Namibia elected its first female leader as Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the winner on Tuesday of a presidential election held last week, which was marred by technical glitches that caused a three-day extension to allow votes to be cast and was rejected as illegal by opposition parties. Related:Namibia: Elective Period Kicks Out in […]

The Namibian Electoral Commission announced that Nandi-Ndaitwah, who has been serving as Vice-President thus far, received 57.31 percent of the vote in the November 27 elections, which ensures an absolute majority and avoids the need for a second round. Reated: Namibia: Elective Period Kicks Out in the Country Following the election of Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as […]

On Wednesday, the Namibian polling stations opened their doors for general elections, in which citizens will vote if the ruling South-West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) remains at the head of the country, as it has been since the defeat of the South African apartheid regime in 1990. Related:Namibia: 4 China-aided Schools in Rural Areas Received […]

The facilities include hostels, teachers’ housing, administration blocks, classrooms, ablution facilities, libraries and beds, benefiting about 1,200 students. On Tuesday, the Namibian government accepted the handover of four China-aided schools in the Kavango West and Zambezi regions of the southern African country. Related:Namibia: New Hospital to Tackle Maternity, Child Health Issues Opened Construction of the […]

It is not acceptable that a woman should lose life in the process of giving life during delivery. On Friday, Namibia’s Minister of Health and Social Services Kalumbi Shangula officially opened a new maternity hospital in Windhoek, the Namibian capital, to address the country’s maternity and child health challenges. Related:Namibia: Chinese Firms to Build Largest […]

The project supports Namibia’s efforts to enhance its renewable energy infrastructure and is expected to significantly contribute to the country’s electricity supply security and sustainability goals.

The Palestinian government expressed its gratitude to Namibia for its “unwavering support” of the people, by revoking the permission to dock in Namibian waters from the MK Kathrin. Namibia has banned the Portuguese-flagged freighter MV Kathrin from its territorial waters on suspicion that it is carrying military equipment and «explosive material» destined for Israel. This […]

Currently, the region relies on groundwater aquifers from the Omaruru Delta and Kuiseb Delta, alongside desalinated water from the Orano desalination plant, interconnected by a network of pump stations, pipelines, and reservoirs.

The measures prohibiting gay relations, dates from the colonial era and subjected to severe punishment any man who maintained a love or sexual relationship with someone of the same gender. On Friday, the Namibian authorities removed from the constitution two laws that prohibited the affective or carnal relations of homosexuals. Related: Namibia: Action on Desertification […]

Desertification and drought, pose severe threats to human health and exacerbate forced migration while he highlighted the country’s commitment to addressing desertification and land degradation.