Minister of Health and Social Services Bernhard Haufiku has urged nursing graduates to join the fight against communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Disability issues cannot be implemented by one institution. If the plight of persons with disability is to be addressed effectively all sectors must mainstream disability in their programmes. These were the sentiments shared by the Deputy Minister of Disability Affairs Alexia Manombe-Ncube during a two-day training workshop.

President Hage Geingob has accorded the late former commander of the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) Matias Ndakolo, a State funeral. Late retired Colonel Mbulunganga, as he was popularly known, died this week. In a statement released by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology said the late Mbulunganga will be buried at Eenhana […]

Deputy Minister of Marginalised Communities, Royal /Ui/o/oo says he hopes that a whitepaper on the rights of indigenous people, which was finalised in July this year, will be approved by Cabinet. The paper seeks to provide a roadmap in addressing the plight of marginalised communities in Namibia.

The Namibia Nature Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and European Union (EU), launched Guidelines for Setting up Fisheries Reserves, in a bid to manage inland fish resources effectively for the benefit of local communities. The guidelines will play a critical role in ensuring that communities manage these resources themselves […]

Cabinet has directed several ministries to implement decisions of the first session of the Namibia/Kenya Joint Commission of Cooperation held in Nairobi in October this year. The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Stanley Simaata said the agreement aims to establish cooperation in several areas of interest and consolidated the existing ones.

Community members, traditional leaders, and representatives from the public and private sector came out in large numbers for a prayer session to minimise road accidents during the festive season. The B1 road in the Otjozondjupa Region is renowned for its high rate of fatalities and injuries due to motor vehicle accidents.

The Ministry of Justice has proposed changes to the Magistrate’s Court and High Court Act in respect of sale of immovable property. The proposed changes follows loss of property incidents, where owners were either duped into shady deals or to unfair court processes. People, especially social groups who are more vulnerable, lose their homes without […]

SWAPO MP in the National Council, Petrus Kavhura, is calling for amendments to the State Finance Act, to give the Auditor General the right to take action against institutions found to be mismanaging State funds. Contributing to the debate on the Appropriation Amendment Bill, Kavhura said the Act should be amended to ensure that those […]

The Kavango East remains one of the regions with the highest HIV/AIDS infections now standing at 14,5%. This is higher than the national 12%.