[Namibian] HUMAN rights activist Nicodemus 'Mama Africa' Aoxamub says a political party for sex workers and LGBTQI communities in the country is on the cards.

[Namibian] PRIVATE hospitals are getting overwhelmed with the rising Covid-19 cases while state hospitals are still accommodating patients as pressure mounts on the health delivery system.

[Namibian] The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement plans to establish a labour union to liberate Namibian workers in the public sector from reactionary and co-opted unions.

[Namibian] THE Ministry of Finance has reissued a directive to all offices, ministries and agencies (OMAs) to buy and make use of locally produced goods and services.

[Namibian] The ministry of agriculture, water and land reform has declared the Olukonda constituency in Oshikoto region an infected area after foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was detected at the Onamulunga crush pen in the area on 28 December.

[Namibian] The minister of education, arts and culture is currently consulting with stakeholders to ensure that schools reopen smoothly.

[Namibian] THERE will be no change in fuel prices in Namibia for this month, the Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced. Petrol will remain at N$11,35 per litre and diesel at N$11,38.

[Namibian] RAINS that fell in southern Namibia have boosted the levels of the country's three largest dams.

[Namibian] The death of former Erongo governor Cleophas Mutjavikua, has hit close to home for many in the region where he made an impact on solving housing challenges, land delivery and employment creation.

[Namibian] The N$260 million residential and business development planned for Erf 4747 at Swakopmund's Mole beach is still on the cards.

[Namibian] The East Coast Malaysian state of Terengganu is notorious for its year-end monsoon season, where torrential rains and heavy winds can cause severe flooding.

[Namibian] The Namibian Police shot and injured two suspected robbers as they attempted to flee on Tuesday morning in Windhoek's Cimbebasia area.

[Namibian] The body of the man who drowned at Swakopmund, which was retrieved from the ocean on Monday, belonged to British national Mark Allinson (51), the police confirmed.

[Namibian] The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture on Monday announced schools will reopen on 26 January.

[Namibian] A MAN from Okahao was arrested for contravening the Controlled Wildlife Products and Trade Act after reportedly being found in possession of and dealing in a controlled wildlife product.

[Namibian] The Quinton Steele Botes Athletics Training Camp takes place for the 28th consecutive year in Windhoek this week.

[Namibian] The Brave Warriors will continue to prepare for the Chan finals in Cameroon later this month, despite 10 players and one technical staff member having tested positive for Covid-19.

[Namibian] The body of an adult man was recovered from the ocean at Swakopmund this morning.

[Namibian] President Hage Geingob has sent a message of condolence to the family of former Erongo governor Cleophas Mutjavikua after he died at a Grootfontein hospital on Sunday.

[Namibian] The king of Ma/gaisa music, Stanley Hamaseb, popularly known as 'Ou Stakes', has been hospitalised at Swakopmund with Covid-19.

[Namibian] Namibia has recorded 462 new coronavirus infections, two deaths linked to the virus and 124 recoveries over the past day, health and social services minister Kalumbi Shangula said on Sunday.

[Namibian] The Namibia Meteorological Service is warning Namibians to brace themselves for widespread and heavy rainstorms of more than 50 millimetres over the northern, central and eastern areas of the country from 31 December until 2 January.

[Namibian] Namibia and Botswana have committed to follow the necessary steps to ensure that justice is done following the recent incident in which the Botswana Defence Force killed three Namibians and a Zambian national along the Chobe River border b...

[Namibian] THE police have confirmed a housebreaking and shooting incident in which one suspect was shot dead and another arrested.

[Namibian] FORMER health minister Bernard Haufiku has called on the prime minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and current health minister Kalumbi Shangula to engage in a public discussion on the truth surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.

[Namibian] Health minister Kalumbi Shangula says he had requested that his predecessor, Bernard Haufiku, be removed from the Covid-19 response team to avoid "conflict".

[Namibian] Omuthiya has temporarily shut down its popular Othithiya recreational park due to the overcrowdedness experienced over the Christmas period.

[Namibian] PROTESTERS marching against the appointment of Chinese national Charlie Xi as an advisor to Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo have accused the politician of being antagonist towards the development of Namibia.

[Namibian] A 75-year-old pensioner allegedly took his own life by hanging himself in a Mahangu field on Saturday.

[Namibian] The owner of Wizyman Bar at Walvis Bay, one of the bars which residents want closed due to noise pollution, has refused to take responsibility over noisy patrons outside his bar.