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Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said although sub-Saharan Africa as a whole has not experienced rapid rates decline of malaria to equal with the global progress, the SADC region has registered stronger progress in the prevention and control of malaria. 

Omunangeshefa a tseyika nawa monooli noongeshefa dhoositola ndhoka ha dhi landitha iitungithi, omalovu noshowo iinima oyindji ya yooloka monooli yoshilongo Wilhelm Lazarus  nedhina lya tseyika nawa moongeshefa dhe Apollo 11 okwa li a langekwa onga mwene gwomukunda gwaShikuku Olyomakaya gehuliloshiwike ndika.

Nurses and patients at Katutura State Hospital on Friday described President Hage Geingob’s surprise visit as a “shock” but said they knew something big was coming when they were asked to thoroughly clean the medical facility as early as 05h00.

NamWater CEO Abraham Nehemia has declared that with the recent good rainfall received in the three main supply dams feeding water to the central areas including Windhoek, Gobabis and Karirib - the drought experienced over the past few years is over for now.

Founding President Sam Nujoma has paid tribute to former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, who died last week Wednesday at the age of 100.

After the Hardap Dam level decreased, several faulty aspects needing attention in terms of rehabilitation were recently identified.

As Namibia joined the rest of the world to commemorate International Women’s Day, President Hage Geingob took the lead and lauded Namibian women for undertaking a courageous journey towards gender equality, urging more urgency and action.

Tributes poured in yesterday for Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the former United Nations secretary general who mediated Namibian independence from South Africa.  De Cuéllar, who died Wednesday at the age of 100, considered the 1990 independence of Namibia as his greatest accomplishment as secretary general. 

Police chief Sebastian Ndeitunga yesterday issued a stern warning to those taking part in tomorrow’s planned demonstrations to refrain from violence and causing public disorder. 

As a drought mitigation measure, the government is currently installing a hydroponic fodder production system at the Etunda Green Scheme project, which is planned to be completed end of March 2020.