The Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ben Nangombe, urged nurses to carry out their work with love, diligence, and care. Ben Nangombe made the appeal during an early International Nurses Day celebration in the capital. Nangombe says the day provides an opportunity for nurses to reflect on how to positively […]
61 learners with special educational needs graduated from the National Institute of Educational Development (NIED) with basic vocational skills such as fashion and design. NIED was established in 2012, and this is its first graduation ceremony for basic pre-vocational skills. Learners are from special schools across the country, including Eros Girls School and Eluwa Special […]
Residents of the Omaheke Region who attended the Delimitation and Demarcation Commission consultations have suggested several boundaries to the commission. The commission is in the Omaheke Region to assess the boundaries of the region and its constituencies. The Chairperson of the Commission, Acting Judge Petrus Unengu, explained that the consultations were critical to assisting the […]
The Chairperson of the Bernafay Community Cooperative, Johannes Jossob, is pleased with the effort and commitment made by the government to assist resettled communities to be productive. One such community is resettled at Farm Bernafay in the Mariental Rural constituency. The government resettled 14 households at Farm Bernafay in 2002 with the idea of venturing […]
The Media Ombudsman and other stakeholders hosted a media and elections monitoring tool validation workshop in Windhoek on Tuesday. The one-day workshop was aimed at drawing input on the media monitoring tool, which will be used to gauge the media’s performance in the coverage of all election-related activities. Journalists and media outlets are reminded of […]
Commemoration ceremonies to mark 109 years of the battle of Sam !Khubis are underway in Rehoboth and its surroundings. People of Rehoboth annually come together to commemorate events of May 8, 1915, when an under-siege Baster community fought German colonial troops and prayed for divine intervention to be saved from possible extermination. During today’s events […]
President Nangolo Mbumba will attend the Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, at the invitation of Kenya’s President William Ruto and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, which started today and will end on the 9th. President Mbumba will proceed to Rotterdam, Netherlands, to attend the World Hydrogen […]
The Vice President of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), Luisa Damiao, paid a courtesy visit to President Nangolo Mbumba today. The visit highlights the longstanding ties between the two countries, rooted in mutual respect and political comradeship. President Mbumba welcomed Damiao and a delegation comprised of parliamentarians and other dignitaries. The […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has signed off on the Appropriation Bill, totalling more than N$100 billion. This marks the start of the allocation of the 2024–2025 budget, ending March 31st, 2025. The Appropriation Act authorises the expenditure of public funds as outlined in the budgets proposed by various government institutions. This ensures that essential services and […]
A man died while waiting for medical assistance at the Katutura Health Centre in Windhoek on Monday night. The family and sympathisers present at the clinic have expressed disappointment and concern over the handling of the situation. Reports have it that an alleged lack of assistance and overcrowding at the clinic have left many patients […]
