Access to contraceptives is an essential part of child health care that can help reduce maternal and infant mortality as well as the high incidents of teenage pregnancies in Namibia. It is in this context that the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) donated contraceptives worth N$7 million, to the Ministry of Health and Social Services.
The Inspector-General of the Police, Lieutenant General Sebastian Ndeitunga, has lashed out at regional commanders for failing to supervise government properties where members of the police force stay.
Police have arrested a man who was scamming students at the Windhoek Vocational Training College (WVTC).
President Hage Geingob has directed his Cabinet to focus their attention on a number of key deliverables. He said he will provide more detail about the road ahead in his State of the Nation address. The issue of land once again takes centre stage as government is determined to find lasting solution.
Finance Minister, Calle Schleittwein says cost cutting measures, that government introduced in 2017, were too harsh and to an extent contributed to poor economic growth and job losses. The Finance Minister made this remark during a panel discussion on this year’s economic outlook.
Foreign travel ban for government officials will be extended beyond the month of February. President Hage Geingob who revealed this during his cabinet reshuffle says the extension will be determined by a number of factors.
The Health and Social Services Ministry calls on the public to remain calm following the outbreak of diseases, and pledges its readiness and preparedness to ensure that lives are protected.
President Hage Geingob and the new Vice-President, Nangolo Mbumba visited Nickey Iyambo and wished him well.
President Hage Geingob revealed that he has written to a number of political heads of ministries and offices, requesting them to shed light on allegations of corruption, leveled against them or within their ministries.
A number of villages in the Kavango West Region are expected to be electrified in the next financial year. This was revealed by the Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, Kornelia Shilunga, during her visit to the Tondoro Constituency.
