[New Era] Villagers of Ondado C in Oniipa are demanding a complete halt to the sand mining activities in the area.

[New Era] The Anti-Corruption Commission says it is still obtaining statements for its investigation into allegations of corruption levelled against some current and former local authority councillors of Omuthiya.

[Namibian] THE junior age groups of the MTC Hopsol Youth Football League are nearing completion after numerous matches were held at the SKW and Ramblers sports fields over the weekend.

[Namibia Economist] A local NGO active in the conservation of vultures, received a substantial donation from Rössing Uranium to help them track the movements of these large raptors.

[Namibian] NAMIBIA welcomed the first container control programme in the Southern African Development Community region at Walvis Bay on Friday.

[Namibian] Minister of public enterprises Leon Jooste has bemoaned the 'culture' of reputable and qualified Namibians opting not to serve on parastatal boards because of political interference and the poor implementation of corporate governance archi...

[Namibian] Gobabis -- AGRIBANK has launched a new biomass loan scheme that will offer start-ups and existing biomass-based businesses financing.

[Namibian] The acting executive director of finance, Francois Brand, has given the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) until 30 September to pay for the 27 300 tonnes of horse mackerel freezer governmental objective quota.

[Namibian] A TEENAGE boy who murdered and raped a woman and later returned to the crime scene to cut off one of his victim's feet was sentenced to an effective prison term of 16 years today.

[New Era] The Rundu Town Council on Friday handed over two residential plots to sprinters Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi as reward for their exploits on the world athletics circuit.

[Namibian] RESIDENTS of Imapalila Island have been pressuring the Namibian government to provide them with the necessary services to end their dependency on Botswana.

[Namibian] A NAMIBIAN police officer is suing the minister of home affairs, immigration, safety and security, as well as the Namibian Police chief for more than N$4 million.

[New Era] High Court Judge Thomas Masuku has condoned the late filing of 57 people who claim to have invested their money with self-proclaimed foreign exchange trader Michael Amushelelo.

[New Era] The High Court has ordered the Landless People's Movement (LPM) to reinstate two of its Mariental local authority councillors, which the party recalled in February this year.

[New Era] Walvis Bay -- A 35-year-old Swakopmund man was on Saturday morning fatally stabbed as he tried to protect his girlfriend during an attack by her ex-lover.

[New Era] Auditor general Junias Kandjeke expressed dismay at 26 local authorities and 10 regional councils who are in breach of the law by not submitting up-to-date financial statements.

[New Era] The ministry of agriculture has identified a new foot-and-mouth disease variant in the Zambezi region. The discovery of the new variant, Serotype O, explains why infection rates remained high despite wide vaccination coverage, minister Call...

[New Era] Decreased power generation from the Ruacana power station is linked to low water flow in the Kunene River from Angola due to a dry rainy season in that country. This was the view of Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) spokesperson Tangeni ...

[New Era] Employees of the national rail service operator TransNamib last week embarked on a peaceful nationwide demonstration to show their frustration with contentious labour matters.

[New Era] Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku yesterday sentenced a now 17-year-old from Rehoboth to an effective 16 years in jail.

[New Era] An orphan, whose academic results caused an outpouring of assistance when this newspaper ran a story on her plight early last year, has been asked to return some of the items and support good Samaritans gave her.

[New Era] Seventy-eight senior citizens are currently incarcerated at the eight Namibia Correctional Service (NCS) facilities across the country.

[New Era] The Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition of Namibia, which has been advocating for the last 15 years to implement a universal basic income grant in the country, has questioned government's invitation for the evaluation of national wealth dist...

[New Era] The future of local tennis is bright and in safe hands, says Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) junior tennis committee chairperson, Santie van der Walt.

[Namibian] THE Brave Gladiators are looking for an improved showing at the Cosafa Women's Championship this year, says head coach Woody Jacobs.

[Namibian] THE Brave Gladiators will unleash a new weapon when they launch their latest assault on the Cosafa Women's Championships.

[Namibian] PETER Shalulile says he is focused on helping Mamelodi Sundowns win matches and not individual success. Shalulile has been in inspired form of late as Sundowns continue to dominate the South African Premiership.

[Namibian] A 27-YEAR-OLD male police officer is feared to have drowned in the Cunene River on Saturday.

[Namibia Economist] The Unesco Aschberg Programme for Artists and Cultural Professionals has issued a 'call for projects, a move aimed to support states and key actors in their efforts to promote the status of the artist and the diversity of cultural...

[Namibian] NAMIBIA has joined the "build back better" bandwagon and the finance minister has whetted the appetite of potential investors, saying the country will issue green and sustainability bonds from next year.