooperation between China and Namibia continues to deepen following president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s recent state visit to Beijing. Speaking at a reception in Windhoek last week, marking the 99th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Chinese defence attaché Li Shujun said the visit elevated bilateral relations to a “China-Namibia community […]