The need for local pharmaceutical production in Namibia and the African continent was emphasised during a courtesy visit to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah by the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus.
A caretaker at Delta Hostel tested positive for COVID-19.
As a precaution, the Ministry of Health and Social Services began screening and testing hostel staff and learners on 14 August.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has criticised local authorities for their failure to fully implement a directive intended to assist elderly residents who are struggling with water debt incurred during the COVID-19 period.
The disruption of businesses by the COVID-19 pandemic might have long passed, but some businesses have not yet fully recovered financially, especially in the informal sector.
In this insert, NBC News brings you some of the untold stories of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Commonwealth nations can unlock about N$22.3 trillion in additional trade through the adoption of electronic transferable records and comprehensive legal reform.
Homeless people who were accommodated at the Khomasdal Stadium during the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 are still residing at the facility.
Public Relations Officer at the City of Windhoek, Lydia Hamutenya has confirmed that recommendations to relocate the residents is currently on the table.
As we celebrate the incoming president, various ministries bid farewell to their ministers.
Outgoing Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr, Kalumbi Shangula, said his goodbyes to his staff, retiring at the age of 76.
Former First Lady Monica Geingos has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS, and Pandemics meeting, held alongside the G20 Health Ministerial and other high-level discussions.
A group of Covid-19 vaccine cynics lost their High Court attempt to compel the government to disclose detailed information on the safety and efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines.
The Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) has prepared all its systems in readiness and response to any outbreak that may require its services.
The institute has an annual test performance of approximately three million.
