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...
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...
The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has called for an urgent review of Namibia’s land reform programme, arguing that the current system disadvantages thousands of residents living in informal settlements. This was said by LPM Member of Parliament, Utaara Mootu, during a recent rally held in Mariental over the weekend. She told supporters that despite the...
Adolf Kaure Popular Democratic Movement’s (PDM) Katutura Central candidate for the upcoming Local Authority and Regional Council elections, Rodman Vezemba Katjaimo said that he aims to do more for the constituency’s residents if voted for another term. This comes after the Katutura Central councillor held a campaign for the upcoming elections on Saturday. He underscored...
ENGELA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged Swapo Party members to secure a win for the party in the upcoming November 2025 elections. The president made these remarks during a Swapo Party rally at Eemwandi Domission in the Engela constituency. She emphasised the need to maintain strong coordination to ensure efficient service delivery through her...