Women’s rights organisation, Sister Namibia, has launched SisterPADS to alleviate the discomfort some girls experience during their menstruation periods without a sanitary pad, forcing them to miss school every month. Made by hand in Namibia, the SisterPAD includes an outer cotton casing with wings that attach to the underwear and to which the pad is […]
A group of women believe sourcing alternative building materials such as precast concrete panels could be the solution to reducing the ever increasing rental and purchase prices of houses. Rockville Innovative Builders based in Windhoek’s Goreangab area say prices are determined by cost of construction inputs.
The Deputy Prime Minister wants the town council of Helao Nafidi to promote projects that will create jobs and revitalize the towns degrading economy. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah made the remarks when she officially opened the 12th Helao Nafidi Business Expo over the weekend.
Breast cancer remains the leading cancer among women in Namibia, followed by cervical while prostate cancer is the highest in men. This information was revealed at 5th Annual Ongwediva Medipark breast, cervical and prostate cancer awareness campaign at Omuthiya in the Oshikoto region.
The Sudanese government has called on African members to quit the International Criminal Court.
The Otavi Town Council in the Otjozondjupa region has handed over 120 residential plots to the B2Gold Mine. The plots are for mine workers in the low income categories to build houses.
The Keetmanshoop municipality has entered into a private public partnership with three local developers to construct low cost housing. The project is expected to close the backlog on housing at the southern town.
The Harambee Prosperity Plan spells out improving agricultural output in communal areas to support Government efforts to ensure food security at household levels. That is exactly what a family of four at farm Constantia near Blouwes settlement in the //Karas region is doing. Moses Frederick Jacobs says he started the garden with his late father […]
By: Lesley Tjiueza Sackie Shikukutu missed out on a chance to claim the vacant WBA Pan African welterweight title in Johannesburg on Saturday night when he lost on points to Chris van Heerden. Shikukutu started and progressed very well until he picked up a cut in round number six, but he produced a stern display […]
