Namibia has launched the Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Project in collaboration with the African Caribbean Cancer Consortium. The project aims at promoting health and early detection as well as identifying factors that contribute to breast and prostate cancer. The project will be carried out by different countries in the private and public sectors to […]
The Presidency has dismissed an advertisement purporting that President Hage Geingob and his Zambian counterpart, Hakainde Hichilema, are giving out grants of $3,000. The advert in question made the rounds on social media, stating that: HAGE 3000 DOLLARS CASH GRANT IS NOW OPEN AND IS ONGOING. It further purports that the alleged cash grant is […]
CENORED has appointed its Network Executive, Gabriel Awaseb, as the acting Chief Executive Officer. His appointment in an acting capacity follows the resignation of Robert Kahimise, now the new CEO of the Electricity Control Board. Board Chairperson Moses Matyayi says Awaseb will act for three months while a new CEO is being recruited. “I am […]
The Namibian government is committed to widening access to institutions of higher learning in the country. This was said by Vice President Nangolo Mbumba when he inaugurated the University of Namibia’s (UNAM) Southern Campus lecture hall complex at Keetmanshoop in the ||Kharas Region. The government invested N$93 million for the first phase of the construction […]
Almost four years after releasing an explosive documentary titled ‘Anatomy of a Bribe’, in which it exposed large-scale looting of Namibia’s fishing resources by senior government officials, among others, Al Jazeera’s focus has now shifted to Zimbabwe. The Qatari-owned news channel recently dropped a bombshell with the first episode of the docu-series, entitled ‘The Gold […]
The visitors from the Southern Cape SWD Eagles, scored 4 consecutive tries in the first half through scrumhalf Sachin Toring, and a chip and chase from flyhalf Adriaan van der Berg while left winger Mpho Ntsane and fullback Darryl Fortuin also touchdown for the visitors. The Welwitschias however could only manage one try from lock […]
A Legal Aid senior lawyer has come under fire after she tweeted tribal slurs in which she was attributing violence to the Damara people. Lawyer Eva Maria Nangolo on Sunday posted a tweet to her over 1,600 followers, saying that the ‘Horokhoes’ festival hosted by the Damara women over the weekend overshadowed the violence of […]
Namibia has 2,100 US$-millionaires, and its millionaire population is expected to grow by 60% or more over the next decade, up to 2032. Rwanda, Zambia, Seychelles, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Morocco are also expected to grow at the same rate as Namibia. This is according to the just-published Africa Wealth Report 2023, which […]
Residents of Uupopo Proper and Uupopo number one will now have plots in their names after the Ondangwa Town Council formalized the areas. Ondangwa Town Council Public Relations Officer Patrina Shitalangaho-Mutikisha explained that the council saw it fit to formalize the informal settlement to improve the living standard of residents. Residents who are working are […]
The government has reiterated its commitment to providing quality healthcare services to citizens across the country. The Heath and Social Services Minister Dr. Kalumbi Shangula said this while assessing progress on the ongoing construction of the Gcaruha Clinic. The process was abandoned several times over a 12-year period. Dr. Shangula was speaking at Gcaruha Village […]
