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Key facts An estimated 3,7 billion people under age 50 (67%) globally have herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection, the main cause of oral herpes. An estimated 491 million people aged 15 to 49 (13%) worldwide have herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection, the main cause of genital herpes. Most HSV infections are […]
Bank of Namibia governor Johannes !Gawaxab says the central bank is committed to maintaining price stability amid inflation. !Gawaxab says Namibia’s inflation rates rose from 2,2% in 2020 to 6,1% in 2022, and 5,9% in 2023. This was said during the Cirrus Investor Conference at Swakopmund on Tuesday. !Gawaxab added that the bank is working […]
He was one of the world’s most iconic musicians, so it’s no surprise there’s a continued desire to tell his story. But critics have suggested the allegations that plagued him are being ignored. “There is nothing natural about the making of child stars. They are little archaeological sites, carrying layers of show-business history inside them. […]
A Pensioner from Swakopmund spent a day filling potholes with sand and gravel in Windhoek on Friday. John Hopkins (73), who regularly visits family in Windhoek, noticed that there was an increasing number of potholes on Windhoek streets, prompting him to take the matter into his own hands. Hopkins told the Namibian on Tuesday that […]
Walvis Bay municipal workers discovered the body of a newborn boy at the town on Monday. Erongo police spokesperson warrant officer Tuyenikelao Tashiya said the body was discovered while the workers were emptying rubbish bins at Kuisebmond. They reported the matter to the police, who first transported the body to Walvis Bay State Hospital for […]
An information commissioner and his or her deputy are expected to be appointed in Namibia by the end of June. Speaking to Desert Radio on Wednesday, deputy minister of information and communication technology Modestus Amutse said the envisioned information commission should be occupied by a head and a deputy. “By June, ideally, we should have […]
The Erongo police have arrested five male suspects in connection with theft of 18 goats at Usakos, valued at N$27 200. Erongo police spokesperson warrant officer Tuyenikelao Tashiya said that the goats were stolen from a kraal at Spook Camp in the district of Usakos on Saturday. “The case was reported by a 59-year-old female […]
Over 40% of Namibians do not have enough nutritional food. This means that over 1 million Namibians are undernourished. This was recently revealed by the World Food Programme (WFP) in its latest annual country and strategic plans. “With 42% of its population undernourished and high rates of stunting, wasting and underweight children, the country concurrently […]
SWAPO deputy secretary general Uahekua Herunga says Swapo has never labelled Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) president Panduleni Itula an agent of imperialism. He was responding to allegations levelled against Swapo by Itula at IPC rallies at Ondangwa and Oshakati over the weekend. Speaking at his party’s election campaign at Oshakati on Saturday, Itula accused […]
… gives him N$1 000 ‘for job well done’ Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) deputy president and member of parliament Longinus Iipumbu has defended the man who slapped a Swapo member at a party event at Mix Settlement in Windhoek on Saturday. Iipumbu (41) told The Namibian yesterday Moses Ndjene did the “right thing” and […]