By: Josia Shigwedha Former Air Namibia employees have called on the Supreme Court to compel the defunct airline’s liquidators to pay their outstanding severance packages. Handing over a petition on behalf of the former employees on Tuesday to the Chief Justice of the High and Supreme Courts, Renier Bougard said they had learned that one employee recently received payment, which demonstrates that funds are available. This comes as more than 600 former employees continue to wait for their full payouts, nearly two years after the High Court ordered the liquidators to compensate them.

By: Josia Shigwedha The Animal Visibility Pilot Project at Embumba village in the Oshikuku Constituency of the Omusati Region, launched in 2025, has been awarded to two companies in a contract worth N$4.6 million to secure the required volumes of reflective ear tags. The initiative aims to reduce vehicle–animal collisions on roads, a growing concern across the country.

By: Selma Ikela A 45-year-old Namibian man stranded in Brazil is seeking assistance to return home. The man, Daniel Petrus Botha, who says he is from Walvis Bay, was left stranded in the South American country after he was robbed by criminals who took his personal documents, including his passport, cellphone, and money. At the moment, Botha lives on the streets in a plastic structure in Barra Funda, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. A Namibian national, Trofimus Shimutwikeni, who currently works in Brazil, found Botha on the street and reached out to the media house for assistance. In a video provided, Botha pleaded for help.

By: Josia Shigwedha The Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia, or NamBTS, has launched a “Donate on a Date” campaign for February, encouraging couples to donate blood together as part of their Valentine’s Day celebrations. NamBTS Education and Public Relations Officer, Frieda Vatileni-Antsino, says the initiative aims to promote voluntary blood donation while offering couples a meaningful way to celebrate love by helping save lives.

By: Josia Shigwedha Work and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi has directed the National Road Safety Council, with immediate effect, to install over 100 dash cameras in Namibian police vehicles and ambulances to reduce road crashes. Nekundi made the announcement while presenting the 2025/26 festive season road safety campaign statistics at the ministry’s head office in Windhoek on Thursday.

By: Selma Taapopi The Electricity Control Board held a one-day consultation workshop with stakeholders from the energy sector to develop tailored licence conditions for small embedded generators producing electricity of up to two megawatts, as well as players involved in pilot projects in emerging industries such as green hydrogen. According to the ECB, these small power generators are currently using the same licensing requirements as large electricity utilities, thus a need for clear licence conditions, guidelines and standards for approvals and strengthen the country’s energy sector.

By: Envalde Matheus President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia is determined to ensure that its international partnerships deliver tangible economic benefits for its people. While addressing ambassadors and representatives of international organisations on Tuesday during the New Year’s greetings to the Diplomatic Corps at State House in Windhoek, Nandi-Ndaitwah said economic diplomacy is now a central pillar of Namibia’s foreign policy.