The Grootfontein municipality has urged residents to stop deliberately starting fires, citing a recent spike in veld fires placing severe pressure on local services.
29 July 2026 · Namibian Sun →
Rachel Frans, 39, was fatally shot in her Havana home last Friday. Minutes before her death, she allegedly photographed the man her family and friends believe was her killer.
29 July 2026 · Namibian Sun →
Deputy minister Moses //Khumub said government is overhauling its approach to supporting marginalised communities after acknowledging state shortcomings.
29 July 2026 · Namibian Sun →
Namibia commemorated World Population Day 2026 with focus on youth health, opportunities, and teenage pregnancy prevention, launching a UNFPA report that surveyed over 108,000 young adults aged 18 to 39 across 73 countries. The report found that while many young people aspire to marriage and children, financial insecurity, rising living costs, and housing challenges are preventing them from achieving their desired futures.
29 July 2026 · Informanté →
The Namibian College of Open Learning says it cannot offer free tuition for Grade 11 and 12 improvement courses under its current funding model, but remains committed to supporting financially disadvantaged learners through scholarships and other affordability measures in response to concerns from orphans and vulnerable groups.
29 July 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Namibia has begun implementing its National Work-Integrated Learning Policy to bridge the gap between classroom learning and workplace skills, aiming to improve graduate employability. The implementation phase was launched during a two-day national working session in Okahandja, bringing together education institutions, employers, and state agencies to establish coordination mechanisms and monitoring systems for 2026/27.
29 July 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
The Ministry of Health and Social Services is rolling out the Digital Community System, a mobile-based platform that allows community health workers to collect and share patient information electronically instead of using paper registers, with the aim of improving healthcare delivery in rural and remote areas.
29 July 2026 · New Era →
Two Okahandja-based security guards claim a local property site owner assaulted them while on duty at night, sparking police investigations. One guard says the owner attacked him with a stick and his hands, with medical records from Okahandja State Hospital confirming bruises and swelling across multiple parts of his body.
29 July 2026 · The Namibian →
The International University of Management's Institute of Water Resource Management says it can help Namibia address water management challenges and integrate knowledge-sharing as the country prepares to host the 2028 World Basin Summit of the International Network Basins Organisation.
29 July 2026 · The Namibian →
A 73-year-old man died after jumping from the second floor of Katutura Hospital on 10 July 2026. His family alleges hospital negligence, stating he experienced mental health issues and hallucinations during his week-long admission for planned leg amputation, and that the hospital delayed notifying them of his death by approximately 10 hours.
29 July 2026 · Informanté →
The City of Windhoek announced a mass removal exercise targeting illegal and unauthorised electrical connections in informal settlements including Otjomuise, Okuryangava, Havana, Hakahana and Goreangab, citing safety risks and over eight fatalities and numerous injuries from unsafe connections in the past five years.
29 July 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Johannes Bock, 21, from Hardap Region has been sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment for murdering his 18-year-old girlfriend Sara Jonker by strangulation during an argument in June 2023. Three years of the sentence are suspended for five years, conditional on no similar offence.
29 July 2026 · Informanté →