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In May 2019, Saima Mushimba was arrested at the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital. She had impersonated herself as a medical intern who studied in Russia and was stationed at the hospital’s casualty ward.

Some civil servants would stop at nothing when given the opportunity to blow their horns, and they would sing like canaries at the drop of a hat. 

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NAMIBIA’S international hunting permits increased by more than 600 in 2023, according to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism’s official statistics.

Ombu cultural village remainsone of Namibia’s truly living Oveherero heritage sites, where the culture, history and ways of life of the Ovaherero people are on full display.

While female lawmakers in Namibia constitute 50% of the National Assembly and 14% of the National Council, the figures have not translated into tangible benefits for women and minority groups in general.

Members of Parliament have advised finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi to put on hold all controversial clauses in the Financial Institutions Markets Act (FIMA). These include the seemingly contentious pension preservation clause. 

Land reform minister Calle Schlettwein is a frustrated man. 

For Namibia to realise the Universal Health Coverage dream, it must continue prioritising investment in primary healthcare (PHC), which serves as the foundation of a comprehensive and responsive health system.

The only private hospital in Rundu is struggling to pay employees’ salaries on time.