Edda Bohn, the Deputy Executive Director of the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, has revealed that nine out of 10 children are not meeting the minimum literacy requirements by age 10.
The Namibian Police have seized illicit drugs valued at over N$106 million and arrested 3,264 suspects between January 2023 and December 2024.
A resident of Keetmanshoop has increased her civil claim against the town's magistrate, Unchen Konjore, from N$200,000 to N$500,000.
The case, filed by Lucia Hamana at the Windhoek High Court, stems from a 2023 maintenance hearing presided over by Konjore involving Hamana and her husband.
The Ovaherero chieftaincy dispute continued in the Windhoek High Court, as Senior Traditional Councillor Vipuira Kapuuo faced cross-examination by Advocate Albert Strydom before Judge Lotta Ambunda.
The Okahandja Town Council is under pressure to explain a series of allegations relating to the organisation of its recently concluded business exhibition.
Swapo Party candidate Titus Rugondo has pledged to work closely with residents of the Sesfontein Constituency if elected in the upcoming by-election scheduled for Tuesday.
The University of Namibia (UNAM) says there is a noticeable rise in interest from Namibians who opt to donate their bodies to the institution's school of medicine.
According to UNAM spokesperson Simon Namesho, the number of people signing up to donate their bodies has increased sharply since February.
Advocate Raymond Heathcote resumed questioning Jonathan Munjasa Katjimune this morning. Katjimune was called to testify as an Ovaherero cultural guru and high priest.
He informed the court that Chief Vipuira Kapuuo has previously acted as the Paramount Chief of the Ovaherero people.
In his opening statement during the court challenge in which Ovaherero chief Vipuira Kapuuo is seeking to nullify the claim of Mutjinde Katjiua as the Paramount Chief of the Ovaherero. Advocate Raymond Heathcote argued that Katjiua is attempting to assume this title through what he described as a "coup d'état."
A legal dispute is ongoing at the Windhoek High Court regarding the leadership of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority.
Vipuira Kapuuo, the Herero Chief of Ovitoto, has initiated a court challenge against Professor Mutjinde Katjiua’s claim to the position of Paramount Chief.
