SWAKOPMUND – Coastal residents no longer need to travel to Windhoek for breast cancer screening and treatment – thanks to a new specialised clinic that has opened at the Swakopmund State Hospital. The move is expected to ease financial burdens on patients and improve access to timely care. The Swakopmund Breast Clinic was officially inaugurated...
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Low turnout at Grootfontein by-election
GROOTFONTEIN – Presiding officers of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) at various polling stations at Grootfontein all voiced great satisfaction with the ordinated manner and procedural maturity in which yesterday’s by-elections were conducted. All polling stations, including mobile ones, opened to the public at 7h00. No technical hiccups were observed or reported throughout the...
Residents want election promises fulfilled
GROOTFONTEIN – Grootfontein residents said they are growing tired of unfulfilled election promises and are hoping that those being elected to office will not only pay lip service but embark upon delivering tangible change. These were their mixed demands, aspirations and frustrations expressed after casting their votes in yesterday’s by-election across various polling stations in...
African parliaments urged to embrace digital shift
SWAKOPMUND – Africa’s parliaments must embrace digital transformation to avoid falling behind in advancing democracy, transparency and governance. This was the message from Speaker of Parliament Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila at the official opening of the 22nd Annual Conference of the Association of Parliamentary Libraries of Eastern and Southern Africa (APLESA) underway in Swakopmund. The conference, which...
Late drought subsidies an ‘incomplete form’ issue
Rudolf Gaiseb Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said delays occur in the issuance of farmers’ drought relief subsidies when application forms submitted are incomplete. He said this happens frequently, while others are filled with incorrect information. “These are then returned to the respective offices for correction before being forwarded to the ministry’s head office in Windhoek...
Commonwealth prioritises economic growth
Linea Dishena The Commonwealth Secretariat’s Senior Director of Economic, Youth and Sustainable Development, Ruth Kattumuri, has urged member states to translate shared values into strategies for inclusive, sustainable economic growth through trade and investment, thereby harnessing their demographic dividend. Kattumuri made the call in her keynote address at the opening of the Commonwealth Senior Trade...
Mother of six languishes in poverty
John Muyamba Paulus Shiku RUNDU – Cecilia Kamwanga (30) from Rundu’s Sikanduko informal settlement has been relying on leftovers to feed her six children for years. What is more, her health does not allow her to do domestic work. She has had caesarean sections for the births of all her six children, including two sets...
Mathe calls for innovative approach to digitalisation
RUNDU – The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) Executive Director (ED) Audrin Mathe said building effective communication capacity requires investment in both people and systems across multiple dimensions. He made these remarks while officiating an engagement with communication officers from various ministries, State-owned enterprises and local authorities in Rundu on Tuesday. He said...
Cholera hits Opuwo …ministry calls for calmness, vigilance
Auleria Wakudumo The Ministry of Health and Social Services has urged the public not to panic in light of the news of a cholera outbreak in the Kunene region. Instead, the ministry has said, the public should practice vigilance and take the necessary precautionary measures to prevent the disease. This follows the confirmation of a...
All systems go for Kunene by-election
Lahja Nashuuta Loide Jason Voters in the Kunene region are amongst those who will cast their votes today in a by-election to elect a new regional councillor. The two constituencies being contested are Sesfontein and Kamanjab. The vacancy in Sesfontein constituency was created after former United Democratic Front (UDF) councillor Nico Somaeb left the post...









