The former Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, died early this morning at the age of 57, after a battle with cancer. Family and close friends gathered at the Hanse-Himarwa residence in the capital to grieve the death of the renowned politician. Those who gathered described her as a formidable politician and a […]
The Ministry of Health and Social Services invited an nbc News team for a tour of the Katutura Intermediate Hospital to observe the progress made so far in the renovation of the building. Due to the renovations of the hospitals, patients had to be temporarily moved to other centres, while others have been accommodated in […]
Renovations at the Katutura Intermediate Hospital are about 50% complete, says the medical superintendent at the hospital, Nelago Amagulu. The dilapidated state of the referral hospital made the rounds in the media, with patients mostly calling for its renovation. The hospital admits people from all the regions of the country and therefore struggles with an […]
The police have called on Namibians with any evidence of social media speculations of child pornography to report it to the nearest police station to launch an investigation. The Head of the Police Public Relations Division, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, says child pornography is against the law. Thus far, the police have not received any […]
Former Education Minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has died. Hanse-Himarwa (57) died early this morning at a local hospital, where she was battling stomach cancer. According to sources, the former minister was in the high care unit in a coma but recovered and was moved to a normal ward, where she succumbed this morning. An educator by […]
The strike at Namagra Karibib has entered its fourth day as workers rejected the company’s offer to increase wages by N$2 per hour. The company has also proposed a housing allowance of N$200 per employee. About 40 workers recently went on strike at Namagra, a company mining and processing marble at Karibib. Most of the […]
Excited high school learners from across Namibia have gathered in Windhoek for the sixth session of the Children’s Parliament, set to commence on Tuesday. The children, 62 in total, are drawn from high schools in all 14 of the country’s 14 regions. They are four from each region, with an additional six learners from the […]
The Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services says that as part of the ministry’s effort to strengthen the public health system, they have taken a decision to set up intensive care units in district hospitals countrywide. Ben Nangombe said this at the donation handover of medical equipment worth N$1 million from […]
Speakers from diverse backgrounds at the Voters Youth Conference encouraged young people to exercise their democratic rights and register to vote in the upcoming elections. The conference, organised by the Love Palm Charity Foundation, encouraged the young people to go out and make their mark. They highlight the importance of voting, the need for presidential […]
There is an urgent need for collaboration to combat money laundering in the country. This sentiment was echoed by participants at the National Training on Financial Analysis and Effective Utilisation of Financial Intelligence workshop, which concluded on Friday. The weeklong workshop was attended by officials from the Financial Intelligence Centre of Namibia, investigators, and criminal […]
