According to the Ministry of Health and Social Services, cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among women in Namibia. This was stated during the visit by US Ambassador at Oshakati State Hospital, to highlight the importance of cervical cancer early screening.
Livestock farmers are receiving good prices for the marketing of their animals since the beginning of the year. The high prices are attributed to good rain received so far but at the same time, posing a challenge to those who want to restock after the devastating drought.
Learners of Sinzogoro Primary School in Kavango West’s Kapako Constituency are forced to sit on the floor and in tents to attend lessons. This is because a block of five classrooms at the school was gutted by fire in December last year, suspected to have been caused by an electrical connection faulty.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has procured all needed pharmaceuticals and clinical supplies, that were out of stock at most public health centres countrywide. Distribution had commenced this week.
The //Kharas Regional Councillor, Lazarus Nangolo is urging small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the region that received equipment and material, not to waste resources but make the most of it.
The Minister of Environment and Tourism (MET) Pohamba Shifeta says Government fully recognises the importance of tourism as one of the main contributors to the country’s economy. Against this background, there is a need to invest more in the country’s infrastructure and human resource development for the growth of the tourism sector.
Bureaucratic bottlenecks in distributing information on job opportunities for young people to all regions results in the growing unemployment numbers in some areas of the country. This is according to the National Governance Council of the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), which carried out a review of youth unemployment. .
Delano Muller, the reigning Namibian Junior Sportsman, recently organised an outreach programme for young people that took place in several towns of the country. He offered motivational seminars and also donated training equipment to students. With the first stage of his outreach programme behind him, Muller’s intention was to grow the sport of kickboxing in […]
Grade 10 learners at Nkurenkuru Combined School are forced to sit on the floor of their classrooms because of a lack of desks and chairs. The Grade 11 history class at the school is taught under a tree. The principal of the school, Frans Ngoma, told NAMPA on Thursday the school faces a number of […]
The six suspects implicated in the fishing quota kickback scandal, involving millions of dollars, have filed an urgent application with the High Court, in which they seek the withdrawal of the search warrants issued against them.
