[Namibian] ARANDIS has launched the single largest housing development in the town to provide housing to about half the 800 people on its waiting list.

[Namibian] One family, five children, five operations . . .

[Namibian] APART from the opportunity to acquire practical skills and on-the-job experience, how much should the youth get as stipends or wages?

[Namibian] THE Ministry of Finance says the Cabinet has approved a plan to merge the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) and the New Era Publication Corporation (NEPC).

[Namibian] THE Namibia Cycling Federation (NCF) recently held a workshop in Windhoek relating to current anti-doping matters.

[Namibian] THE national treasury has indicated that the Namibian government expects to receive over N$603 million in dividends in the current fiscal year.

[Namibian] OMUSATI governor Erginus Endjala says more than 7 000 illegal Angolan immigrants are currently camping at various sites in the region due to food insecurity in their country.

[New Era] Ongwediva -- Heavy rains are expected to persist this week in the northern parts of the country, weather forecaster at the Namibian Meteorological Services Odilo Kgobetsi said.

[New Era] Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani is pleased with the recent budget announcement that sanitary products will be value-added tax (VAT) zero-rated from the 2022/23 financial year onwards.

[New Era] The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has condemned social media attacks aimed at Deputy Chief Justice Petrus Damaseb, describing the attacks as irresponsible actions whose sole aim was to undermine public confidence in the justice system.

[New Era] Keetmanshoop -- The municipality of Keetmanshoop is racing against time to collect an amount of N$3.5 million to meet a demand from NamWater for partial payment of an outstanding debt of N$14 million owed to the water utility.

[New Era] The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank), like local economists, has expressed concern about Namibia's debt trajectory, based on last week's tabling in Parliament of the 2021/22 Appropriation Bill by the finance minister, Iipumbu Shiimi....

[New Era] Walvis Bay -- Namibia's coronavirus vaccination efforts got off to a very slow start, with only 71 healthcare workers inoculated against Covid-19 by yesterday afternoon as fears of a third wave mount large across the world.

[Namibian] THE People Democratic Movement (PDM) has congratulated its president McHenry Venaani for advocating in the National Assembly in 2016, access to affordable sanitary pads.

[Namibian] THE Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) opposition party on Sunday donated 200 bales of grass to the Kunene region for farmers severely hit by drought.

[Namibian] Livestock worth about N$140 000 was stolen over the past long weekend.

[Namibian] A YEAR-and-a-half-old baby boy died on Tuesday after being bitten by a snake.

[Namibian] THE government instructed the Namibia Football Association (NFA) to pay N$3 million to former senior officials, amid allegations that some of the claims were "baseless" because they are not backed by written contracts.

[New Era] A decision as to when and how the inactive Namibia Rugby Premier League will start is set to be taken at this weekend's meeting of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) council members. The council meeting will take place this Saturday in the capit...

[Namibian] THE executive director of health and social services has confirmed that about 5 000 Namibian healthcare workers out of 53 849 have so far indicated they are willing to receive a Covid-19 vaccine.

[Namibian] MONARCH Lifeguard and Emergency Services is advising drivers to seek information on water safety, especially during the rainy season.

[Namibian] PUBLIC enterprises minister Leon Jooste on Tuesday afternoon told The Namibian that Air Namibia's two A330-200 aircraft are still in the country.

[New Era] The Kavango West region was created in 2013, following a delimitation commission report, to address developmental challenges in that part of the country and to bring services closer to the people in order to improve their standard of living...

[New Era] Police in Omusati have cautioning the public to desist from crossing water pans at night or while under the influence of alcohol to avoid loss of life.

[New Era] Lay litigant August Maletzky, who is accused of fraud, corruption, forgery and conspiracy to commit fraud and corruption and money laundering, is still without legal representation.

[New Era] In last week Wednesday's tabling of the 2021/22 national budget by finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi, the projected domestic growth outlook is weak and insufficient to make a substantial dent in poverty reduction and the creation of decent jo...

[New Era] Namibia will this week join the rest of the world to celebrate World Wetland Day as well as World Water Day. Namibia is an arid country that is regularly afflicted by drought. Most urban residents have access to drinking water supply, but a...

[New Era] The Confederation of African Football (CAF) yesterday confirmed the disqualification of Chad from the remainder of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers, after CAF accused the Chadian government of interfering in the affairs of ...

[New Era] To protect its border, Namibia has increased the presence of defence and security personnel along the border in the Zambezi region, international relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said last week.

[New Era] Local frontline workers, who were first to roll up their sleeves and get inoculated against Covid-19, have expressed delight to have been one of the first targeted populations to receive the much-anticipated jabs.