2022-04-21Paheja Siririka Paediatrician Solly Amadhila said most of what demoralises young medical professionals is the lack of consumables at health facilities, which leaves them powerless when it comes to aiding patients. View more
2022-04-21Paheja Siririka The US embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires Jessica Long said key population groups in Namibia continue to be vulnerable and affected by HIV due to certain risk behaviours as well as social and structural factors such as stigma and discrimination. View more
2022-04-28Paheja Siririka Patients seeking treatment late, existing health conditions and case management are some of the key factors causing deaths among Namibians suffering from malaria. View more
2022-04-29Paheja Siririka Inspired by Coachella USA, a group of young Namibian music enthusiasts are planning a replica of the music festival to provide a platform for established and emerging artists to showcase their work. View more
2022-05-05Paheja Siririka Media experts are citing the lack of a legal framework, including the pending access to information bill, as key issues that may have led to the drop of the country’s top continental press freedom index ranking. View more
2022-05-05Paheja Siririka Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula said some of the health challenges at Otjinungua and the Kunene region in general include respiratory infections, skin diseases and the common cold, particularly among children under five years. View more
2022-05-06Paheja Siririka Local media houses have been under strain, with some reducing their workforce, others cutting salaries and removing benefits and shutting down regional offices, while others have abandoned printing, all due to the loss of advertisers to online platforms. View more
2022-05-06Paheja Siririka Bomba Shiguedha, one of the founding members of the Kasi Vibe festival, said the popular event was born on the premise that young Namibian entrepreneurs were denied opportunities to promote their businesses. View more
2022-05-06Paheja Siririka Sports enthusiast Johannes Muyenga says he is excited and looking forward to representing Namibia at the Man of the World 2022 pageant slated for June in the Philippines. View more
2022-05-12Paheja Siririka Thirty-nine Egyptian medical experts and specialists in various fields are currently in the country to provide healthcare services to Namibians over a period of one week. View more
2022-05-16Paheja Siririka The rate of infection has risen sharply over the last 29-days, recording a three-fold increase in the weekly positivity rate, from 2.1% (in the week commencing 11 April) to 7.5% as of 11 May 2022 while the vaccination rate remains low. View more
2022-05-17Paheja Siririka By 28 February 2022, a total of 433 398 people, aged 18 years and older, received one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, representing 29.4% of the target population. View more
2022-05-18Paheja Siririka Namibia disposed of about 318 000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines worth more than N$26 million as they have reached their expiry date. View more
2022-05-27Paheja Siririka Local diverse choir, the Collective Singers, is hosting shows to raise N$1 million to take part in World Choral Expo, slated for 3 to 7 September 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal. View more
2022-05-31Paheja Siririka Students Union of Namibia’s president Bernard Kavau questioned why institutions only solve or address issues when radical interventions are taken against their incompetence. He was mulling this at a planned demonstration of students who assembled at Zoo Park yesterday morning. View more
2022-05-31Paheja Siririka Political leaders have expressed their shock at the latest fuel price increase announced by the ministry of energy yesterday. View more
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