A delegation from the International Festival of Freedom of Expression and the Press (FILEP) and the Norbert Zongo National Press Centre has commended Namibia for its commitment to access to information and freedom of expression.

One of them, a media consultant at Mali Givean, Ndey Tapha Sosseh, made the remarks during their visit to the BBC.

The delegation was briefed about the operations and workflow at the News and Current Affairs Division.

Equitable access to health in Namibia remains one of the most worrisome situations in the country.

Therefore, the Patient Charter and National Health Policy Framework road map should aim to promote and implement equitable healthcare as an essential human right.

A legal practitioner, Chloe Brandt, eluded during an interview that if one cannot acknowledge the right to health, it becomes difficult for one to know other human rights to housing, life, and dignity.

Enhancing access to comprehensive sexual education and reproductive health services is important for vulnerable rural youth, who often experience feelings of isolation and neglect.

In response to this need, the Karas Arts and Dance Academy and the Ministry of Sport, Youth, and National Service have organised a one-week workshop at Keetmanshoop aimed at providing essential information to 20 rural youth regarding adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Twenty participants, mostly from rural areas in the ||Kharas Region, are taking part in the training.

A number of Angolans who have been living in Namibia for decades are still finding it difficult to acquire Namibian citizenship and are not benefiting from social safety nets.

68-year-old Johannes Tjivandu is one of them. He came to Namibia about 50 years ago, but he still does not qualify for any social benefits.

Tjivandu had been a farm worker for many years, but retired after he turned 60, and that is how he ended up living on the outskirts of Otjiwarongo, where he lives in a poorly erected corrugated iron structure.