Dorado Valley street vendors face severe financial losses and poor conditions following their stock being confiscated and their relocation to a low-traffic site. They claim municipal officials confiscated their stock in July, including fruits and vegetables, some of which were…

An Angolan woman (25) has been arrested after allegedly throwing the body of her newborn baby boy into an old pit latrine at Iihanguti village in the Omusati region. Omusati regional police commander commissioner Ismael Basson says the incident was…

An Angolan woman (25) has been arrested after allegedly throwing the body of her newborn baby boy into an old pit latrine at Iihanguti village in the Omusati region. Omusati regional police commander commissioner Ismael Basson says the incident was…

Trial-awaiting inmates are going hungry at some police holding cells, with the ombudsman finding cases of malnutrition during recent inspections. Ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha says his findings highlight the poor conditions faced by people awaiting trial, amid persistent overcrowding and delays…

Former smoker Andre Hansen (33) has overcome a 17-year tobacco addiction, shedding light on the rising health threat of teenage smoking. Hansen says he was just 13 when he started smoking. What began as experimentation with other boys in his…

A girl who died of severe malnutrition at Okahandja last month was finally laid to rest yesterday. The girl’s mother had been forced to push the child’s body to town in a cart after waiting for police assistance that never…

Standard Bank Namibia has joined calls for breastfeeding-friendly workplaces by providing a dedicated space for employees who are breastfeeding or need to express breast milk. Standard Bank executive officer Elzita Beukes says the bank’s ‘mommy’s room’, located at its head…

The Namibia Employers’ Federation (NEF) says it supports reasonable measures that allow mothers to continue breastfeeding after returning to work, but has cautioned against adopting a one-size-fits-all approach for all employers. The federation was responding to deputy health minister Suzan…

The Ministry of Health and Social Services says it has received and distributed 58 critically needed pharmaceutical and clinical supply line items since July. In its sixth public update on pharmaceutical stock deliveries issued on Tuesday, ministry executive director Penda…

‘60-year-old women can still reach orgasm’ Ageing does not mean the end of sexual pleasure for women, with health experts challenging misconceptions that women lose the ability to enjoy sex or reach orgasm after the age of 60. The debate…

Deputy health and social services minister Suzan Ndjaleka has called on employers in both the public and private sectors to introduce breastfeeding-friendly workplace policies, saying mothers should never have to choose between their careers and their children’s health. Speaking at…

The Namibian Police recorded more than 18 500 gender-based violence (GBV) cases countrywide during the 2025/26 financial year. The figures were revealed during the third edition of the Namibia National Women’s Conference held at Swakopmund on Saturday, where Zambezi police…