SADC Ministers concerned about delays in construction of the Trans-Kalahari Railway

SADC Ministers have expressed concern over the delay in the construction of the Trans-Kalahari Railway connecting Namibia and Botswana. Ministers expressed these concerns at the ministerial meeting held in Windhoek. This regional project, expected to provide a direct connection to Walvis Bay for landlocked Botswana, seems to have been stalled. “Trade is hampered, economic growth […]

Namibia invited to partner with Zimbabwe and erect a monument at Museum of African Liberation

Namibia has been invited to partner with Zimbabwe and erect a monument at the complex where the Museum of African Liberation is being constructed in Zimbabwe. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s special envoy, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, delivered a letter in this regard to President Hage Geingob at State House. The Museum of African Liberation, a brainchild of the […]

MoHSS aims to take healthcare services closer to rural communities

Namibia’s Health and Social Services Minister, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, says his ministry means to take healthcare services closer to rural communities through tailored resources. In the Ohangwena Region, Dr Kalumbi Shangula opened a comprehensive community-based health-service facility near the Oshikango border. For too long, people at the Oshikango border crossing received healthcare treatment under trees. […]

Namibia commemorates World AIDS Day

Although Namibia has made great strides in the fight against HIV and AIDS, the epidemic continues to rob the country of much-needed human capital and compromise socio-economic progress. This is President Hage Geingob’s message, as Namibia joins the commemoration of World AIDS Day. Dr Geingob is equally concerned about the stigmatization of those infected with […]

Churches called to organize themselves

The Minister in the Presidency, Christine ||Hoëbes has called on churches to organize themselves, saying they have a role to play in influencing government policies that deal with fighting social ills and unethical behavior. ||Hoëbes made the call at the Ethical Human Rights Conference, organized by the Christian Coalition of Churches. ||Hoëbes says just as […]

CoW to elect new political leadership this afternoon

The City of Windhoek Council is expected to elect new political leadership at 14:30 this afternoon. The city is being led by a coalition, with Landless People’s Movement (LPM) councilor Sade Gawa!Nas as mayor, who took over from Affirmative Repositioning Movement councilor Dr Job Amupanda. The coalition had elected Independent Patriots for Change Councillor, Ndeshihafela […]