Rudolf Gaiseb Landless People’s Movement member of parliament Dawid Eigub says old water and electrical infrastructure is falling apart, resulting in big revenue losses for local authorities. He said local authorities are stuck with aged infrastructure, such as worn-out pipes that are prone to frequent bursts and power lines, which are less operational due to...
Lahja Nashuuta The Ministry of Health and Social Services has confirmed that 15% of its 2025/26 budget, amounting to N$1.8 billion, has been set aside for the procurement of pharmaceuticals and clinical supplies. Health minister Esperance Luvindao told the National Assembly on Tuesday of her ministry’s decision to cut out middlemen and move towards direct...
Lahja Nashuuta The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has accused the Ministry of Health and Social Services of neglect and politicising a mobile clinic the party donated to the Grunau community, which has gone unused for more than four years. PDM secretary-general Manuel Ngarigombe told New Era the container clinic was formally handed to the ministry...
Heather Erdmann Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, has urged Namibians to treat every person as being vulnerable to suicide, saying prevention starts with compassion and vigilance. She made the remarks during the commemoration of this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day yesterday, observed under the theme “Changing the Narrative: Creating Hope Through Action.”...
Namibia has not had national cancer statistics since 2019, leaving the country without an updated picture of the disease’s impact, the chief executive officer of the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), Rolf Hansen, has said. Since 2019, CAN has not released an updated of the register, which Hansen attributed primarily to financial constraints. In an...
KEETMANSHOOP – //Kharas regional governor David Gertze says the tourism and agriculture industries are exceptionally well positioned to promote the expansion of local small and medium enterprises (SMEs). He made this statement while delivering remarks at a fundraising gala dinner for the 69th edition of the Keetmanshoop Agricultural, Industrial and Tourism Expo (Kaite) last weekend....
OTJIWARONGO – About 260 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in Otjozondjupa region will, from Monday, benefit from the government’s school feeding programme (SFP). This was announced at a meeting of government departmental heads hosted by Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture at Otjiwarongo on Tuesday. Head of the ECD rollout delegation, Theofilus...
Matheus David EENHANA – Three locations in Eenhana have been without a reliable water supply since 23 August this year due to a NamWater pipe burst that has disrupted daily life in the town. Eenhana mayor Omri-Onn Kavandje has however urged the community to remain calm, assuring residents NamWater, and the town council’s engineers and...
OPUWO – The Swapo Party has announced plans to retake control of the Khorixas Town Council and constituency office in the upcoming November Regional Council and Local Authority elections. The announcement follows the finalisation of the party’s candidate selection process in Kunene region. Julius Kaujova, Swapo’s regional coordinator for Kunene, told Nampa the party’s conferences...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Despite government efforts to implement land reform since independence, many generational farm dwellers and workers in Omaheke region, continue to face limited access to land. This was alluded to by people farming on the townlands of Gobabis, when they handed over a petition to Omaheke governor Pijoo Nganate recently. The landless...