Lahja Nashuuta Namibia’s healthcare system is struggling with a serious shortage of medical workers across almost every field, with more specialised fields struggling the most. The country has only one anesthesiologist, one neurosurgeon, one medical oncologist, and one infectious disease specialist. There are also only one or two specialists in fields such as nuclear medicine...
SWAKOPMUND – The Swakopmund Town Council has spent over N$703 million on procurement contracts between July 2020 and June 2025. This is according to the council’s executive procurement report released last week by the council. The N$703 million was spread across eight procurement methods. Chief executive officer of council, Archie Benjamin on Monday told New...
Namibia has completed its first bone marrow transplant, marking a significant milestone for the country’s medical sector. However, the treatment is currently accessible to only about 15% of the population, highlighting the need to expand the service into the public healthcare system, according to Clinical Haematologist Dr Kudakwashe Simba. On 11 November 2025, Namibia achieved...
Your words in Algiers ring with a language we have long waited to hear from the Namibian state. A language that recognises the brutality of colonialism and calls for its criminalisation under international law. On the surface, this is a welcome chorus in a hall where Africa is finally raising its voice in unity. But...
GENEVA – The United Nations yesterday deplored an intensifying crackdown on the opposition and media in Uganda ahead of next month’s general election, urging impartial investigations into alleged arbitrary arrests, disappearances and “torture.” The UN rights office highlighted “credible reports” indicating that at least 550 people, including members and supporters of the main opposition National...
Ongwediva – Onhele yoExtension 12 mOngwediva otai ka longwa mo kehangano lya tseyika nawa nedina VIDU JV ETN, opo i tameke okutulwa omalusheno. Omupopiliko wodoolopa yaNgwediva Ottilie Shingenge okwa ti ehangano otali ka andjakaneka omalusheno koExtension 12 aishe. Opoloyeka vati oya kwatela mo oukefa vomalusheno, neengodi adishe edi tadi kwafa okuandjakaneka olusheno monhele aishe. “Eekondalaka...
KATIMA MULILO – A 44-year-old man, Steven Sydney Naruseb, who handed himself over to the Katima Mulilo Police Station on Tuesday following the death of his partner and mother of his minor daughter, Rachel Ikume Simasiku (33), has been denied bail. Naruseb allegedly murdered Simasiku on Sunday night at around 21h00 before fleeing the scene....
Chery has strengthened its safety credentials with the Tiggo 7 CSH earning a five-star Euro NCAP rating, following strong performances across all four of the programme’s assessment categories. The Chery Tiggo 7 CSH recently achieved a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating, earning high scores across all four assessment categories: Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection,...
Namibia remains one of the world’s most attractive and top tourist destinations, with latest statistics showing that the country’s tourism sector has made remarkable recovery from post-Covid figures of about 461,027 in 2022 to over 1.2 million visitors between last year and now. The figures are contained in the latest Tourism Statistical Report, which was...
Rudolf Gaiseb Observers brought together by the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) found that young people barely participated in the recently ended elections. The observers’ mission was aimed at assessing the inclusivity, transparency and credibility of the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections. Despite the polling stations opening and closing on time and an inclusive...