…Frieda Ndatipo’s daughter seeks justice 10 years after her mother’s death Ten years after Frieda Ndatipo was allegedly killed by the Namibian Police, her daughter Velicia Newaka (18) is demanding compensation from the government for her loss. She wants financial…
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… Families sometimes forced to travel 118 kilometres to the next morgue Some residents of the Khorixas constituency are forced to transport their dead loved ones to the nearest mortuary up to 118 kilometres away. This has left the Anigab,…
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The Ministry of Health and Social Services has confirmed that no cases of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, have been recorded in the country. This was confirmed by ministry spokesperson Walter Kamaya in a media statement yesterday. “Namibia has not…
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A Windhoek resident (20) who was arrested for allegedly raping two minors appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura on Wednesday. His case was postponed to 14 November for further police investigations. A biological sibling of the accused man…
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The Namibian Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) is urging the nation to reflect on the importance of physiotherapy in the country’s healthcare system. World Physiotherapy Day is observed annually on 8 September. “Physiotherapy is not well known in Namibia,” says NSP…
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Executive director of health and social services Ben Nangombe has dismissed the rumour of mpox cases being reported in the country. Nangombe on Tuesday said no mpox case has been reported in Namibia. “There is no monkeypox case reported thus…
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Namibia is on high alert after the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared mpox a global public health emergency. Executive director of health and social services Ben Nangombe has confirmed…
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Health and social services minister Kalumbi Shangula says Namibia recorded 12 286 malaria cases countrywide this year, as well as 28 deaths. Shangula announced this on Wednesday during a World Malaria Day event at the Herbert Conradie Stadium at Khorixas.…
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The Ministry of Health and Social Services on Tuesday honoured the Khorixas district with the Simon Kunene Award, which includes approximately N$180 000.The award recognises the district’s outstanding achievement in reducing indigenous malaria transmission to near-zero levels between 2020 and…
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…say they will not move until minister hears their cry Several disgruntled residents of Okahandja’s informal settlements have taken their frustrations to the Okahandja Municipality, camping outside the municipal offices in a protest yesterday. Some of the protestors brought blankets,…
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The Namibian Police have arrested a man (22) who allegedly kidnapped and raped a girl (17) with an intellectual disability in the Ohangwena region. This was confirmed in the weekend crime report by the police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi.…
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The residents of various informal settlements at Okahandja have been camping outside the Okahandja Municipality’s offices since Monday.The residents of Vergenoeg, RCC Camp, Promise Land, Saam Staan, Oshetu Number 1, 2 and 3, Sweet Village, Dom Lokasi and Ekunde 6…
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