Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, has urged Namibians to protect themselves by getting tested for COVID-19 and to ensure that they get vaccinated. Briefing Nampa on the current COVID-19 status, Shangula said the situation is being monitored and is stable, although there has been an increase in COVID-19 cases. Shangula, says […]

A mother from Noordoewer settlement in the ||Kharas Region gave birth to a set of co-joined twins at the Keetmanshoop State Hospital. Medical workers told nbc News that the twins were co-joined at the chest and abdomen.  They described the twins’ medical condition as stable.  The twins were transported to Windhoek on Friday for further […]

The Namibian Police did not show up on Friday for the NIMT Northern Campus employees’ demonstration in Tsumeb. However, this did not stop the employees from marching to NIMT to hand over their petition in relation to their unpaid December salaries. The NIMT Northern Campus employees who had planned to demonstrate from the UN Park […]

The National Youth Service has reiterated that the organization did not withhold the guards’ salaries deliberately as alleged. This follows a demonstration by the NYS guards earlier this week demanding full salary payment. In a media statement, the NYS said the salaries were paid upon receipt of payment of invoices by the client as NYS […]

Flood victim Sondag |Hobexab is finally buried at the Epako Cemetery. Sondag died in December after being swept away by heavy rains while sleeping under a bridge in the capital. The mood at the funeral service was somber as Sondag’s mother, siblings and mourners paid their final respects. Sondag has been living on the streets […]

With an all-hands-on-deck approach to improve academic performance, the Omaheke Region has embarked on a series of regional consultation sessions aimed specifically at improving academic results among Grade 11 and Advanced Subsidiary level learners. The two-day engagement is led by the Acting Regional Education Director, Constance Wantenaar joined by circuit inspectors and all school principals […]

Fifty-four underprivileged children at Rundu received shoes, school bags and stationary donated by Zealous Tutorial Institution. The Institution’s principal says it’s part of their Corporate Social Responsibility to plough back into the community in which they operate. He said knowing how it feels to have nothing and walking barefoot to school was one of the […]