1+ hour, 13+ min ago  (1004+ words) A road accident between Okahandja and Otjiwarongo on Friday has claimed eleven lives, including two nurses and a driver employed by the Ministry of Health and Social Services, but sources have disputed the ministry's claim that the other victims were…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (600+ words) Home affairs, immigration, safety and security minister Lucia Iipumbu has warned new correctional officers not to abuse their power." She spoke at the 32nd Basic Training Graduation Ceremony of the Namibian Correctional Service, where 399 recruits graduated on Thursday." Iipumbu said officers…...

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1+ week, 4+ day ago  (675+ words) Pr EP is a daily pill taken by HIV-negative people to prevent infection. When used consistently, it can reduce the risk of contracting HIV by up to 99%. HIV remains a concern among young people, especially young women." Data from the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (726+ words) Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general Paulus Noa says the ACC is still waiting for details from the Ministry of Health and Social Services on the suspected fraud scheme at the Central Medical Stores (CMS)." Last Friday, the health ministry revealed…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (636+ words) The Roads Authority (RA) could spend more than N$3 000 per hour on external lawyers for the appeal case involving two of its dismissed senior executives. This is, as the RA already spent about N$400 000 on the matter." The parastatal's legal,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (674+ words) All eyes are on President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as she delivers her second State of the Nation Address (Sona) in the National Assembly today at 14h30. The address comes as the public looks for clear progress since her first Sona and answers…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (247+ words) The Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia (LLPBN) has repealed restrictions on poultry imports and introduced a new scheme to support local producers. The board confirmed that the government notice No. 54 of 28 February 2020 has been repealed following the issuance…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago  (1161+ words) The death of Swapo member of parliament James Uerikua and his son in a car crash has shaken Namibia." James (43) and his 14-year-old son, Venturo Uerikua, died on Friday over the Easter weekend in a crash on the C22 road between…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1453+ words) Paul T. Shipale (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) We have been taught to remember African liberation as if it happened in fragments: Namibia here, Algeria there, Egypt and Ghana somewhere in between. Clean national stories. Self-contained victories. But that…...