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The Ministry of Health and Social Services has been running a campaign for free eye surgery that kicked off on Saturday at Rundu Intermediate Hospital. More than 500 people have been screened so far. The campaign targets patients from three regions: the Kavango West, Zambezi and Kavango East regions. The campaign happens annually from May […]
A group of frustrated elderly people from Farm Versailles in Windhoek rural constituency took to the streets on Wednesday morning to demonstrate against the premature dismissal of their village development committee. The residents gathered at the Khomas Regional Council to hand over a petition that detailed their complaints. According to one of the residents, Mariana […]
The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement, fronted by University of Namibia associate professor Job Amupanda, has been plunged into controversy. This comes after some Zambezi region residents accused the movement of using their signatures to push for its registration as a political party at the Electoral Commission (ECN) of Namibia without their consent. Katima Mulilo Police […]
A total of 15 198 houses were built and 22 659 plots serviced in urban Namibia by state and private developers in the past eight years. On average, this represents almost 2 000 houses built annually. The government allocated more than N$800 million to the construction of basic services, housing, offices and rural development centres […]
Health and social services deputy minister Esther Muinjangue has highlighted certain harmful cultural norms like otjiramue practices as possible reasons for the country’s alarmingly high child rape cases. Muinjangue was discussing the importance of family and society in protecting children against harm on Desert Radio yesterday. “It is very unfortunate that sometimes those that are […]
The Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA) is calling upon all education and training providers within the nation to prioritise accreditation for their institutions and qualifications. Harmoni Beukes, acting Chief Executive Officer, said that accreditation serves as an official recognition by the NQA that an institution adheres to established standards and possesses the necessary capabilities to deliver […]
Deputy prime minister John Mutorwa has warned that Namibia’s food reserves stand at 16%. Mutorwa addressed the National Assembly on Wednesday to request parliament to extend the state of emergency for drought in the country. President Nangolo Mbumba recently announced a state of emergency due to the country’s severe drought circumstances. “Livelihoods for the majority […]
The Beef Co Meat Market at Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay was robbed on Wednesday at about 08h45. According to Erongo police spokesperson chief inspector Ileni Shapumba, the shop manager was busy counting money to prepare the daily banking receipts, when four suspects armed with pistols entered the shop and ordered him to lie down on the […]
The Ministry of Health and Social Services is running a campaign for free eye surgeries that kicked off on Saturday at the Rundu Intermediate Hospital. More than 500 people have been screened so far. The campaign targets patients from three regions: the Kavango West, Zambezi and Kavango East regions. The campaign happens annually from May […]
Political party leaders are looking forward to the president’s cabinet announcement, but are certain and confident that the government of national unity (GNU) will be a success because the ANC is no longer in power to decide on all of them. Many said that the government would be more transparent as opposed to when the […]