Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has emphasised the critical role of patriotism in achieving Namibia’s development agenda and crafting the ideal Namibia. Nandi-Ndaitwah shared her vision of shared prosperity but highlighted the significant challenge posed by poor public service delivery, which has a negative impact on the private sector. She attributed this challenge to a lack […]
The Global Fund and the Ministry of Health and Social Services have launched Grand Cycle 7 for the next three years. With this support, Namibia aims to end HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2026, attain HIV epidemic control by 2028, decrease the burden of TB, and achieve zero indigenous malaria cases by 2027. […]
The Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, has announced that plans to construct the Impalila Island Airdrome have advanced as the bid evaluation process for consultancy services was concluded in April this year, with bidders already notified of the evaluation outcome. “The successful consultant will be expected to design all required facilities, prepare bid […]
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah highlighted rural-urban migration as one of Namibia’s biggest challenges. She suggested that instead of encouraging people to move from rural areas to urban centres, efforts should focus on identifying the skills needed in rural areas and equipping young people with these skills. The Vice President emphasised the importance of transforming rural […]
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation Director General Stanley Similo says Namibia and Angola’s cooperation in broadcasting will be extended to include television. Currently, only nbc National FM has programmes catering to Angolan citizens living in Namibia. The Director General said this at the three-day Senior Officials Meeting for the Inaugural Session of the Angola-Namibia Bi-National Commission, currently […]
The four traditional authorities in the Zambezi Region and the Regional Council have submitted their final recommendations and proposals for the constituency administrative boundaries and regional boundaries. The Mafwe, Mashi, Masubia, and Mayeyi traditional authorities and the Zambezi Regional Council made submissions calling for the Commission to recommend that the boundary for Zambezi be restored. […]
The Chairperson of People with Disabilities in the Ohangwena Region, Asser Shikongo, has called on the Electoral Commission of Namibia (EC) to, in the build-up to the national elections, be mindful of their responsibilities to citizens with disabilities. Representing the Regional Development Coordinating Committee, Shikongo took up the plight of the people with disabilities, saying […]
The killing of members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer, Intersex, and other (LGBTQI+) communities, with six murders reported in the past eight months, raises questions about their basic rights. Christof Frederick (30), Gerome Helgrain (41), Vernon Gavin (52), Queen Uwuseb (35), Gurney Uirab (35), and Stanley Cloete (36) are victims of what some […]
The Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has shared with the nbc-News team the importance of social cooperation between Namibia and Angola. Ben Nangombe is co-chairing the social sector at the Senior Officials Meeting for the Inaugural Session of the Angola-Namibia Bi-National Commission, currently underway in Luanda, Angola.
In our report on the groundbreaking ceremony for the Windhoek District Hospital, we erroneously reported that the construction of the hospital will be done at a cost of N$16 billion. In fact, the budget for the Windhoek District Hospital is N$2.9 billion. The N$16 billion we quoted yesterday is for the resources required for the […]
