Various community-based organisations at Okakarara in the Otjozondjupa Region have received 303 second-hand computers and printers from a charity organisation in Germany. Nampa reports that the Director of Charity Network, Walter Zielinski, donated the equipment valued at 720 000 Namibia dollars to Okakarara Constituency Councillor Vetaruhe Kandorozu. The councillor then distributed it to 37 community, […]

Successful businesses are urged to engage upcoming businesses to become successful. Okahandja Constituency Councillor Steve Biko Boys made the call during the Small Medium Enterprise Information Day at the town on Wednesday. Boys expressed concern over SMEs finding it difficult to grow, not only at Okahandja, but countrywide. The gathering was an opportunity to exchange […]

The Namibia Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU) has called off the demonstration of public transport operators, which started on Tuesday. The NTTU President, Werner Januarie, confirmed that the union resolved some of its grievances during a close-door meeting with Works and Transport Deputy Minister James Sankwasa on Tuesday. Januarie told Nampa that the protest will […]

The United States Agency for International Development-USAID programme that supports Namibia in pharmaceutical supply chain management comes to an end September. USAID spent about 247 million Namibia dollars over a period of 10 years.

The old, the disabled and the young, all have to endure long queues to obtain their medicine at the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital pharmacy in Oshana region. Some patients wait as long as 10 hours, while some go home without their medicine. The queues spill over into the corridors, with people patiently waiting to be served. […]

A bill to place better control on the Medical Aid Fund has been tabled in the National Assembly. The Medical Aid Fund Amendment Bill was tabled by Finance Deputy Minister Natangwe Ithete. It aims to move the function of policy supervision and oversight of medical aid funds from the Health and Social Services Ministry to […]

United Nations member countries, especially superpowers should stop influencing the decisions of the United Nations Security Council if they are serious about the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. This comment was made by the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon at the start of the 71st General Assembly debates in New York on Tuesday.

President Hage Geingob has urged world leaders to move towards inclusive growth that would create jobs for citizens. Addressing the 71st UN General Assembly underway in New York, Dr Geingob said countries should aim to grow the world economy in a sustainable and inclusive manner to effectively tackle poverty.

The Environment and Tourism Ministry has developed a national strategy for wildlife protection, especially rhinos. Namibia is home to the largest population of more than 91% of black rhinos remaining in Africa.

The Ministry of Land Reform has handed over its functions in six regions to regional councils as part of government’s decentralisation policy. In 1997, the Government introduced a decentralisation policy with the aim of taking services closer to the people.