Eleven medical doctors from the private sector will provide pro bono health services at the Katutura Health Centre in Windhoek as of yesterday. The Ministry of Health and Social Services on Monday welcomed the doctors, who will assist at the health centre between 17h00 and 23h00, seven days a week, as part of its decongestion...
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Governor partners to uplift Mariental’s Withuis kindergarten
Charmaine Boois MARIENTAL – Hardap governor Riaan McNab, now former, partnered with Teviva Trading CC to expand the Hardap //Uib Kindergarten situated in the Withuis informal settlement on the outskirts of Mariental, and officially handed it over to its founder, Lena Garoes, on Monday. In his remarks during the handover, McNab emphasised the importance of...
SPYL secretary guns for Ndonga Linena
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – The secretary of the Swapo Party Youth League in Kavango East Anselm Marungu is set to contest the position of regional councillor for the Ndonga Linena constituency. Marungu will compete against the incumbent councillor Michael Kampota and former regional coordinator Marceline Kahare at the upcoming elective district conference, pending the outcome...
Windhoek awaits 21 Brigade sports galore
OPUWO – The 21 Motorised Infantry Brigade, responsible for defending the central areas of Namibia, will host its first annual edition of a football, netball, and volleyball tournament at the Khomasdal Stadium in Windhoek this weekend. According to the tournament organiser, Gift Simasiku Njenjema, the event will be organised to give back to the community....
Personality of the week – Uirab’s journey from after-school hobby to national stage
Hilma Nalupe Ronaldo Uirab’s journey into the world of tennis began with a simple after-school programme called Bernard Nord Camp (BNC) and has since turned into a story of passion and perseverance. Born and raised in the capital city, Windhoek, Uirab describes himself as a people’s person who enjoys lending a helping hand wherever he...
Elikwamo lyomakona kono gokusinga kavagahagekesere siruwo sosisupi moKaribib
Rudolf Gaiseb Evango lyaNaTIS moKaribib ngesi kuna kara nelikwamo lyokuliwapayika, omu vana kulindindira vakamane kuliwapayika mokatji kokwedi kwaSiwogedi. Ministeli zougendero kaziyinkondopekere asi makona kono gokutjanga kapi gana yigumu yangesi, mevango olyo lyaKaribibi siruwo nasinye oso vana kuwapayika, ano kusingako nye kwene vanakuhagekesa. Apa nye kahuyungire sivike sina puko mombongarero zanavenye, ministera Veikko Nekundi katente asi, ...
‘Put children at heart of climate action’
Moses Magadza CAPE TOWN – A SADC regional seminar on children’s rights and climate change got underway in Cape Town yesterday, with Botswana’s Deputy Speaker Helen Manyeneng challenging SADC parliamentarians to reimagine climate governance. This, Manyeneng said, can be achieved through the eyes of the region’s most vulnerable – its children. Speaking at the opening...
The legalization of cannabis is a policy issue- State
Iuze Mukube The country has witnessed protest marches, hunger strikes and public declarations, all calling for the reform of what many have come to know as Namibia’s draconian anti-cannabis laws. These actions, often with the Ganja Users of Namibia (GUN) at the forefront, reflect growing frustration over the current legislation on cannabis, which has been...
Uis set to become town council
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – The Erongo Regional Council has confirmed that the settlement of Uis is in the final stages of being proclaimed a town council. This marks a significant milestone in the development of the former mining hub located in the Daures constituency. This was revealed by the chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council,...
NGOs urge end to US backed Gaza aid system
JERUSALEM – A group of 169 aid organisations called for an end to a US- and Israeli-backed aid distribution scheme in Gaza after repeated reports of people being killed while seeking rations. The NGOs urged a return to the UN-led aid mechanism that existed in the war-torn territory until March, when Israel imposed a full...