Swapo Party MP, Iipumbu Shiimi, gave a report from the Standing Committee on the stakeholders’ interface and oversight workshop held in August, focusing on economy, industry, public administration and planning. The report consisted of recommendations to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and various public institutions on public service-related matters. One of the recommendations […]
The Ministry of Health in Zambia has announced the registration of a long-acting injectable antiretroviral for HIV prevention, known as Lenacapavir. Zambia’s Minister of Health, Elijah Muchima said the approval of lenacapavir reaffirms the government’s commitment to ending HIV as a public health threat by 2030 through the introduction of innovative and highly effective prevention […]
UNICEF, in partnership with the Oniipa Town Council and LIXIL/SATO, has begun rolling out basic sanitation facilities targeting households without improved sanitation infrastructure. The initiative is replacing concrete toilet pots with a climate-resilient option which is hygienic and easy to clean using low cost. The team was on the ground at the Okakwiyu location in […]
A new civic organisation called the Outjo Residents Association (ORA) was launched and is aiming to tackle local challenges like housing shortages, unemployment, and poor municipal services. While the group is not a political party, it will contest in the upcoming Regional Council and Local Authority Elections to give residents a stronger voice in local […]
The Kenyan and South African governments are engaging with Ukrainian authorities regarding their nationals who say they are trapped in Donbas and other regions. The two governments are calling for the return of their citizens who were allegedly illegally recruited to fight in the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict under the pretext of lucrative contracts. In a […]
The communities of Okathitu Kambanda, Embwa, and Oluteyi in the Omusati Region met the government halfway by raising funds to construct a 4-kilometre access road. The new road, located along the envisaged Epato-Ombathi gravel route, will link residents to nearby clinics, churches, and schools. For decades, villagers have struggled to access essential services as the […]
A joint operation by the police, Namibian Defence Force (NDF), fisheries officials and conservancies has led to the seizure of fish caught illegally in the Zambezi Region valued at over N$92,000. The operation was conducted in the Mutwalwizi area on October 16 and November 5, 2025. The confiscated fish stocks weighed 1,238 kilograms. The operation […]
Namibia must jealously guard its disease-free livestock zones to protect the country’s agricultural economy. This is the view of the Deputy Executive Director of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) Kingsley Kwenani. Speaking at an event, organised by a local commercial bank, Kwenani said conservation agriculture must remain at the center […]
