The Paulus Haufiku Mwandingi Junior Secondary School was inaugurated at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region. The school, which is named after the founding mayor of Eenhana, currently only has Grade 8 and is expected to offer technical subjects as from next year.
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare held a two-day workshop at Keetmanshoop in the //Karas Region to a establish a GBV and Human Rights Cluster. It will also set up a Consultation on Women Economic Empowerment Framework at the end of the gathering.
Justice Minister Sacky Shanghala is calling on the public to make electronic submissions for the review of laws on gender-based violence. Giving a Ministerial Statement in the National Assembly, Shanghala says the ministry has placed bills on its website to allow the public to review and make their submissions. Such bills include the Combating of […]
Farmers in the vicinity of eight conservancies in the Kunene Region are unhappy with escalating cases of poaching. Poaching cases have increased drastically after Chief Uzi-ruapi Tjavara allegedly gave permission to about 100 farmers to settle in the area.
The construction of corrugated iron sheet houses for San people at Omundaungilo in the Ohangwena Region has started. The San community at Omundaungilo village have been living in makeshift structures.
Environment and Tourism Minister Pohamba Shifeta says leniency by some environmentalists and traditional leaders towards the protection of the environment could result in the destruction of the eco-system in some areas. Shifeta was reacting to recent shocking reports of sand mining in northern Namibia, He says this is because the authorities are not imposing environmental […]
The two businessmen involving in sand mining at Ondado Village in the Oshikoto Region refused to comment on their illegal activities which had caused extensive environmental damage. The duo, Ondangwa Mayor Paavo Amwele and owner of Huhu City and Otto Shikomba of Niimboto Trading, referred the NBC News team to their lawyers when contacted for […]
The SADC Ministers of Health say there is a need for collaboration in the prevention of deadly diseases among member states. Dr Bernard Haufiku says coordination can only be achieved by rendering support, sharing good practices, technical assistance as well as allocation of resources according to the magnitude of such outbreaks.
SADC member states have been urged to enhance their efforts to eliminate Malaria. Over the years, Malaria has been one of the dominant killers in Africa. However, in recent years innovating both technology and vaccines, the death rate has drastically reduced to almost zero in some countries.
Cabinet says it has implemented 90% of decisions taken at its meetings from October last year to March 2018. Speaking at a media briefing, Minister of Information and Communications Technology Stanley Simataa says although cabinet is committed to a 100% implementation of decisions some ministries and agencies are failing to implement Cabinet decisions.
