Residents from Windhoek's informal settlements have expressed their gratitude for the government's efforts to bring healthcare services closer to their doorsteps.
Residents turned up in numbers to witness the ground-breaking ceremony of the Windhoek District Hospital, estimated to cost about N$2.9 billion, at Farm 108 in the Havana Informal Settlement today.
In the Khomas Region, health care services are provided through outreach points.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has started scouting for vehicles to be used in the November national elections.
The exercise, which started on Wednesday, saw a larger number of private vehicle owners turn up at the Otjomusie Police Station for inspection and testing.
The Manager of Communications and Marketing at the ECN, De Wet Siluka, says the commission needs 997 vehicles to effectively and efficiently carry out the voting exercise.
The testing and inspection of the vehicles will run until May 17th.
The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) has refuted allegations that it corruptly awarded an unadvertised multimillion-dollar tender to a local pharmaceutical company, Fabupharm.
Activist Michael Amushelelo alleged on social media that the N$451 million tender was corruptly awarded and was facilitated by Finance and Public Enterprises Minister Iipumbu Shiimi.
The Namibia Youth Energy Forum, aimed at empowering young people in the energy sector, says it has received an official endorsement from NAMCOR.
NYEF is a youth-led organisation dedicated to empowering young people in the energy sector of Namibia.
In an interview with nbc News, the Interim Executive Director of NYEF, Saarti Shikongo, said the endorsement marks a significant milestone for the forum as it underlines its dedication, hard work, and commitment to empowering young people in the energy sector.
NamWater is calling on residents of central Namibia to use water sparingly as the area is facing a serious water shortage.
Currently, the central area of Namibia gets its water supply from the Omatako, Von Bach, and Swakoppoort dams.
The dams water levels are said to be alarmingly low, at 18%, compared to 37.2% at the same time last year.
The current 18% water level is equivalent to 27.8 million cubic metres.
The Media Ombudsman and other stakeholders hosted a media and elections monitoring tool validation workshop in Windhoek on Tuesday.
The one-day workshop was aimed at drawing input on the media monitoring tool, which will be used to gauge the media's performance in the coverage of all election-related activities.
Journalists and media outlets are reminded of their role as watchdogs who hold those in power accountable by shining a spotlight on issues of democracy.
In addition, the media play a role in ensuring transparency and honesty in the electoral process.
For Africa to achieve universal health coverage by 2030, it will require an additional 1.8 million health workers.
However, it is projected that the continent will have a critical shortage of a health workforce of about 6.1 million by 2030.
The statistics were revealed at the opening of the first Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum and the launch of the Africa Health Workforce Investment Charter in Windhoek.
Africa has a shortage of 5.3 million health workers.
This was revealed by the Communication Officer of the World Health Organisation's Africa Regional Office, Marie France Uwase, at a media briefing on the preparations for the upcoming First Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum next week.
The African region is said to have made modest progress in health workforce development and service coverage over the last two decades.
Statistics indicate that the number of health workers has increased from 1.5 million in 2005 to about 3.6 million in 2018.
To achieve sustainable development, it is necessary for journalists to report accurately, timely, and comprehensively on environmental issues and their consequences, as well as on possible solutions.
It is against this background that this year's Press Freedom Day will be celebrated under the theme "A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis."
Consumers are expected to fork out more from their pockets for electricity as of July 1st, as the Electricity Control Board (ECB) approved an 8% bulk tariff increment.
This means the current N$1.98 kilowatts per hour has now increased to N$2.14 kilowatts per hour for the 2024–2025 financial period.
Making the announcement in Windhoek today, ECB's Chief Executive Officer, Robert Kahimise, revealed that initially, Nampower applied for a bulk tariff increase of 14.9% for both generation and transmission tariffs.
