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Ministry addressing ambulance shortage 

OTJIWARONGO – The Ministry of Health and Social Services has pledged to resolve the critical shortage of ambulances in Otjozondjupa and other regions this year. Otjozondjupa regional health director Gebhardo Timotheus said on Wednesday, the shortage of ambulances in his region is still a major concern, having reached crisis levels in April 2024. The region...

Geingob museum unveiled 
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Geingob museum unveiled 

Former first lady Monica Geingos unveiled late President Hage Geingob’s vision for a presidential centre, an institution to house the legacy of Namibian leadership and governance. She revealed this during a remembrance event at State House on Tuesday, held in Geingob’s honour.  It was the late statesman’s aspiration to establish the Dr Hage Geingob Presidential...

Kambashu Institute: Empowering communities to grow own food
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Kambashu Institute: Empowering communities to grow own food

Limba Mupetami Kavetja Ngaizuvare In the informal settlements of Windhoek, where clean water and food access are limited, the Kambashu Institute is making a difference by helping residents grow their own food using grey water.  The institute is funded by a private German foundation through the World Future Council, and is located at the Katutura...

Know Your Civil Servant – A man of many hats 
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Know Your Civil Servant – A man of many hats 

Lahja Nashuuta  A typical day for a school principal is more than sitting in an office, answering phone calls or doling out discipline for problematic students.  Martin Shikalepo is committed to providing quality inclusive education to a Namibian child. He is the principal of Shoopala Combined School (CS) in the Ruacana Circuit, Omusati region.  Shoopala...

Mbumba blows executive horn …sends Nujoma well-wishes …tells colleagues to go home gracefully
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Mbumba blows executive horn …sends Nujoma well-wishes …tells colleagues to go home gracefully

President Nangolo Mbumba reflected on Cabinet decisions made in 2024, urging politicians that these must lead to economic growth, employment-creation and poverty eradication for all citizens, including the youth. Yesterday, he presided over the first Cabinet meeting for 2025, and highlighted the importance of ethical leadership, transparency and effective governance. Heaping praise on his executive...

Nkurenkuru hospital still on cards
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Nkurenkuru hospital still on cards

Paulina Ndalikokule Stefanus Nambara NKURENKURU – The health ministry is mobilising resources for the construction of the long-awaited Nkurenkuru District Hospital during the 2025/2026 to 2028/2029 financial years. The hospital is included in the ministry’s broader health system plan, which will be executed in phases over a five-year period. This was revealed by the ministry’s...

Namibia, others unite against Israel
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Namibia, others unite against Israel

WALVIS BAY – Nine countries have launched a coalition and announced joint legal, economic and diplomatic actions against Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories. The Hague Group, consisting of Belize, Bolivia, Cuba, Colombia, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, has pledged bold measures against Israel’s occupation of Palestine, including blocking arms...

City flash flood claims octogenarian’s life
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City flash flood claims octogenarian’s life

Rudolf Gaiseb The body of 87-year-old Theodor Volker was retrieved on Tuesday night from a riverbed in Dorado Park. It is alleged that on the same day at approximately 15h37, a small hatchback vehicle with driver Volker and two women, aged 47 and 49, was swept away by strong flash floods. “The driver was on...