Fighting crime through stronger collaboration with communities and law enforcement is among the short-term priorities that newly-elected Windhoek East councillor Jochen Traut has set for his tenure. Speaking to this publication earlier this week, the former Namibia Football Association (NFA) secretary general said the rising levels of crime across the city remain one of his...
Minister of Health Dr Esperance Luvindao, yesterday officially inaugurated a new board for the National Institute of Pathology (NIP), appointing a team tasked with steering the institution for the next three years. The newly appointed team includes, Stephanie Viljoen, who is the chairperson, with Lucia Kazetjikuria serving as vice-chairperson. Other members include Helvi Haludilu and...
Evangio eli ava tjangurura asi lyokukondja ntani kupitamo noudigu, vantu wongandi vana kara asi awo kwatunga mosira sokudanena maudano gumwe gwawo kwatjanga nye eyi ana kurugana ntani ana kara nokakunino gona posiruwo sooso. Ogu nye anatungu motente zokutavauka ntani zokuwora, vantu ava vatunga kosira oso moKhomasdal, ava vatwreko sioruwo sina gwahomokere mukisi goCovid-19, kwareta nye...
Heavy rains and strong winds have dealt a significant blow to agricultural production in Kavango East, with approximately 200 tonnes of maize destroyed at the government’s Uvhungu-vhungu irrigation farm last week. Pontianus Kashokora, a senior worker at the farm, told this publication that the incident occurred after persistent rain covered most parts of the land,...
In a place often defined by struggle and desperation, a small community at Khomasdal Stadium is quietly rewriting its story one vegetable garden at a time. Among worn and torn tents and harsher living conditions, residents of the Khomasdal Stadium, who were moved there during the peak of the Covid-19 virus, have turned their struggle...
Following the Regional and Local Authorities elections, councillors across Namibia have taken office, including those in the Khomas region, the country’s most populous region and home to the capital, Windhoek. Khomas comprises 10 constituencies John Pandeni, Katutura Central, Katutura East, Khomasdal, Moses //Garoëb, Samora Machel, Tobias Hainyeko, Windhoek West, Windhoek East and Windhoek Rural. The...
The government has not identified which health services will be offered by public hospitals and which will fall under private healthcare. This comes after the Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare visited the Katutura and Central Hospital in the capital to assess the readiness of public health facilities ahead of the planned policy shift requiring senior government...
Efforts to strengthen Namibia’s public healthcare system ahead of the ‘Vision April 2026’ initiative have received a major boost, with state hospitals acquiring advanced diagnostic equipment worth millions of dollars, including high-tech CT scanners. Earlier this year, government directed civil servants, including senior officials and politicians, to use public healthcare facilities instead of private hospitals....
At a dusty open space near Wernhil Bridge in Windhoek, where taxis hoot and commuters move in a constant rush, a group of car washers quietly go about their work, scrubbing, rinsing and hoping the next vehicle will stop. For Edward Nashinge, who has worked at the spot for over a decade, the routine has...
What started as a dream has now transitioned to a community-driven solution aimed at restoring dignity and improving public health in the two Kavango regions. According to the founder of Flushh, the idea of mobile toilets was born from experience rather than market theory. The company’s founder, Kaveto Tjatjara, recalls a defining moment a year...