CAN expands psychosocial support services to cancer patients and their families Psychosocial support plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis acceptance, treatment and overcoming of cancer. Not only during the fight on cancer, but reintegrating back to normal daily routine can be a challenge for the cancer patient and their immediate family. The Cancer Association…
The Cancer Association of Namibia (WO30) is hosting Programme 7 of the National Cancer Outreach in central to north-central Namibia: 19-Jun, Tuesday, from 10:00 at the Orwetoveni Clinic in Otjiwarongo 20-Jun, Wednesday from 8:00 at the State Clinic in Tsumeb town, and 14:00 from the private hospital in Tsumeb 21-Jun, Thursday from 9:00 at the…
Men generally don’t make their health a priority. All too often, wellness is put on the backburner in favour of work or other obligations. In Namibia we have experienced a rapid increase in male health conditions that include hypertension, diabetes, heart conditions and prostate cancer. “Male HIV infection rates remain on an incline, while we…
The Roads Authority wishes to notify all members of the public and, in particularly, road users of the blasting operations scheduled to take place on Trunk Road (TR)1/6 Section 4A (WindhoekOkahandja road), during the month of June and July 2018. The following blasting are scheduled: District Road (D1491) = Wednesday, 20 June 2018 at 12:00…
Getting a start-up off the ground is difficult, its especially difficult as money is always an issue. However, sometimes something amazing comes along exactly because I decided not to take the easy route when creating a technology and innovation driven start-up. Our Namibian ride-hailing web-based application, LEFA, gave us the opportunity to attend the epitome…
Meatco implemented zero-rated Vat on all cattle transactions with the Windhoek abattoir from 15 April following a directive received from the Commissioner: Inland Revenue Department. Meatco received many different reactions and interpretations following the implementation of the directive, which prompted management to set up a meeting with the Commissioner to shed more light on the…
Two upcoming entrepreneurs held a Winter Charity Drive event on Saturday were Orphans and Vulnerable Children(OVC) were treated to food and goodies for winter. The event, held at a local guest house here was one of its kind where the business community in Rundu donated different items such as blankets, stationary, clothes and toys to…
Namibia’s Tourism sector still stands a high chance of growing and contributing even more to the socio-economic development of the country, as areas of tourism such as Gem Tourism and Peace Tourism remain largely unexplored. This was the general consensus shared among all the sponsors and supporters of the tourism sector during the launch of…
The Roads Authority wishes to notify all members of the public and, in particularly, road users of the blasting operations scheduled to take place on Trunk Road (TR)1/6 Section 4A (Windhoek-Okahandja road), at KM 20 (near to Teufelsbach River) on Wednesday, 13 June 2018 at 12:00. The road will be closed-off with the assistance of…
AVANI Windhoek Hotel & Casino embraced Minor Hotels Founder’s Day by doing good deeds and giving back to Namibia and the community. Windhoek Central Hospital’s children’s cancer ward was the focus point for the AVANI staff’s charitable activities. AVANI Windhoek is part of the Minor group of Hotels and its founder, Bill Heinecke uses his…