[Namibian] MINISTER of agriculture, water and land reform Calle Schlettwein has admitted that the current land reform and resettlement programme has not been as effective as intended, because most allocated farms are still unproductive.

[New Era] Judgement in the constitutional challenge lodged by disgraced former CEO of the National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) Mike Nghipunya will only be delivered on 29 September, three judges of the High Court announced yesterday.

[Namibian] THE Namibian government wants bribery-accused Icelandic company Samherji Holding to pay it N$318 million in taxes, which its local subsidiaries owed tax authorities before the Fishrot corruption scandal broke in 2019.

[Namibian] THE executive director of education, arts and culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has advised schools to come up with punitive measures to deal with latecomers at schools.

[Namibian] THE Namibian Government says it does not recognise the military government in Burkina Faso, which ascended to power last month through a coup.

[Namibian] POTENTIAL investors keen on taking part in the much talked-about green hydrogen project arrived in Namibia yesterday to negotiate with the government on the way forward.

[Namibian] THREE judges of the High Court are due to decide by the end of September if a section of the Criminal Procedure Act that allows courts to deny bail to an arrested person in the public interest is constitutional.

[Namibian] PRESIDENTIAL economic adviser James Mnyupe has cast doubt over Namibia's financial capabilities to sustain a modified basic income grant (BIG) amid a challenging economic environment and limited fiscal space.

[Namibian] THE Okahandja Town Council plans to deliver 3 252 erven for residential, business and institutional purposes. This follows the 2020 lifting of a moratorium on the sale of land, put in place by the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development.

[Namibian] THE couple who died in an alleged double suicide at their Vogelstrand home at Swakopmund on Saturday night has been identified by friends and an employee as Dean Olley (73) and his wife, Luella Olley (63).

[Namibian] Maria Ndjembela and Paulus Wilbard (29) are among a number of people at Walvis Bay who recycle discarded foam matresses.

[New Era] The minister responsible for agriculture, water and land reform Calle Schlettwein has cautioned staff against "cheap favours", which often lead to corruption.

[New Era] Undying love and the fear to live without one another is what may have led to a Swakopmund couple committing suicide by overdosing on Sunday.

[Namibian] A two-year-old girl was raped on Sunday, allegedly by a 29-year-old suspect from Okakekete village in the Omusati region.

[New Era] A surge in crime in the Rocky Crest residential area of Windhoek has raised concerns that it could soon challenge the unenviable title of the city's most unsafe location.

[New Era] The education ministry announced yesterday that it has made good progress with the marking and processing of the examination data for Advanced Subsidiary (AS) national examinations, paving the way for the results to be released tomorrow.

[New Era] Walvis Bay -- The Namibian government will rely on international policy as well as the country's legal framework to find a solution for the 27 300 metric tons of horse mackerel that was sold to the Democratic Republic of Congo last year.

[New Era] The Black Business Leadership Network of Namibia (BBLNN) held a peaceful demonstration on Friday, where it alleged the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has adopted a mandate of liquidating mostly black businesses.

[New Era] Former CEO of the National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) Mike Nghipunya was instrumental in the negotiations to sell the entity's lucrative quotas to third parties.

[Namibian] A couple allegedly committed suicide in their Volgelstrand home at Swakopmund over the weekend.

[Namibia Economist] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Trade in Services entered into force on 13 January, SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi recently announced.

[Namibian] The minister of agriculture, water and land reform, Calle Schlettwein, today officiated at the inauguration of new members of the land tribunal, who will be tasked with the administration and adjudication of land disputes and related matte...

[Namibian] The Black Business Leadership Network of Namibia (BBLNN) has urged the Ministry of Finance to direct the state-owned Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) to halt all legal processes aimed at liquidating and repossessing the properties and ass...

[Namibian] A group of talented young singers and performers from Omaruru, called Xtrazz, is setting the town on fire with their talent.

[Namibian] The  date is set for 16 February, exactly two days after Valentine's Day, when economists and analysts expect that the Namibian central bank will announce an increase in the benchmark interest rate from 3,75%, imitating South Africa's rec...

[Namibian] One of the state's witnesses in the Fishrot fraud and corruption case has told the Anti-Corruption Commission that no consultancy services were provided by entities paid millions of dollars by companies that bought fishing quotas from a su...

[Namibian] Northern businessman Sindano Hango's sentencing for rape has been postponed to Tuesday after his lawyer Kadhila Amoomo failed to make it to court on Monday morning.

[Namibian] National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) managing director Immanuel Mulunga said the company will not back down on calls to have all employees vaccinated or be subject to weekly testing.

[Namibian] President Hage Geingob says the official unveiling of the King Nehale warriors memorial and commemoration of 118 years since the battle of Namutoni is a national event aimed at creating awareness of the history of Ondonga.

[New Era] The Roads Authority (RA) has confirmed that bookings for learner licence testing will commence on Tuesday, 1 February 2022 at all NaTIS centres countrywide. A statement from the RA informed that applicants will no longer be required to drop...