The challenges of a lack of aging ambulances in the Otjozondjupa Region are finally receiving attention. The region only has two functioning ambulances out of a fleet of six to transport patients to and from the district hospitals of Okahandja, Otjiwarongo, and Grootfontein. The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, acknowledged the […]
The Deputy Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture, Faustina Caley, says the release of more health professionals into the healthcare system is hoped to narrow the shortage of health workers in Namibia. She was speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Alba Chipamba Training Centre (ACTC) at Rundu. The ACTC hosted its second graduation ceremony, with […]
The Zambezi Health Directorate has urged expectant mothers in rural areas to make use of the maternity waiting shelter at the Katima Mulilo State Hospital. The shelter, funded by the Social Security Commission of Namibia, was inaugurated last year to accommodate expectant mothers from rural areas while waiting to deliver. Kachana Sikanda, a senior registered […]
The Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, is set to decide whether the amendments made to Recon Africa’s Environmental Clearance Certificate were lawful or not. This comes after concerned members of the public launched an appeal against the Environmental Commissioner’s decision to grant an amendment. The appellants argued that the Environmental Commissioner acted […]
Special Rapporteurs from the United Nations (UN) have confirmed that the participation rights of the Ovaherero and Nama people have been violated by the German and Namibian governments in terms of international law. The rapporteurs also urge the German government to grant reparations. The Nama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA) and the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA), […]
