Health and Social Services Minister Dr Bernard Haufiku says there is a need to equip all public health facilities is faced with laparoscopic surgery. Haufiku said this at a a three-day laparoscopic workshop at Ondangwa in the Oshana Region.

SWAPO Secretary-General says she will not hesitate to withdraw the party’s political office bearers who are failing to carry out their duties and responsibilities effectively. Sophia Shaningwa said this when she opened the Anamulenge Open Market at Outapi in the Omusati Region.

The Ministry of Public Enterprises is working on a number of interventions to transform state owned enterprises.

The majority of young people in rural areas do not have access to the internet due to excessive costs and poor infrastructure. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Services, Emma Kantema-Gaomas, says the internet is a resource that helps one obtain information on research, skills and education.

The ongoing training of SWAPO Party members will help them understand the people and able to formulate answers in addressing their needs. SWAPO Party Deputy-Secretary General, Marco Hausiku said this during the opening of the training of trainers workshop at the party’s school in Windhoek.

Hepatitis E has so far claimed six lives and the number of cases are fast increasing . There are now more than 900 cases up from the 800 recorded last week.

A workshop to review progress made on the implementation of the National Gender Policy (NGP) is underway in Windhoek.

Government has rejected a call from an opposition parliamentarian to divide the country along tribal lines and also to use the veterinary cordon fence also known as the ‘red line’.

The Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) council of ministers meeting agreed to carry out research on the river basin to ensure water security.

The Namibian Police’s Head of the Tourism Protection sub-division, in the Khomas Region, is calling on members of the public to take a stand against crime on tourists.