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Patients at Windhoek Central Hospital are complaining that the health ministry is serving them bleak, sloppy, low-budget meals. These meals consist of some strips of liver, watered-down soup and a perhaps a tiny portion of vegetables for supper on Sundays, they say. The Ministry of Health and Social Services, however, says this is the most […]
About 928 children were sexually abused last year. Speaking in the National Assembly last Thursday, deputy minister of marginalised communities Royal /Ui/o/oo said 1 173 cases of child neglect were also reported last year. /Ui/o/oo was responding to a parliamentary question by Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) legislator Mike Venaani. He further said 526 cases of […]
The City of Windhoek on Thursday launched a new mobile app which allows residents to manage accounts and access statements. The app can also be used to report incidents like potholes and traffic light issues, submit meter readings, and verify taxis and businesses. Windhoek mayor Queen Kamati said the mobile app, along with a revamped […]
Affirmative Repositioning (AR) leader Job Amupanda’s suggestion to adjust the voting age to 16 if his party wins the upcoming elections has been welcomed by some analysts. Amupanda revealed this plan on Tuesday while addressing party supporters and sympathisers. “At 16, called the ‘age of consent’, children can have sex, get pregnant and become a […]
Swapo lawmaker Patience Masua believes the three-month notice period to get married ensures that all legal and administrative procedures are completed in a timely manner. This notice period is stipulated in the new marriage bill up for debate in the parliament. “The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has to conduct research on […]
Rwanda says it is not required to refund the United Kingdom (UK) after a multi-million pound migrant deal between the two countries was scrapped. New UK prime minister and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer says the plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda was “dead and buried”. The scheme was forged by the previous […]
The Roads Authority together with the Namibian police force have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance road safety. The signing ceremony was held in Windhoek at the police headquarters on Wednesday morning. According to Roads Authority executive director Conrad Lutombi, the signing of this MoU between the two entities is a partnership that […]
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi has accused the government of prioritising profits through unaffordable electricity. He was speaking at a press conference in Windhoek on Wednesday. “With exorbitant profit margins at the expense of a struggling public whose water and electricity bills are out of control and unaffordable, whose livelihoods have gone down […]
Love Palm Foundation leader Victoria Shikesho has urged the youth to take charge in the upcoming November national elections. Shikesho told Desert Radio last week that young people need to step up and make decisions that will impact their futures. She said the foundation will launch a Voters Youth Conference to educate and inspire them […]
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is concerned about the low turnout in voter registrations for the upcoming elections as only three weeks remain. This was said yesterday by ECN chief electoral officer Peter Shaama in a media briefing. “While acknowledging slight improvement in turnout during the week of 1 to 6 July compared to […]