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he waiting wardfor expectant mothers at Eenhana has become overcrowded due an influx of pregnant women, which has outweighed its carrying capacity.

Michael Uerikua, a representative of the civil society organisation ‘Otjisuta Otjetu Oveni Association’, earlier this year presented a crucial document to the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD) outlining how the Reparatory Justice Commission could assist the Herero and Nama people during their negotiation talks with the German federal government.

The Popular Democratic Movement was dealt a hard blow by the High Court on Friday in its fight to get the court to set aside government’s decision to lease farms to a Russian billionaire. 

The Otjozondjupa region has the economic capacity to contribute to the national economy, and its current state of growth provides a solid foundation for future socioeconomic advancement

Indonesian ambassador to Namibia Wisnu Edi Pratignyo says trade relations between the two nations continue growing from strength to strength. 

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has deplored the challenging circumstances faced by the SADC region.

Urban families are increasingly finding themselves between rocks and hard places, grappling with a dire shortage of food supplies.

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula has pleaded with Namibians to break the culture of silence and seek help, as suicide is a major public health problem, with far-reaching social, emotional and economic consequences.

The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture’s Oshikoto director Aletta Eises has encouraged adults to go to school for their own benefit.

Mines and energy minister Tom Alweendo has told parliamentarians that Namibians must be cognisant of the risks when trying to increase government’s share in the oil and gas industry.