Stigma is a major barrier to an effective response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It complicates decisions about testing, disclosure of status, and a person’s ability to negotiate preventive behaviours.
Blue Crane birds in the Etosha National Park face extinction if effective conservation measures are not taken. The biggest population of Blue Crane birds in southern Africa is found in South Africa, and isolated smaller populations call Namibia’s Etosha National Park their home. The population of the birds at Etosha, stood at 130 by 1975, […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration is reminding the public to carry the necessary travel documents required at border posts when leaving the country to avoid disappointments and delays. It is that time of the year again when Namibians will be criss crossing to enjoy the festive season. For those who will be travelling […]
The Chinese embassy in Namibia wants government to consider putting up signs in the Chinese language, at public places. Putting up direction signs in Mandarin at airports and other public establishments would encourage more Chinese nationals to visit Namibia as business people and tourists.
The Chinese ambassador to Namibia is happy with efforts to change negative perceptions about Chinese nationals. Zhang Ming, who paid a courtesy call on President Hage Geingob, says such negative discernments could affect relations between the two countries.
People with disabilities are not happy with the delay in the allocation of land to them by the City of Windhoek. This follows a dircetive by the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development to allocate them land.
The Luderitz Rotary Club has donated wheelchairs to people living with disabilities at Etayi constituency in the Omusati Region . About 14 people living with disabilities have received assistance of wheelchairs through the office of the councillor. Those who received the wheelchairs are among the 36 people living with disability in the entire constituency. Etayi […]
People traveling from neighbouring countries with emergency documents are encouraged to pay attention and not to violate the conditions and requirements that come with such documents. Namibia has a number of border posts, especially in the north and north east, which are either fenced off, or marked by rivers. People living beyond these borders enter […]
Windhoek residents turned out in numbers to witness the municipality’s switching on of the City’s Christmas lights, to mark the festive season in the capital.
Residents of Okahao town and surrounding villages on Friday joined the rest of the world in commemorating World AIDS Day. The day was marked with several educative dramas aimed at creating awareness on the various preventative measures as well as promoting the use of Anti-retroviral drugs. In Omusati region over 35 000 people were tested […]
