Cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide and will claim ten million lives in 2020.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Cancer Association of Namibia, Rolf Hansen, emphasised early detection and prevention as key methods to fight the disease.

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) held a stakeholder engagement at Outapi, Omusati Region, to create awareness and provide services to the public.

A Swapo stalwart and freedom fighter, Peter Nakapolo, was buried at Eenhana Memorial Shrine in the Ohangwena Region.

The late Nakapolo, 76 at the time of his death, was conferred an official funeral by the Head of State.

Miss Namibia 2018, who is also the Director of the Innonation Foundation, Selma Kamanya, has reiterated the call to provide children with nutritious food.

Kamanya said this at the handover of a backyard garden to the Bernard Norkamp Centre in Windhoek.

In a bid to tackle the pressing issue of food insecurity in Namibia, National Assembly MP Dr.