[Namibian] SWAPO president Hage Geingob on Saturday justified the recent appointment of young people to parliament.

[Namibian] THE state has initiated extradition proceedings in an effort to have three citizens of Iceland brought before court in Namibia to be prosecuted in connection with alleged corruption in Namibia's fishing sector.

[New Era] Walvis Bay -- New fisheries minister Derek Klazen said he has disposed of his interest in a fishing company in which he held a 25% stake.

[Namibian] The desert-adapted lions in Namibia's north-west are facing an existential threat from the famine in the region.

[New Era] In a surprise turn of events, President Hage Geingob yesterday named his trusted lieutenant Frans Kapofi as new defence minister, replacing Peter Vilho, who resigned under a cloud earlier this month.

[Namibian] President Hage Geingob has appointed former Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) secretary general Patience Masua as a member of parliament, without voting rights.

[New Era] The coronavirus pandemic caused 11 210 job losses from 983 employers during the last financial year, labour minister Utoni Nujoma has said.

[New Era] The election of the Kaptein of the Rehoboth Baster community will be conducted through ballot papers and an online voting process tomorrow.

[New Era] Local disc jockey (DJ) Nicodemus Alweendo popularly known as DJ Ambizzy is demanding N$300 000 from music promoter and businessman Desmond Shipanga for the discourteous utterances he made against him on social media.

[New Era] Public enterprises minister Leon Jooste this week indicated current National Housing Enterprise (NHE) board chairman Sam Shivute will not retain his position at the helm of the State-owned enterprise.

[New Era] Landless People's Movement (LPM) leaders Bernadus Swartbooi and Henny Seibeb are suing National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi for banning them from the August House for an indefinite period.

[Namibian] The United States (US) ambassador to Namibia, Lisa Johnson, says the verdict of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has exposed systemic racism in their country.

[New Era] A police officer stationed at Rehoboth is being investigated for allegedly threatening to rape and murder several victims. The police this week confirmed that the officer is under investigation.

[Namibian] THE Bank Windhoek Indoor Hockey league reaches its climax this weekend when the semifinals and finals are held at the DTS and WAP courts in Windhoek over the weekend.

[Namibian] NAMIBIA'S athletes will look to secure Paralympic Games qualification at the South African Sports Association for Physically Disabled National Championships (SASAPD) in Port Elizabeth starting today.

[Namibian] Opuwo, a town with 20 000 people and known as one of the poorest in the country, is drowning in liquor as bars continue to pop up at a fast pace.

[Namibian] The temporary board of directors of the state-owned National Fishing Corporation (Fishcor) has refuted claims that they have sold a freezer horse mackerel quota of 10 000 tonnes to Cavema fishing.

[Namibian] THE late liberation struggle stalwart Joseph Ndeshipanda Kashea is remembered as an individual who contributed greatly to Namibia's independence.

[New Era] Taxi Connect, a local mobile application started about a year ago, recently launched an updated version of the app.

[Namibian] Landless People's Movement (LPM) leaders Bernadus Swartbooi and Henny Seibeb will remain barred from the National Assembly (NA) as a small sea of orange engulfed the parliamentary precinct yesterday.

[New Era] Ongwediva -- Independent Patriots for Change spokesperson for the northern regions Eino Heelu said the party has not received formal resignations by party members, as being circulated on social media.

[New Era] Omuthiya -- Despite numerous pleas and awareness campaigns to curb gender-based violence, it seems such efforts fall on deaf ears as this scourge continues unabated.

[New Era] Omuthiya -- The Omuthiya Town Council has reconsidered its earlier decision to upgrade Kaniita informal settlement and to instead provide plots where the community can build their structures.

[New Era] Around 500 workers at the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation, the country's national broadcaster, are expected to embark on a nationwide strike today at 14h00, Namibia Public Workers Union has said.

[New Era] Makena -- Last year, about 200 monofilament fishing nets were confiscated.

[Namibian] NAMIBIAN cricket's recent success will be tested further when they start a six-match series against a strong Emerging South Africa side at the Wanderers field tomorrow.

[Namibian] Windhoek-based artist Quinn 'Quigo' Goses is pretty sure humans will bring about the apocalypse but she isn't certain how it will go down.

[New Era] 2020 was the year of going to work, school and the shops without ever leaving home, or wearing pants for that matter. 2020 was also the year of job losses, a nasty economic downturn and a bleak outlook for most, but even more so for the har...

[New Era] The trial of a Windhoek woman who is accused of hiring men to kill her husband is currently on hold to allow one of the accused to consult with his newly appointed lawyer.

[Namibian] Two children aged one and five died in a shack fire at Otjomuise on Thursday morning.