US$13 billion of informal economy contribute 26,5% to GDP; figures released by the Ministry of Finance at the launch of Diagnostic Report on Informality in Namibia reflect steady growth from 24,7% in 2023 when the sector accounted for around US$8 billion

Singer, songwriter and disability advocate Alvarita Benedito Lucungo, known professionally as Alvara, is set to represent Namibia at the Grenzenlos Kultur Festival in Mainz, Germany, an international celebration of inclusive art and performance

Helicopters and hundreds of soldiers have been sent to curb a fire ravaging a third of Etosha National Park, a key nature reserve and top tourist attraction home to endangered black rhinos; fire broke out at a charcoal production plant outside the park

The unemployment rate in the Kavango East region has increased from 48% in 2011 to 52% in 2023 according to data just released by the Namibia Statistics Agency from the recent Population and Housing Census; youth unemployment, at 60,4%, is even higher

Communal farmers in northern Namibia are reporting an increase in stock theft, blaming police inaction and negligence as cases surge along the Angolan border; villagers say cattle is being herded into the neighbouring country, never to be seen again