The Walvis Bay Corridor Group and its stakeholders have taken it upon themselves to provide free health screening to truck drivers. About a hundred truckers received free health check-ups and tests ranging from HIV, blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, and eye test. The Ambassador of Walvis Bay Corridor Group, Dr Helena Ndume said,  it is high time […]

The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service is rolling out a comprehensive sexuality training programme to six regions found to have a high HIV transmission rate among girls and young women.  The programme is targeting girls between the ages of 14 and 24 years to equip them with sex education and economic strengthening skills.  […]

The Shack Dwellers Federation has begun construction of Phase Three of its housing project at Kongola in the Zambezi Region. Residents have already received materials and begun construction of their houses. While recognizing the project’s progression, many brought attention to the fact that the area lacks water, another challenge is the transportation of materials, with […]

The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) aims to adopt strict intake criteria to curb the worsening dropout crisis of trainees in its apprenticeship program. The NTA spent N$113 million on the program since its inception, however, from a pool of 772 trainees, only 104 graduates have managed to secure jobs in the last five years. The NTA’s […]

Lawyers representing one of the candidates for the Swapo Party Deputy Secretary General position are calling for the nullification of the results that saw David Hamutenya elected. Evelyn Nawases Tayele has given the party’s Secretary General until the end of business today to respond, or she is to file an urgent court application to seek […]

Alleged disagreement among members of the Landless People’s Movement has forced the abrupt adjournment of the ||Kharas Regional Council’s last ordinary meeting for the year.

Naute Dam Irrigation Farm in ||Kharas Region expects a bumper table-grape harvest, this season. The farm’s acting manager, Simon Akwenye spoke to nbc News in an interview.  

The Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) achieved profitable growth and increased its infrastructure investment during 2022 as its customer-centric digital transformation strategy delivered value. The company’s revenue has grown from N$25,6 million in 2021, to N$52,9 million in 2022.  MTC achieved satisfactory growth in revenues from its traditional operations, with increased revenue from prepaid services more than compensating for […]

Vertice MedTech Namibia has donated medical equipment to the value of N$135 000 to the Ministry of Health and Social Services. The donation is meant to help the Health Ministry improve the quality of its cardiovascular care offered, in accordance with the World Health Organization for Prevention of Cardiovascular disease. The donation comprises five Zephyr […]

The Bukalo Village Council has yet again failed to successfully hold an election and swearing-in ceremony for office bearers after two PDM management committee councillors failed to show up, this morning.  In what seems like a repeat of last week’s boycott that led to a postponement of the ceremony, PDM members, Kamwi Sakutuka who is […]