Author: Paheja Siririka (Paheja Siririka)

Excitement is growing for the premiere of the film ‘Ompata’, due to be screened on 22 July 2022 at Maerua Mall Ster Kinekor cinema.

International relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said on 30 June 2022, 21 out of 31 victims (Namibian women) safely returned home from Oman after falling prey to trafficking in persons through agents in both countries since February 2022.

Freshman parliamentarian Maximalliant Katjimune says it is important to call for a state of emergency on youth unemployment because frustrated and hungry youth have the ability to cause social unrest and topple the government.

The health ministry announced that the duration of isolation and quarantine periods for people who are asymptomatic or have a mild Covid disease has been reduced to five days, respectively.

The United Nations Population Fund has released a study stating that nearly a third of women aged 19 and younger in developing countries begin childbearing, and nearly half of first births to adolescents are to children aged 17 and younger.

Education minister Anna Nghipondoka said violence in schools directly affects children who experience it and creates insecurity and fear that hinder desired educational performance thus ensuring safe schools cannot be overstressed. 

MTC executive Tim Ekandjo has said incentives offered to individuals being vaccinated against Covid-19 should not be seen as an act of bribery, but a form of creating awareness against the deadly coronavirus. 

Local reggae fans flocked to the Steppers’ Yard Reggae Lounge (old Cardboard Box) in the capital over the weekend to celebrate International Reggae Day.

Many relationships experience conflict that could create stress, which, in turn, could have detrimental effects on the physical and mental health of couples.