The Southern African Development Community's Ministers of Health (SADC) held a virtual meeting on Wednesday to discuss the status of monkey pox in the region.

The meeting wanted to evaluate the epidemiological outlook of Mpox and assess its impact on public health across member states. 

SADC ministers of health convened today in an extraordinary virtual council meeting to discuss coordinated efforts to prevent and control the spread of cholera across the region.

So far, five member states, including Zambia and Zimbabwe, have recorded cholera cases, which have led to hundreds of deaths.

The Ministers of Transport for Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa have inaugurated the office of the Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat (TKCS) in Windhoek.

This came after the three countries signed an agreement on the development and management of the Kalahari Corridor in 2003.

President Hage Geingob cautioned Cabinet Ministers against operating in silos, especially during a time when the government is required to achieve important goals with limited resources.

President Hage Geingob has reminded Cabinet Ministers that being a member of the Executive should not be about personal interests or those of close friends and associates.

Dr. Geingob said this as he opened the first Cabinet meeting at State House chambers.