Vaccination Campaign in Omaheke

The Ministry of Health and Social Services in the Omaheke Region and the World Health Organisation carried out a weeklong vaccination campaign on children under the age of five, concurrently with cervical cancer screening.  The outreach project mostly targeted rural dwellers. The African child vaccination week serves as a platform to raise awareness about the […]

Local Universities to Lead Agricultural Education and Research Conference

Three Namibian universities will lead the second Regional University Forum (RUFORUM) Triennial Conference that will tackle Agricultural Education and Research Ecosystems. The conference, which will attract more than 1,000 delegates from across the world, starts on Monday. The University of Namibia (UNAM), the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), and the International University of […]

UN to Convene Summit of the Future

The United Nations is set to convene the Summit of the Future, a high-level event bringing world leaders together to forge a more appropriate consensus on global cooperation. As facilitators of the upcoming summit, Namibia’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Peya Mushelenga and German Ambassador Thorsten Hutter are pushing for greater public awareness in […]

Otjozondjupa receives 268 applications for resettlement

The Otjozondjupa Region received 1,268 applications for resettlement purposes this year, of which only five were resettled. In his State of the Region Address, Governor James Uerikua says the demand for resettlement surpasses the supply. Agriculture is an economic strength of the Otjozondjupa, with 70% of the inhabitants directly or indirectly dependent on the sector, […]