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....
OPUWO – The Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force, Lieutenant-general Joseph Shikongo, on Monday launched Operation Katjavivi at Opuwo in Kunene region. The operation, which started last week and will run until the end of September aims to foster trust between law enforcement and communities, while enhancing safety and security in Kunene region and...
SWAKOPMUND – The destruction of declared chemical weapons stockpiles in 2023 marked a decisive milestone in global disarmament and reinforced the importance of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). This was said by Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Gaudentia Kröhne, at the official opening of the 2025 Integrated Advanced Course and Exercise on Assistance...
Zebaldt Ngaruka OKAKARARA – Pupils at Ludwig Ndinda Primary School, in Okakarara, will no longer have to sit on the floor, beer crates or on tables during lessons, as Anglo-American has donated new and refurbished chairs and tables to the school. The donation was handed over by Ambassadors for Good, Kakunauua Uazeua and Lot Nekwaya,...
OSHAKATI – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has allocated more than N$28 million to boost food security, enhance production and productivity, and build climate resilience among small-scale producers. This was said by the ministry’s spokesperson Simon Nghipandulwa on Monday during an oversight tour of programmes run under the ministry. These initiatives...
Lahja Nashuuta The Berseba Village Council has been operating without a strategic plan or annual operational plan since 2018. This has left its financial and operational management at serious risk, according to a report by the Office of the Auditor-General. Auditors revealed that the council does not have a documented plan to guide its operations,...