Year: 2019

WINDHOEK – The Ministry of Health and Social Services says it is addressing the shortage of health professionals at state health facilities, especially those in the regions, by filling critical posts. 

WALVIS BAY - Several parents at Walvis Bay who wanted to enrol their children for Grade 1 yesterday had to be shown the door as all government schools are filled to the rafters – while 780 first graders are already on the waiting list for placement.

RUNDU – The Gcwatjinga Primary Healthcare (PHC) Clinic at Gcwatjinga village some 90 km south of Rundu in Ncuncuni Constituency is closed most of the time as the registered nurse who runs and delivers healthcare services alone is often not around.

WINDHOEK – The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Windhoek took in 329 cats and dogs over the festive season. 

OSHAKATI – Although the number of travellers from the northern regions who are travelling southwards has declined compared to the weekend, there is still a significant number of them stranded here due to lack of transport.

Windhoek – There were mixed fortunes for Namibian footballers plying their trade in the stinking rich South African Professional Soccer League (PSL) and abroad when competition resumed last weekend after an enforced short hiatus during the just ended festive season. 

WINDHOEK – The inability of working together in harmony between outgoing president of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Frans Mbidi and his right-hand man Barry Rukoro, has effectively rendered the association an ‘Auto Pilot’ institution.

Fellow Namibians, it is my pleasure to send this message of goodwill and fraternal greetings to you, at this special time of the year. 

WINDHOEK - A man who allegedly drove someone’s vehicle without consent was involved in an accident that claimed a passenger’s life and left him seriously injured in Omusati Region.

WINDHOEK - Government has made a bold promise to eradicate informal settlements in the country.
The situation, President Hage Geingob said in his New Year message, has been declared a humanitarian crisis.