Namibia and South Africa have signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise cooperation between the two judiciaries.

The agreement was signed by Chief Justice Peter Shivute and his South African counterpart, Mandisa Maya.

Germany remains in the top spot as the overseas destination from which tourists arrive in the country.

The 2024 Tourist Statistical Report launched by the Environment, Forestry and Tourism Minister Indileni Daniels shows that over 111,000 tourists arrived from Germany during that year.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia has asked the Electoral Court to overturn a decision that led to the wrong allocation of a council seat in the Rundu Local Authority elections.

The ECN said a returning officer made an error when announcing the final allocation of seats.

Health and Social Services Minister Dr. Esperance Luvindao has announced that Namibia will move towards regulatory approval for the rollout of Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection for the treatment and prevention of HIV.

Two boys died this afternoon after a heap of sand collapsed on a group of children at the Kanaan C location in Epako, Gobabis.

According to a police incident report, the collapse occurred at a large excavated area.

While unemployment remains one of the biggest challenges facing young people across the country, two local youths in the remote settlement of Tsumkwe are proving that innovation can grow even in the most difficult conditions. 

A ruling by a full bench of the Windhoek High Court has shifted the trajectory of the legal fight over the 2021 Namibia-Germany joint declaration on the 1904-08 Ovaherero and Nama genocide. 

The court has decided not to add Germany as a respondent in the case, at least for the time being.

Justice Minister Wise Immanuel has decided not to go forward with an urgent application in which he sought a court interdict to stop the ongoing partial work stoppage by magistrates. 

The Magistrates Commission informed Justice Minister Wise Immanuel on Friday that it had approved a new benefits scale for magistrates and requested that the minister gazette the scale in terms of the law.

Former Minister Sacky Shanghala has asked the High Court to halt his prosecution in the Fishrot case, pending a review of the investigation and legal processes that led to the charges.

The review application seeks to temporarily stop proceedings while the court examines the claims.