Namibia

The government's debt is expected to increase to US$140 billion, the Finance Minister said while presenting the 2022/23 national budget; it represents 71% of what the country produces

Industry experts at Westair Aviation have warned that the country will have to rely on foreign pilots after Namibia's Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) stopped funding for new trainees for the next three years

Although a judge on 20 January refused to recognise the marriages of two gay couples because of a 20-year-old Supreme Court ruling to the contrary, he declared this unconstitutional, giving great hope to the country's LGBT movement

Last year only 13.000 students accessed the ministry's e-learning platforms during the national blockade, figures that point to a growing need to invest in inclusive digital learning technology to bridge the digital education gap and disparities

The Namibian Society of Composers and Authors (NASCAM) last year has paid the least-paid artist royalties for 78 cents while the best paid got N8.000 (€450); revenues were mainly generated from music by the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation

Kamanjab district councillor appealed to parents to discourage their children from swimming in ponds on the Ourab riverbed; he also expressed concern about some residents digging holes in the riverbed for water

Gratomic, a graphite mining and trading company, donated US$35.000 worth of goods, including a set of new clothes, shoes and blankets to give every child in the Shandumbala orphanage a better Christmas

Amid surging cases of child rape and gender violence, the chairperson of the Coalition of Churches and Organizations on Ethical Social Justice said the coalition is focusing on rejecting calls to legalize same-sex marriages

Along with South Africa and Zimbabwe, the country will host the 2027 Men's Cricket World Cup; the chief executive of Cricket Namibia said hosting the 50-over tournament is an extraordinary privilege

The Namibia Port Authority said that cargo export through the ports in the April-September period increased by 17% year-on-year; now it hopes to see the return of passenger ships in the near future, a great catalyst for the tourism industry

More than 110 employers have so far informed the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation that they can't afford keeping a total of 880 employees

The Rolé Equestrian Centre in Brakwater, north of Windhoek, is the venue for a multi-level national horse show organised by the African Western Stock Horse Association and the Namibian Saddlebred Association