The Ministry of Health and Social Services is collecting data on how to improve response to HIV/AIDS as part of the new strategic framework for 2023, aimed at intensifying the fight against the pandemic. HIV/AIDS poses a serious development challenge in Namibia, as it negatively impacts all sectors of the economy. The National Strategic Plan […]
Namibia needs to raise public awareness of statistics in the agricultural sector, as they are useful for planning, monitoring, and evaluation purposes. These were the sentiments shared by various speakers at the commemoration of African Statistics Day. Agriculture offers significant opportunities and solutions for inclusive and sustainable economic growth, as well as creating decent employment […]
Former Swapo Party regional councilor Eugene Likuwa has died. Likuwa, who was the former councillor of Ndiyona Constituency in the Kavango East Region, died in the Rundu state hospital. Swapo Regional Coordinator Otilie Shinduvi confirmed his death. Late Likuwa was elected regional councillor in 2015 and served as a member of the Kavango East Regional […]
The Namibia Wildlife Resorts and the Namibia Public Workers Union signed a new wage agreement that will see increases in the number of their benefits for the 2022–23 financial year. The parties also agreed to reinstate overtime and travel allowances, which had been suspended due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In terms of […]
Ricardo Gustavo has complied with the Supreme Court order and handed himself over to the Windhoek Correctional Facility just minutes before the given deadline of 17:00. Deputy Commissioner General of the Namibian Correctional Services, Sam Shalulange confirmed that Gustavo was accompanied by his close family members. Gustavo who was granted bail in December last year […]
The Board of the Roads Authority has decided to extend the employment contract of Chief Executive Officer Conrad Lutombi for another three years. The three-year extension is also to allow for the recruitment process to commence timely and facilitate a smooth handover once Lutombi retires. The extension also comes barely weeks after Lutombi was offered […]
The municipality of Swakopmund, through their health inspector, confiscated 70 bags containing 50 kilograms of rotten mangos after a truck was pulled over by police officers at the roadblock. The rotten bags of mangos were transported from Zambia to Walvis Bay. nbc News spoke to the Swakopmund municipality’s health services and solid waste management manager, […]
President Hage Geingob says the death of China’s former President, Jiang Zemin, is a loss not only to the people of China and the Communist Party, but also to Namibia. Jiang died on Wednesday, aged 96. President Geingob, in a statement, said that Namibia-China relations were established under Jiang’s leadership shortly after independence. Jiang visited […]
The Erongo Region recorded a 15% increase in road crashes and a 6% decrease in fatalities from January to November this year. This was revealed by Police Regional Commander, Nickolas Kupembona, during the official opening of the Swakopmund roadblock for the festive season. Kupembona says that it is evident that during the festive seasons, the […]
The Roots Poultry Abattoir is in the process of increasing its slaughtering capacity from two thousand birds per day to ten thousand. Roots Agricultural Project Manager Jano Rieckert told a group of journalists, who were on a familiarization visit to the project, that the poultry abattoir is striving towards making Namibia self-sufficient in chicken meat. […]
