The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has intensified a nationwide campaign to remove illegal fences erected on communal land. This was announced by agriculture ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda in a media statement issued on Wednesday. “The operation forms part of the ministry’s ongoing commitment to protect communal land rights, safeguard common grazing […]

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) says the appointment of deputy chief justice Petrus Damaseb to a Tanzanian commission of inquiry does not address concerns over Namibia’s silence on alleged human rights abuses in the neighbouring country. In a statement issued on Wednesday, IPC member of parliament Rodney Cloete says the party had previously urged […]

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has accused the Executive of overstepping its constitutional powers by extending the tenure of outgoing Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general Paulus Noa by two months without parliamentary approval. In a statement issued on Thursday by IPC leader Imms Nashinge, the party says the president holds no unilateral constitutional power […]

A delegation from the United States (US) is visiting Namibia this week to explore opportunities for cooperation in livestock genetics. The delegation includes officials from the US department of agriculture’s foreign agricultural service, based in Pretoria, and the US Livestock Genetics Export organisation. The visit is being hosted by the Livestock and Livestock Products Board […]

Vice president Lucia Witbooi says traditional leaders must work together to promote unity and nation-building among the citizens who follow them. Witbooi made this call during the annual Batshara Cultural Festival at Sangwali in the Zambezi region on Sunday. The Mayeyi Traditional Authority, under the leadership of chief Boniface Shufu, celebrated this year’s cultural festival […]