1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (477+ words) …cases soar to 6 000 Another toddler died as a result of diarrhoea-related complications in the Zambezi region last month. This brings to 12 the number of children under the age of five years that have died as a result of diarrhoea in…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (792+ words) The man accused of causing a security breach when he entered the premises of State House in Windhoek, where he was found naked, near the end of April this year is to be detained in a mental hospital or prison…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (617+ words) At the end of August, conservationists, bird enthusiasts and students once again gathered for the annual Walvis Bay Wetland Winter Bird Count. For two days, several teams surveyed the lagoon and the Walvis Bay Salt Works along predetermined routes on…...

5+ day, 52+ min ago   (219+ words) A total of 140 pupils and community members received medical and wellness services during the first day of the Dune Seven Community Foundation school wellness and community outreach campaign in Ohangwena on Tuesday. The outreach, launched on Monday, saw 75 pupils, 65 community…...

5+ day, 48+ min ago   (997+ words) By Eliaser Ndeyanale and Hertta Maria Amutenja Smokers may soon run out of spaces to light up The Ministry of Health and Social Services has proposed a set of laws that will further limit space for smokers in public places....

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (507+ words) A Mariental baby has died in a makeshift shelter, allegedly after being exposed to severely cold weather and malnutrition, highlighting her family’s desperate living conditions. Susana Bock (43), who sought help to rebuild her home last month, lost her daughter, Senorita…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (376+ words) Conditions such as stroke and heart attacks, traditionally associated with older people, are now increasingly affecting younger people, with high blood pressure being diagnosed at younger ages. Senior physiotherapist at Katutura Intermediate Hospital Hilma Ndivayele says the shift is among…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (210+ words) The campaign, launched by the Dune Seven Community Foundation at Eenhana on Monday, will run from 8 to 11 September and visit four schools across the region. The services will also include hygiene awareness and will be available to pupils, adolescent girls,…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (535+ words) Erongo governor Nathalia |Goagoses has called on businesses selling tobacco products to find other ways of generating income instead of relying on tobacco sales. She made the call on Monday at the national public consultation on proposed amendments to the…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (679+ words) The United States’ decision to phase out HIV funding to Namibia leaves over 29 000 Namibians facing the loss of critical support services. The planned reduction of US financial assistance for Namibia’s HIV-AIDS response was announced after Namibia achieved the Joint United…...