The little success of NDP4 should serve as a motivating factor of the fifth national development plan (NDP5), expected to come into operation in 2017. This was said by the Minister of Economics and Director-General of National Planning Commission, Tom Alweendo.
Orthopedic experts from International Extremely Project (IEP) have started performing free surgery on Namibian patients with lower limb deformities at the Katutura State Hospital.
The Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare Ministry is holding a training workshop for the Food Bank’s street committees in the Katutura East Constituency. Members of the street committees are responsible for identifying households to benefit from the Food Bank, which is part of the government’s Harambee Prosperity Plan’s Goal Seven. The Food Bank is aimed […]
By Katrina Gowases Namibian Olympic boxer Junius Jonas remains in custody in Brazil for allegedly attempting to sexually assault an Olympic village housekeeper. The 22-year-old Jonas, who was Namibia’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, has been arrested for alleged sexual assault, four days after another Olympic boxer was also accused […]
The Affirmative Repositioning, AR, movement has threatened to take Government to court over its failure to honour an agreement signed between the two in April 2016. The parties agreed, among others, that the state would put it into operation the Rent Ordinance Control Board as provided for by the Rent Ordinance Act 13 of 1977 […]
Swanu of Namibia is claiming that the Government’s drought relief food lacks nutritional value and is not fit for human consumption. This is despite the opposition party’s failure to produce a nutritionist to back up their claims. Vice President Benjamin Limbo says they have also observed the unequal distribution of drought relief food as some […]
The Namibia Blood Transfusion Service, NamBTS, has warned that its blood stocks are running low. The service says blood transfusion collections dropped by 75% during winter as a result of immunisations. It says stocks are low despite efforts to collect blood before the Health and Social Service Ministry’s measles and rubella immunisation campaign last month. […]
Residents of the Mix settlement in the Windhoek Rural Constituency say they live in fear of attacks by the Struggle Kids, who have been harassing them. They are thus calling for immediate police protection and compensation for damaged property by the group at the settlement. The latest incident happened on Tuesday when the group was […]
Meatco says its Okahandja abattoir has been temporarily closed due to the low influx of cattle and the current water crisis in Namibia. In its newsletter, the company says the abattoir will remain closed until the situation changes or improves. It says the closure is one of the measures Meatco has taken to maximise returns […]
The Namibian Olympic team in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is facing some challenges in dealing with the case of boxer Jonas Junius. The team appealed to Namibians to stand behind the team, saying they are positive and believe in the boxer’s innocence.
