Author: Paheja Siririka (Paheja Siririka)

The University of Namibia launched a readiness programme on Thursday to help students acquire the requisite marks for acceptance into the university. 

Namibia, through Minister of Justice Yvonne Dausab and international lawyer Phoebe Okowa, presented oral statements on Friday at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.

Namibia is in its post-elimination phase of leprosy, having met the World Health Organisation (WHO) elimination target of less than one case per 10 000 people in 2004.

The European Union (EU), Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), and Women Action for Development launched the “Empowering CSOs, Women, Youth, and Marginalised Communities as Equal Partners in Democracy” (ECSO) project” to capacitate affected communities with necessary skills. 

Motivational speaker and media strategist Hermien Elago has shared her experience of being diagnosed with bipolar disease, attributing it to a lot of deaths, loss, pain and suffering in the world, which is sometimes triggered by childhood traumas.

Education executive director Sanet Steenkamp has appealed to parents to ensure that pupils safely get to and from school, saying the onus rests on their shoulders. 

Safari operator and explorer Ruben Lambrechts (25) decided that city life was not for him. He prefers to be surrounded by animals on a farm, where he gets to appreciate nature in the comfort of his home. 

The health ministry is faring well with its mandate, making good strides in improving the quality of health services through investments in training health workers, procuring equipment, and ensuring the availability of medicines.