The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform says only about half the population has access to proper toilet facilities.
Speaking during the President's media briefing earlier in the week, minister Carl Schlettwein said sanitation is a prerequisite for development.
Namibia has officially taken over the rotating chairmanship of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in sport with Botswana for the next two years.
The Richelieu Eagles started off their ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier with a seven wickets win against Zimbabwe.
Namibia won the toss and sent Zimbabwe in to bat first in their opening match of the tournament.
Egypt's Ambassador to Namibia wants to bring his country's football superstar and Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah, to Namibia.
Wael Lotfy Batea revealed this as he provided an update on the bilateral relations between Egypt and Namibia to President Hage Geingob at State House.
Namibia marked World Children's Day at Walvis Bay.
The event was attended by the presidents of Botswana, Zimbabwe, and the host nation, Namibia.
Zambia was represented by the Minister of Community Development and Social Services, Doreen Mwamba.
Some children from Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have expressed their views on Children’s Day and their rights by saying abuse, access to clean water, drug addiction, and feelings of neglect are their biggest concerns.
The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture has announced the commencement of the Basic Education Act (Act No. 3) of 2020.
The Act has been in operation since the fifth of October this year.
Namibia and Botswana have agreed to reduce roaming charges between the two nations by February of next year.
China and Namibia continue to strengthen bilateral trade.
The two nations trade volumes reached N$18.2 billion, an increase of 29% compared to last year.
Portugal's outgoing Ambassador to Namibia wants the two countries to consider joint value addition to fisheries and agricultural produce.
Luis Gaspar da Silva says this is due to the similarity of challenges faced by Namibia and Portugal in these particular economic sectors.
