Chinese Ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, on Wednesday said the China-Namibia relationship is more than an ordinary one between developing countries because of the profound traditional friendship between the two nations.
Author: Paheja Siririka (Paheja Siririka)
vaHimba kuna kuvaronga kweyi avarugana nomawoko
Konyara nokilo 40 komuzogo gwaOpuwo kwakara ko uhwi wokungawopeka, meparu lyomunmtu, pampo moomu tupu twavadiva vaHimba vantu ava vaninkiliramo unene vana kara ngesi asi awo simpe konyima neparu, nye nampili ngoso awo kwadiva akupungura eyi tyavatumbulkira asi yawo ntani awo kuronga uzuni asi ngapi muntu novhura kuparuka.
Making blood donation a hobby
Sitting calmly in a reclined seat, talking on the phone and waiting for the male nurse to insert the needle for the blood transfusion is Sudene Vorster, a medical professional who is donating blood for the 30th time.
Equal society initiative launched
The Organisation of African First Ladies for Development, under the stewardship of First Lady Monica Geingos, and partners launched the #WeAreEqual campaign, a year-long and continent-wide intervention that calls for urgent action to advance gender equity and close the gender gap across Africa.
Africa to invest more in water, sanitation
THE International High-Level Panel on Water Investment Action Plan proposes an additional US$2 billion a year be mobilised from African governments to increase water security and sanitation, water minister Calle Schlettwein has said.
Ovahimba teach through living museum
About 40 kilometres north of Opuwo lies a rich, real-life cultural experience of the Ovahimba people, a marginalised group which is seen as backward, yet destined to keep its heritage alive and educate the world about the way of life.
Evolve and respect your culture
Learners at the Mureti Senior Secondary School in Opuwo are advising fellow Namibian peers to respect culture as it forms an integral part of a person’s identity and not be overwhelmed by Western ideologies.
Mandume’s big dream of owning a food trailer
Culinary skills, coupled with years of experience trading as a kapana vendor at the Single Quarters, have led to Mandume Hasheni qualifying for the next round of the Nedbank Kapana cook-off competition, a step closer to owning a food truck.
Namibia first on path to eliminate antenatal transmission
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations partner agencies have commended Namibia on its path to eliminating HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus transmission from mother to child.
Finding purpose through fitness
By the time you read this, radio personality Laimi Elago will be somewhere up the 5 895-metre high Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.