During the festive season, visitors and locals from across the country make use of recreational parks to enjoy the outdoor activities with family and friends. The City of Windhoek is making sure that the parks infrastructure is in good condition and well maintained during the festive season. The Goreangab and Platjies Brakewater recreational parks are […]
The Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Ministry has acquired critical livestock handling infrastructure to improve the beef value chain in the northern communal areas. The equipment, acquired at a stated cost of N$2.2 million, was acquired through the livestock support program under the Eleventh European Development Fund. The mobile livestock handling facilities include a five-cattle […]
The poultry industry has had a great deal to do with addressing unemployment in Namibia. The Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, remarked this when she consulted with stakeholders in that sector on the opportunities and challenges to its expected growth and development. Iipumbu highlighted the role of poultry farming as a viable investment. […]
Zambezi Region has the lowest number of people who know their HIV status. The region’s governor Lawrence Sampofu said this is a matter of grave concern. Sampofu made the remarks in a speech read on his behalf at the commemoration of the World AIDS Day held at Makanga Village. Interventions by the Ministry of Health […]
13 children are on record having committed suicide over the past year. This and the alarming rate of suicide among men are among the top concerns of the |Khomas Suicide Prevention Taskforce. A deeply concerning issue affecting Namibia is the rising rate of suicide among men. Statistics reveal that men in Namibia are far more […]
The inspection process of material used in the National Assembly Elections kicked off at the Electoral Commission of Namibia headquarters in Windhoek this morning. The inspection comes after an Electoral Court ruling, ordering that the material be inspected over a period of two days that is the 18th and 19th of December. The Electoral Court […]
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the welfare of men and women in uniform should not be neglected. Dr. Nandi-Ndaitwah was speaking at the inauguration of the Kunene Regional Police Headquarters in Opuwo. The Kunene Police Regional Headquarters in Opuwo was constructed at a cost of over N$100 million. The building includes the administration block with […]
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has launched a new assessment report examining the interconnections among biodiversity, food, water, health, and climate change. The report calls for urgent, integrated, and cross-sectoral action. The assessment report was aimed at providing decision-makers with a comprehensive scientific analysis of these complex linkages. It also […]
Namibia and Cuba have agreed to establish an Inter-Governmental Commission for Bilateral Cooperation. Namibia’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Peya Mushelenga, and Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Oscar Perez-Oliva, signed the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the two governments. The signing of the Inter-Governmental Commission for Bilateral Cooperation agreement was […]
