Author: Paheja Siririka (Paheja Siririka)

Hunger and poverty have pushed a destitute Ovatjimba family in Otjikojo, a village some 25km west of Okangwati in the Kunene region, into scavenging for goat skins to feed themselves. 

Trade minister Lucia Iipumbu has condemned voices claiming there were no proper consultations conducted on the Namibia Investment Promotion and Facilitation Bill (NIPFB). She has described the proposed updated investment legislation as crucial to resuscitate an ailing economy. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.