She lived in hiding because of shame, lost her self-identity and faced humiliation. This was once the life of Joaquina Macana, a patient diagnosed with Ameloblastoma, a cancerous tumor in the lower jaw, which caused extreme deformation on her face.
The Namibian-German Special Initiative Project has come to an end. This was announced during the handover of their last project in the Ovitoto constituency.
A HIV activist is advocating for a mindset change by Namibians. Immanuel Sheefeni who has been living with HIV since 2014 has devoted his life to helping those diagnosed with the virus.
The Deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Ester Anna Nghipondoka believes education is the primary mechanism for growing human resources and accumulating human capital.
The University of Namibia would from next year on introduce a dentistry course as part of its offerings at the health and applied sciences campus.
Business people in the northern part of the country are worried about the possibility of money laundering practiced by Chinese who are avoiding paying tax. This concern was expressed at a business engagement meeting with Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein at Ongwediva.
The //Karas regional executive committee of the SWAPO Party has endorsed President Hage Geingob as its sole candidate for the party’s presidency.
The Deputy Minister of Works and Transport, James Sankwasa urges residents of the Zambezi Region to stop rejecting development. Sankwasa urged the community of Kabbe North constituency to allow the construction of the Nakabolelewa/Kasika road saying it would bring development to them.
The SI Gobs Senior Secondary School in the Erongo Region held several events to raise funds for the renovation of its hostel block, buy a school bus and upgrade its sport fields. The four-day fundraising event also coincided with the schools 30th anniversary and reunion gala dinner, all celebrated under the theme ‘Refining our Focus’.
Rural communities in the flood plains of the Zambezi Region’s Kabbe North Constituency will soon have a new road. The road will lead from Nakabolelwa, up to Kasika settlement.
