Namibia has enough fisheries data, but research presented at the first National Fisheries Indaba has revealed that the country is struggling to connect it into one trusted and transparent system for better decision-making.
Scientists have warned about an unusual outbreak of rabies among seals in the Benguela Current ecosystem, while a virus has also been found in sardines off the South African coast.
The Benguela Current ecosystem is shared by Namibia, Angola, and South Africa.
Phosphate mining may go ahead following an approved environmental clearance, but a researcher says strong monitoring will be critical to protecting Namibia's marine environment.
Scientists have warned that Namibia's marine ecosystems are changing, and they have gathered in Henties Bay to find out whether these changes are natural fluctuations or signs of a deeper transition.
The Ministry of Works and Transport is cracking down on the corrupt issuance of driving licences, warning that bribery and bought licences are putting lives at risk on the roads.
The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, is calling for political leaders across Southern Africa to back climate science with funding, warning that early-warning systems cannot protect communities if governments fail to finance them.
Hundreds of people in Walvis Bay have petitioned the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) to reconsider the environmental approval for marine phosphate mining.
Namibia has approved environmental clearance for marine phosphate mining about 120 kilometres southwest of Walvis Bay.
The Control Administrative Officer in the Erongo Governor's Office, Jacky Gaingob, has warned that retail workers are being exploited and are too afraid to speak out because they fear losing their jobs.
The Henties Bay community is in shock after a 78-year-old pastor fell into a hole and died from his injuries at the clinic.
This is but one of the many holes in the streets of Omdel, in the coastal town.
A shortage of inspectors, vehicles and funding have been hampering workplace inspections in the Erongo Region, where unions have expressed frustration over the protection of workers' rights.
