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The Namibian Police have reported a case of a man (69) who died in a suspected suicide at his lodge outside Grootfontein on Wednesday evening. According to police spokesperson Elifas Kuwinga, the deceased is identified as Daniel Diederick van der Merwe. “It is alleged that the deceased committed suicide at his farm. It is further […]

Although her business faces stiff competition from other tourist facilities, Brandberg Elephant Rock Campsite owner Monica Areses is determined to reach greater heights. The campsite, located in the Daures constituency of the Erongo region, is challenged by water shortages and a lack of marketing. The campsite currently gets water from Uis, which is a costly […]

Greece has introduced a six-day working week for certain industries in a bid to boost economic growth. New legislation, which came into effect at the start of July, allows employees to work up to 48 hours in a week as opposed to 40. It only applies to businesses that operate on a 24-hour basis and […]

While the world benefits from mineral products essential for fuel and raw materials for industrialisation, the associated adverse environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues fall largely on indigenous people and local communities. This also constrains the achievement of other sustainable development goals. Typical problems involve health problems linked to air pollution, the displacement of communities […]

About 64 police officials from the Namibian Police Force recently completed a comprehensive training session on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 190. This was announced in a media statement by Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relation and Employment Creation acting executive director Aune Mudjanima yesterday. “The ILO 190 deals with the elimination of violence and […]

The Namibian Organic Association (NOA) in collaboration with the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) will host the Organic Food Jam next week. NOA chairperson and NNF coordinator and technical adviser Marieke Voigts says the event will be held on 9 July at Farm Krumhuk, located close to Windhoek. The Organic Food Jam builds on the first […]

Over 60 pupils from Namibia’s 14 regions are expected to gather at the National Assembly for the week-long Children’s parliament session, under the theme ‘Transforming Education in Namibia’. The sixth session of the Children’s parliament is scheduled to take place from 12 to 19 July. This was announced in a statement released by parliament on […]

Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) says it is negotiating with the Namibia Football Association (NFA) to see how best it can get value for money after the expiration of its sponsorship deal in June 2023. NBL says it does not make business sense for the company to support the national soccer team without local games in […]

Millions of voters are casting their ballots in the UK’s first July general election since 1945. Polling stations, set up in buildings like local schools and community halls, are open between 07:00 and 22:00 BST on Thursday. Around 46 million voters are eligible to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons. The […]

Landless People’s Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi says the communal land allocated to the /Khomanin community should not be less than 30 000 hectares. Swartbooi made these remarks in parliament on Wednesday, while pledging his support for the government’s decision to allocate communal land to the Khomanin community in the Khomas region. According to Swartbooi, […]