Households expected to face food insecurity
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172,000 households are expected to face high levels of acute food insecurity between March 2023 and June 2024 and will require urgent humanitarian assistance.
Tsumkwe Clinic receives e-bikes
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The TB Free Namibia Foundation and the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) have donated e-bikes to the Tsumkwe Clinic. The bikes are intended to benefit the community of Tsumkwe and will be used in the prevention and management of drug-resistant TB.
Namibian visual artist scoops 2nd prize in painting competition
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A Namibian visual artist, Laimi Mbangula, received a second prize from more than 2,000 African applicants, who took part in the 'My Dream' painting competition.
The event was organised by Chinese organisations.
41 Namibians participated in the competition, and five were shortlisted.
Two arrested in Windhoek following botched robbery
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Two suspects (ages 31 and 37) have been arrested in Windhoek's Greenwell Matongo after executing a botched robbery of a Ford Ranger and other valuables at Auas View Park, Auasblick.
NWR donates essential items to boarding schools across Namibia
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Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has donated essential items worth N$700,000 to boarding schools across the country.
According to Nelson Ashipala, Corporate Communications Manager at NWR, the schools to benefit are yet to be identified.
Andre Messika Diamond gives shares to employees
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The Andre Messika Diamond has given shares to its employees worth N$180,000.
The company has a workforce of 75, of which 40% are people with disabilities.
Andre Messika Diamond is the largest employer of people with disabilities in the diamond sector.
Over 200 EME and CCS Namibia employees receive N$65,000 in dividends
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More than 200 employees of Erongo Marine Enterprises (EME) and Commercial Cold Storage Namibia (CCS) have each received N$65,000 in dividends.
The Walvis Bay-based fishing company has paid out more than N$13 million to all permanent employees.
Amarok Club Namibia donates to mother of five
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The Amarok Club Namibia has come to the aid of a destitute mother of five in Sauyenwa, an informal settlement west of Rundu.
Siyapa Maria Mayanga and her children used to sleep in a structure made of plastic and old corrugated iron sheets.
Nampharm Foundation receives N$200 000
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The Nampharm Foundation has received N$200,000 from the FirstRand Namibia Foundation.
The donation aims at improving medical professionals with the funding and resources needed.
The Nampharm Foundation is a children's trust fund that assists state patients that need facial reconstructive surgery.