One of Namibia’s long serving and outstanding private medical doctors, Dr Kenneth Abrahams has died. Dr Abrahams died yesterday at his residence in Windhoek at the age of 81.
The woman who was found dead in the early hours of Tuesday behind the single quarter’s Engen service station has been identified as Lucille Lorraine Fredericks. Deputy Commissioner Edwin Kanguatjivi confirmed this to NBC news this afternoon.
Aid agencies are withdrawing staff from South Sudan’s Upper Nile region. That follows the killing of three aid workers last week. At least 82 humanitarian staff have been killed in South Sudan since civil war broke out in December 2013.
President Hage Geingob says Namibia’s economic growth would require skilled personnel. The Head of State wants institutions of higher learning to equip students with qualifications that are tailor-made for the job market. President Geingob was speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Namibia University of Science and Technology in the capital on Thursday.
The Namibia Red-Cross Society has distributed non-food items to flood victims relocated to Namalubi Camp B in the Zambezi Region. The items include water containers, mosquito bed nets as well as water purifying tablets.
The Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare Ministry is assessing the effectiveness of the Food Bank pilot project, to chart the way forward in rolling-out the project to all 14 regions. The project currently operates in seven constituencies of the Khomas Region – benefiting close to 19 000 households.
Ongwediva Medipark has become the first private hospital in the country to be accredited as a teaching hospital where hundreds of student doctors, nurses as well as pharmacists will get practical training in their specialised fields. The accreditation ceremony also saw a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2014 by the University of Namibia and Medipark […]
Football was the overall winner at the just-concluded edition of the Namibian Newspaper Cup, which took place at Swakopmund. The popular tournament brought together 13 regional teams to fight for bragging rights, exposure and much more. After four days of action at the Vineta Sports grounds, Otjozondjupa Region and hosts Erongo emerged as the finalists. […]
The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture is currently conducting research on whether to either reduce or increase the academic intervals for schools. The Minister, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa said the government is considering whether to introduce a quarter academic year or even a two semester system.
The Directorate of Disability Affairs in the Office of the Vice President received a donation of 20 wheelchairs worth more than N$100 000. The Mayor of Smallingerland Municipality in the Netherlands, Tjeered Van Bekkum, handed over the donation.
