October 10 marks World Mental Health Day, a global initiative focused on raising awareness of mental health issues and improving mental health care for all populations. To delve deeper into this topic, Milcah Negongo spoke with Sara Kapiye, Chief Human Capital Officer at the Development Bank of Namibia.
A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an unknown man wearing a mask on her way home from school on Friday, the Namibian Police Force in the Oshikoto Region reported. According to Oshikoto Regional Commander, Commissioner Theopoline Kalompo-Nashikaku, the incident was brought to the attention of the police on Tuesday. It happened on Friday around […]
Some residents of Katima Mulilo have expressed their dismay at the sudden price hike of the MTC recharge vouchers they buy from street vendors. They complain that the N$5 recharge voucher now sells for N$6, while N$10 recharge vouchers are now purchased at N$12. These changes have been in effect since Tuesday in most quarters […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT) has announced that it granted approval for the export of 42 live white rhinoceroses to the United States. The rhinos are privately owned and not government property, as only black rhinos are state-owned in Namibia. The Ministry emphasised that the sale adheres to Namibian law, which permits […]
As the world celebrates World Mental Health Day today, the Africa Centre for Disease Control, the International Council of Nurses (ICN), and the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) have launched a global campaign to call for more global attention on the mental health needs of health workers worldwide. The campaign seeks to amplify […]
