The Minister of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, Zephania Kameeta says communities have a duty to look after the elderly.

About 1 400 young women have benefited from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in Namibia. PEPFAR educates and offers an opportunity to prevent HIV infection among adolescents and young women who are at substantial risk of acquiring the disease.

Communicable and non-communicable diseases remain a burden on the country’s healthcare system. Health and Social Services Minister, Dr Bernard Haufiku says his ministry will focus on addressing these diseases. Haufiku said this at the launch of the Ministry’s Five Year Strategic Plan.

A memorial service in honour of the late Theo-Ben Gurirab will be held tomorrow at his hometown, Usakos. That will be followed by a state memorial service in the capital on Friday at Parliament Gardens.

The domestic economy shows signs of improvement after it contracted last year. This was announced by Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein who denounced perceptions of a so-called ‘Chinese Capture’ of the Namibian economy.

President Hage Geingob has conferred hero status on late Theo-Ben Gurirab, a political stalwart and liberation icon, who died on Saturday. Gurirab will be buried at Heroes Acre in Windhoek on Saturday.

A shortage of San language teachers in Omaheke Region has deprived thousands of San learners of the opportunity to be taught in their mother tongue. The revised curriculum calls for learners at the lower primary level to be taught in their mother tongue, allowing them to easily grasp concepts. Thousands of San learners are enrolled […]

A 34-year-old woman has been charged with murder in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate’s Court. Prosecutor Anna Amukugo charged Phidelia Philander with the murder of 42-year-old Ernst Mewis at Kalkfeld. She objected to Philander’s release on bail, stressing that police investigations into the case have just started. Magistrate Eduard Kesslau remanded the accused in custody until 24 […]

One would expect that, with the rise of new apartment blocks in Windhoek over recent years, ordinary residents would have an improved chance at property ownership. That is, however, not a view shared by everyone.

Cabinet has approved the Intellectual Property and Strategy Policy draft. The policy seeks to establish a conducive framework to steer innovation, competitiveness, and serve as a catalyst, that accelerates growth of ideas into formidable businesses.