Author: Wonder Guchu
1 social worker for every 11 000 children – gender minister
The gender ministry relies on 1 social worker for every 11 000 children needing help countrywide. The United Nations estimates that the number of children under the age of 15 in Namibia is estimated to be 891 182. Gender minister…
Geingob did not intimidate people – Nandi-Ndaitwah
Deputy prime minister and Vice President of the Swapo party Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwa has come to the defence of President Hage Geingob saying he has not intimidated white people by his weekend utterances against white voters whom he said have “declared…
Boy, 7, dies in canal
Sakeus Taanyanda Enkono, 7, from Iishanaputa Village in Outapi Constituency in Omusati region died after drowning in a water canal while trying to swim. According to commissioner Titus Shikongo, the incident happened last week in the NamWater water canal, at…
Namibia to cough up millions for future Covid-19 vaccine doses
Officials at the health ministry have said Namibia is set to cough out between N$26million toN$29 million for future vaccine doses while other countries are being financially assisted to do so. This is but a 15% upfront payment of the…
RP said Itula dumped them
Republican Party leader Henk Mudge has said Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader, Panduleni Itula refused a political relationship with his party. Mudge said it is unimaginable that leaders of opposition parties do not want to work together. “If you…
We do not know when a second wave will hit us – health ministry
Health ministry’s Dr Theo-Ben Kandetu has said they were not presently sure when a potential second wave of Covid-19 will hit Namibia as Europe gets engulfed by another storm of the virus. The past few days have been laced with…
Councillor Cornelius leaves RDP, runs on RP ticket
Former Rally for Democracy and Progress secretary-general Brunhilde Cornelius will run for local authority councillor on a Republican Party ticket This comes a few days after Cornelius jumped ship from RDP for not addressing her allegations of corruption against former…
6-year-old girl killed in panga attack
A resident of Epanya village in Oshana ran amok and attacked three people including a six-year-old girl who later died at Oshakati State Hospital on Tuesday evening. Oshana police inspector Tomas Aiyambo said the man, aged 34, attacked the women…
Namibia records 42 veld fires in one week
Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta said Namibia recorded 42 veld fires between 23-30 September this year. Updating the National Assembly on Tuesday, Shifeta said the most affected regions are Kavango East, Kavango West, Otjozondjupa, Oshikoto, Zambezi, Ohangwena, Kunene, Oshana, Omusati and…
Schools to launch GBV programmes
The government says the education sector will with immediate effect launch programmes that will equip pupils with appropriate skills and knowledge as well as attitudes regarding gender-based violence. This was said by Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila in the National Assembly…