President Nangolo Mbumba has said Namibia is positioning itself as a global leader in the green hydrogen industry. He was speaking at the high-level business breakfast with the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday. He emphasised the country’s commitment to promoting trade, investment and sustainable development. Mbumba said Namibia is endowed with immense renewable...
A reinvigorated United Democratic Front is preparing to launch its manifesto this weekend in Otjiwarongo. The main event is on Saturday. Party leader Hendrik Gaobaeb is expected to address the crowd. Party secretary for information Mabasen Narib said the manifesto will reflect UDF’s commitment to Namibian citizens’ social and economic development. “The UDF party has been...
RUNDU – The Rundu Vocational Training Centre on Tuesday capped 266 graduates equipped with various skills required to power the country’s development agenda. The training institution offers training in different technical trades on a part-time and full-time basis. These include auto electric and auto mechanic, which has now been merged into mechatronics; general electric; bricklaying/plastering;...
GOBABIS – The Omaheke Regional Council has set plans in motion to establish the region’s first fully-fledged agricultural college. If it comes to fruition, the college will endeavour to among others address acute food shortage and cases of malnutrition. The plan is to set up the college at Farm du Plessis in the region’s Okorukambe...
The health ministry has commissioned the 12-bed dialysis unit at Oshakati Intermediate Hospital last week. The unit offers a place for patients with kidney problems to receive life-saving treatment and can thereafter live a normal life. Speaking during the commissioning, health minister Kalumbi Shangula said the government spent more than N$100 million annually to refer...
Due to the mushrooming and oversupply of midwifery educational institutions in Namibia, the Health Professions Council of Namibia (HPCN) has decided to reduce the number of nursing student intakes. In a recent directive that has been received with mixed reactions, the HPCN stated that the number of nursing and midwifery students has surpassed the capacities...
OSHAKATI – The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism is expected to commemorate Arbor Day at Onawa in Oshakati next Friday. A statement issued yesterday by ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said, this year, the ministry in collaboration with the Oshakati Town Council and the Oshana Regional Council will be hosting the official Arbor Day event...
GOBABIS – Omaheke Regional Council chairperson wants Buitepos settlement to be upgraded to a town. Ignatius Kariseb, who is the regional councillor for the Kalahari constituency, made the call during a recent council meeting at Gobabis and said such a move will pave the way for much-needed development at the settlement and attract investors that...
OTJIWARONGO – The Otjozondjupa Regional Council on Tuesday signed 20 contractual agreements with private companies and individual truck owners to assist in distributing food under the government’s drought relief food programme. Otjozondjupa Regional Council chairperson Marlayn Mbakera signed the agreements on behalf of the regional council. She said the council’s disaster risk management committee is...
Dr David N Emvula In recent months, a troubling trend has emerged at our Windhoek state hospitals. Teenage pregnancies are on the rise, igniting a wave of concern among healthcare workers. This increase has prompted calls for a renewed focus on prevention, education and support systems. A growing issue Data from the United Nations Population...