The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) will complete its first specialised palliative care centre for cancer patients in December and begin accepting and treating patients in January 2024. The centre will supplement CAN’s existing support activities for cancer patients across the country, and is focused on integrating with existing medical treatment programmes of both public…
Illegal fishing continues to pose a significant threat to protected areas, especially national parks, in the Zambezi Region, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has indicated. The ministry’s public relations officer, Romeo Muyunda in an interview with Nampa on Sunday said while rhino and elephant poaching is a nationwide concern, the depletion of fish…
Health authorities have not yet determined what caused flu-like symptoms amongst 69 learners of Mweshipandeka Secondary School in the Oshana Region on Saturday, but confirmed that all affected learners tested negative for Covid-19. The Health Director in the Oshana Region, Johanna Haimene, told Nampa on Sunday that all the affected learners presented with symptoms of…
A 36-year-old man allegedly committed suicide on Saturday after a quarrel with his girlfriend at a farm situated outside Grootfontein. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) crime investigations coordinator for the Otjozondjupa Region, Deputy Commissioner Edna Nawa, in an interview with Nampa on Monday said the deceased has been identified by relatives as Alfredo Venalavo. Venalavo is…
Mateus Megameno and Thomas Hilifa were the winners of the men’s 5km and 10km distance races of the annual Kavango Super Cup Festival which started in Rundu on Saturday. Megameno completed the 5km stretch in 15 minutes and 34 seconds while Hilifa completed the 10km race in 30 minutes and 10 seconds, the executive sports…
A 36-year-old man allegedly committed suicide on Saturday after a quarrel with his girlfriend at a farm situated outside Grootfontein. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) crime investigations coordinator for the Otjozondjupa Region, Deputy Commissioner Edna Nawa, in an interview with Nampa on Monday said the deceased has been identified by relatives as Alfredo Venalavo. Venalavo is…
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Jennely Matundu, said Namibia is vulnerable to climate change and disasters, and that is a challenge that calls for a paradigm shift from investments in disaster response to preparedness. The deputy minister said this during the inaugural meeting of the Africa Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Early Action…
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 37-year-old man on multiple occasions between April and July 2023 at Onegolo village in the Oshikoto Region, the Namibian Police have reported. The police in a crime report on Sunday said the girl is in Grade 6. “It is alleged that the suspect entered the victim’s room…
Namibia’s T44 sprinter, Denzel Namene and T13 sprinter Johannes Nambala on Tuesday missed out on silverware after finishing fifth and sixth in their respective events at the 2023 Paris World Para Athletics Championships underway in France. The 2023 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Para Athletics Championships which runs from 08 to 17 July, has over…
Minister of Information and Communication Technology (MICT), Peya Mushelenga, has expressed concern about what he termed ‘lazy journalists’, urging them to carry out their duties with the utmost professionalism. Mushelenga made these remark at a breakfast meeting with news editors in the capital on Wednesday. He said some journalists nowadays are too lazy to even…