More than 12 000 workers were retrenched in 2020 as businesses struggle to sustain jobs due to Namibia's slumping economy, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. This is reflected in the latest ...

TO SAY 2020 was a challenging year for sport would be an understatement. The advent of the novel coronavirus pandemic wrecked havoc across the globe, robbing many of their livelihood and worse still, ...

What do you do when your country is torn between decriminalizing abortion and maintaining its colonial abortion laws? Start a debate. That’s the idea being put forward by Esther Muinjangue, Namibia’s ...

WINDHOEK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Namibia has approved an upfront payment of 26.4 million Namibian dollars ($1.74 million) to the COVAX global COVID-19 vaccine distribution scheme co-led by the World ...

WINDHOEK, NamibiaWINDHOEK, Namibia — The Supreme Court in Namibia upheld the results of last year’s presidential election on Wednesday, saying the challengers failed to prove ruling party manipulation ...

Namibia President Hage Geingob says his government has turned down Germany’s offer of compensation for colonial-era killings, calling it “not acceptable.” Geingob said in a statement that Germany has ...

Rhino poaching fell 63 percent year-on-year in Namibia, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism has said citing intensified intelligence operations by authorities and tougher sentences and fines for ...

The Lofdal project represents a unique opportunity for the development of a significant heavy rare earths supply outside of China. The project has the potential to produce an average of 1 500 t/y of ...

Namibia’s ace Para athlete Johannes Nambala vows to make history at Tokyo 2020 Games next year. “I have no doubt Tokyo 2020 Games will be a turning point for me as I will make history in my sports ...

With Namibia tipped to become the world’s third-largest uranium producer by 2020, the recent scrapping of a 25% black-ownership clause will boost investor sentiment, says analysis and consultancy ...