Namibia has reduced its maternal mortality ratio from 400 per every 100,000 deliveries to 139.
The statistic was shared during the local commemoration of World Health Day, held at the Katima Mulilo Sports Complex.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reaffirmed the government's commitment to tackling unemployment through natural resource beneficiation.
Nandi-Ndaitwah made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, a 24-hour news channel based in Qatar.
The Ohangwena Region has so far relocated 235 people from the Oshikango and Engela constituencies. These two constituencies are among the most affected by the floods, along with Ohangwena, Ongenga, and Endola.
The Governor of the Oshana Region, Elia Irimari, says roads in the region have been damaged by floodwaters following heavy rains, proving a hazard to motorists.
The police in the Zambezi Region are searching for three escapees after five trial-awaiting inmates escaped from the Ngoma police station holding cells on Saturday.
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture in the Zambezi Region has encouraged school learners to venture into technical subjects after observing good performances in this area last year.
The community of Tsumkwe celebrated the official launch of a local cleaning campaign. The project, run under the theme of "Our Trash, Our Responsibility, Let's Keep Tsumkwe Clean", is funded by the US-based NGO Palms for Life.
Legal scholar Sophie Petry's research revealed that the arid plains of German South West Africa, now Namibia, became a site for colonial economic violence under German rule.
The Namibian government says the imposition of reciprocal tariffs by the US President, Donald Trump, requires a balanced approach from Southern African Customs Union member states, including Namibia, to find a workable solution.
The Trans-Kalahari Corridor Secretariat held a farewell for former Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, to recognise his contributions to regional trade and transport integration.
