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Food To Be Depleted By End of August, As Calls For Relief Increase …eight more regions will need food relief

Written by Fransina Nghidengwa on 11 August 2023

By:FransinaNghidengwa Namibia’s food security situation is significantly deteriorating as a result of highly unfavourable agricultural production during the 2022/2023 cropping season. As a result of this, the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform says 234,000 people faced hunger between April and August 2023. The second Crop and Household Food Security Monitoring Assessment (post-harvest) in […]

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Katima Mulilo Becomes First Town To Offer Free Wi-Fi

Written by Fransina Nghidengwa on 26 July 2023

By:Fransina Nghidengwa Katima Mulilo became one of the first towns in the country to offer free WiFi to its residents. This comes after Mobile Telecommunications (MTC) and Katima Mulilo Town Council signed a memorandum of understanding on the provision of free public WiFi to the Katima Mulilo town on Monday. The town’s mayor, Lister Shamalaza […]

Health Namibia News

Country Records Over 96,000 Sexually Transmitted Infections

Written by Fransina Nghidengwa on 21 July 2023

By:Fransina Nghidengwa Namibia has registered over 96,000 cases of sexually transmitted infections of different types during the past five years, the Health Ministry has reported. The Health Ministry on Thursday launched the third edition of the national guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The Ministry said the revised treatment guideline on STIs […]

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Ex Air Nam Employees Want Govt Summoned

Written by Fransina Nghidengwa on 19 July 2023

By: Fransina Nghidengwa Former Air Namibia employees want parliament to summon stakeholders, such as government and the liquidators, to explain the delays in paying their severance packages among other concerns. Last week Thursday, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources and Community Development held a consultative meeting with the former employees of the defunct […]

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Otjozondjupa’s Economic Strength lies in Mining Agriculture and Tourism, Says Governor

Written by Fransina Nghidengwa on 17 July 2023

By: Fransina Nghidengwa The economic strength of the Otjozondjupa region is driven by the mining, agriculture, and tourism sectors. This was stated by the governor James Uerikua last week, during his State of Region. Uerikua says that the region positions itself as a major contributor to the local economy; noting that the six mines in […]

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Middle To Low-Income Earners Struggling To Access Affordable Housing

Written by Fransina Nghidengwa on 12 July 2023

By:Fransina Nghidengwa Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni says that he is aware of the cost of houses falling out of reach for many people and that those in the middle to low income categories are struggling to access affordable housing. At the handover of 33 houses built by the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) […]

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Basic Income Grant A Solution To Omaheke’s Malnutrition Conundrum, says Unam Lecturer

Written by Fransina Nghidengwa on 12 July 2023

By:Fransina Nghidengwa University of Namibia lecturer, Basilius Kasera, says a report of 45 children in the Omaheke region having died of malnutrition only demonstrates the depth of the socio-economic inequality in the country. During his state of the region address recently, Omaheke Governor Pijoo Nganate raised concerns after 45 children under five years died in […]

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Lobour Commissioner’s Office Misunderstood By Workers – Nujoma

Written by Fransina Nghidengwa on 28 June 2023

By:Fransina Nghidengwa Minister: Labour, Industrial Relations & Employment CreationUtoni Nujoma says that there are misunderstandings in the way the Office of the Labour Commissioner should operate. According to the Minister, criticism of the office stems from a misconception regarding the nature of the Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system and the role of the Conciliator and […]

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SAARMSTE Conference Coming To Namibia

Written by Fransina Nghidengwa on 23 June 2023

By:Fransina Nghidengwa The 2024 Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (SAARMSTE) will be hosted at the International University of Management (IUM) in Windhoek. The SAARMSTE 2024 conference will be face-to-face event, hosted by IUM in collaboration with Namibia University of Science and Technology, University pf Namibia, the […]

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Women And Youth Faced Challenges In Trading Across Borders

Written by Fransina Nghidengwa on 23 June 2023

By:Fransina Nghidengwa Women and youth face various challenges in trading across borders and are confronted by many barriers to trade. This is according to Industrialisation andTrade Minister Lucia Ipumbu who was officiating the Southern Africa Youth Consultative Workshop on the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade in […]