Traditional leaders have been urged to play an active role in driving socio-economic development by helping communities tackle poverty, drought and food insecurity.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's message was delivered at the 27th Council of Traditional Leaders Annual Meeting in Otjiwarongo.
Malnutrition remains a critical issue in the Erongo Region, with Chief Health Programme Officer Tuyenikelao Mwashekele from the Family Health Division at the Erongo Directorate of Health warning that poverty, food insecurity and limited access to nutrition services continue to threaten children’s well-being.
The Namibian Annual Livelihood Vulnerability Assessment identified over 87,000 people in the Kunene region as being at extreme risk of food insecurity.
The Namibian Annual Livelihood Vulnerability Assessment identified over 87,000 people in the Kunene region as being at extreme risk of food insecurity.
The Landless Peoples Movement (LPM) expressed concern over the humanitarian and socio-economic crisis in Cuba.
The party highlighted issues of food insecurity, medicine shortages and civil rights repression.
The Kavango West Region has introduced a number of projects to address socio-economic developments such as unemployment, poverty, food insecurity, and climate-related vulnerabilities, among others.
US petroleum company Chevron and the non-profit Palms for Life have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at curbing food insecurity and malnutrition in Namibia.
An estimated 60 million citizens in SADC were food insecure in 2024, representing 17% of the region's population.
This data was revealed by the SADC Executive Secretary, Elias Magosi, who said the situation calls for urgency in agricultural transformation and investments in the sector.
Swapo Party Vice President and President-elect, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, reminded members of the party's central committee of their duty to serve the people.
The United Nations World Food Programme, through funding by the Government of the Republic of Korea, has launched a commodity voucher programme worth 500 thousand US dollars to assist 25,500 drought-affected families and 3,500 children.
