Cruise liner season kicks off

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With the cruise liner season approaching, Walvis Bay Harbour is preparing to welcome approximately 40 passenger vessels.

The Mein Schiff 4 cruise liner was the first to arrive, carrying about 2,500 passengers.

Namibian lawmakers attend IPU assembly in Geneva

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Speaker of the National Assembly, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, is leading a delegation of Namibian lawmakers to the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, held this week in Geneva, Switzerland.

Namibia confirms first case of Mpox

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The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has confirmed Namibia’s first case of Mpox, following a positive test result from a patient in Swakopmund on Saturday.

This information was disclosed in a press statement by Health Minister Esperance Luvindao.

Steenkamp calls for national innovation drive

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The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp says innovation must be a national imperative that goes beyond academia.

Namibia’s first modern ICU nears completion in Oshakati

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A major breakthrough in Namibia's health sector is unfolding in the northern regions of Namibia, where the country’s first modern Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is nearing completion at the Intermediate Hospital Oshakati.

OPM hosts first GCS workshop for local authorities

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In a bid to enhance citizen engagement, the Office of the Prime Minister has hosted its first-ever workshop on the Government Communication System (GCS) for Local Authorities.
 
Held in Mariental, the workshop brought together public relations officers from local authorities across the country.

MGECW launches strategic plan for 2025 to 2030

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The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) has launched its strategic plan for 2025 to 2030.

The strategic plan aims to promote equal opportunities for women and men, and improving child protection services. 

Woman recovers after surgery for facial tumour at Rundu Hospital

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In June of this year, Rundu State Hospital received 28-year-old Secilia Mukoya from the Tumweneni settlement as a patient. Mukoya was treated for a giant ameloblastoma condition, which caused the right side of her face to swell. 

Mukoya has been living with this condition since 2016.