Residents of the Tsandi Constituency commemorated the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons at Ongongolwa Primary School at Iikokola Village in the Omusati Region. The day raises awareness about trafficking in persons and the protection of victims’s rights. Tsandi Constituency this year recorded five cases of gender-based violence, calling for education awareness to combat social […]
The Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Ministry has served 8,228 people in the Kavango East Region in the recently concluded, six-month mass outreach campaign. The outreach programme served to bring services closer to citizens in remote areas. Control Administration Officer in the Directorate of Home Affairs in Kavango East, Hausiku Hamutenya, says many people […]
The Ministries of Education, Arts, and Culture and that of Sports, Youth, and National Service have launched the Integrated Physical Education and School Sports Policy (IPESS), 2023–2030. In February 2017, the two ministries signed a Terms of Reference on the implementation of the programme, which aims to remove the barriers that prevent the establishment of […]
The Welwitschia Private Hospital has inaugurated a N$16 million paediatric ward to accommodate the high demand for beds. The capacity of the paediatric ward at Welwitschia Private Hospital has increased from 11 to 19 beds. With the upgrade, the hospital recruited an additional eight nurses. The Erongo Governor, Neville Andre, and Walvis Bay Mayor, Trevino […]
The Second Chance Foundation launched its Crime Prevention Campaign in Oshakati, Oshana Region. The campaign aims to reintegrate ex-convicts and raise awareness, advocate, and educate the public, particularly the youth, about crime prevention. The founder of the foundation, Penny Jonas, says when inmates are released from correctional facilities, they struggle to get jobs and have […]
The Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat and key stakeholders are working towards promoting compliance and increasing the visibility of law enforcement along the corridor to deter unlawful behaviours and ensure a safe transit environment for all, amongst other objectives. Speaking during the joint law enforcement operation at Gobabis in the Omaheke Region, the Deputy Director for […]
The Windhoek-Hosea Kutako International Airport road has also been named the ‘Dr. Hage Geingob Freeway’. President Nangolo Mbumba said the late Dr. Geingob has left behind a rich and proud legacy. He said the road will stand as a testimony to the late’s belief in nationhood, his message of unity, ideas of accountability and transparency, […]
Six months after the death of President Hage Geingob, who would have celebrated his 83rd birthday today, Namibians gathered at Heroes’ Acre for a remembrance ceremony. Dr. Geingob, Namibia’s third president, died on February 4th this year. President Nangolo Mbumba, former First Lady Monica Geingos, and Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi, […]
Today marks six months since the passing of President Hage Geingob and would have been his 83rd birthday. In honour of his memory, a Remembrance Ceremony will be held at Heroes’ Acre, officiated by President Nangolo Mbumba. Geingob died on February 4 at the age of 82 in a Windhoek hospital. He was Namibia’s third president. […]
Two young activists, Armando Pieters and Shonena Nathanael, stormed into the chambers of the City of Windhoek on Wednesday to express their mounting frustrations over what they call “unresolved grievances.” Armando Pieters, a young activist who initiated a community clean-up campaign and met the late President Hage Geingob at the age of 12, has a […]
