More than 600 people remain stranded at the Katutura Youth Complex. Living in temporary tents, on dusty ground, and with little sign of a permanent solution. The residents were moved to the site during the Covid-19 pandemic, when government agencies identified the complex as a temporary shelter. What was intended to last only a few...
The living conditions at the Grootfontein single quarters has drawn wide-ranging criticism. The dwellings, located in the town’s Omulunga residential area, is described as overcrowded, filthy and stench-ridden. Amongst those irked by the poor sanitation and hygiene observed at the dwellings is Otjozondjupa governor John ||Khamuseb, who said it is unacceptable that there are still...
Adolf Kaure A proactive approach is needed to improve healthcare in the country. Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) systems analyst and programmer Meduletu Kamati said this during the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) Data Sparks Namibia workshop in Windhoek yesterday. MoHSS plans to upgrade their current manual format of data collection to Extract, Transform,...
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is on track with its preparations for the 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections, scheduled for 26 November. Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer, Peter Shaama, confirmed that ECN has made steady progress in executing its electoral calendar, with the arrival of ballot papers on Monday. During a press...
Taimi Haihambo Finance minister Ericah Shafudah has announced that Angolan street vendors who trade informally in Oshikango will soon receive trading permits to operate in Namibia. Speaking during a Swapo Party Youth League event on Saturday in Ondangwa, Shafudah said the measure will take effect this month and aims to bring order to informal cross-border...
Former First Lady and founder of the One Economy Foundation, Monica Geingos, has highlighted the potential of new long-acting HIV medicines to transform prevention efforts in Namibia, particularly among young women at high risk of infection. “We now have revolutionary long-acting medicines for HIV that are available, and which can absolutely transform the HIV response....
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has unveiled a comprehensive strategy to deliver sustainable and durable solutions to the water challenges currently affecting communities countrywide. The ministry’s Executive Director, Teofilus Nghitila, stated in a press release that the water crisis is particularly severe during the dry months of July to December, necessitating...
BEIJING – With the election of the country’s first female president and National Assembly speaker, Namibia is a shining example of women’s empowerment, leading the chart in Africa and eighth globally, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Trade, Jennely Matundu has said. Matundu made these remarks in Beijing, China, recently during the Global Leaders’ Meeting...
REHOBOTH – Rehoboth residents expressed frustration over poor health service delivery during an engagement with the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao, on Sunday. The meeting, organised by Hardap region Governor Riaan McNab and the minister’s office, served as a platform for residents to raise concerns about healthcare in Rehoboth. Community member...
NKURENKURU – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has firmly rejected calls for regional job preferences, stating that employment opportunities should be based on merit rather than geographical origin. The President’s remarks came during an engagement with Swapo youth in Nkurenkuru, Kavango West region, on Friday, where a young person raised concerns about outsiders taking job opportunities in...