Tsumkwe youth protest over census candidate list
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Youth in Tsumkwe maintain their protest over the census candidate list and demand answers.
Youth in Tsumkwe maintain their protest over the census candidate list and demand answers.
Young people from Tsumkwe, in the Otjozondjupa Region, are steadfast in their quest to be included in mass employment by the government and its agencies. They vow to boycott and disrupt the upcoming Population and Housing Census process.
Police in the Otjozondjupa Region have arrested two men, aged 44 and 39, in the Omatako area, Tsumkwe West, as they were going to deliver another consignment of cannabis.
The drugs found on the suspects consist of 24 parcels of cannabis valued at N$123,000.
Namibia is among the top ten countries with high tuberculosis cases in the World.
Health and Social Services Minister, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula calls on community members with TB symptoms to get tested and start receiving treatment without delay.
Tuberculosis (TB) infection remains a major health challenge in Tsumkwe.
The health facilities in the area continue to record a higher number of new infections, with the Drug Resistant TB strain being the highest compared to elsewhere in the country.
As Namibia celebrates Independence Day this week, it is also an ideal moment to reflect on the country's cultural contributions.
Amid the years of the liberation struggle in 1989, a movie that would capture the hearts of many was being shot in Tsumkwe: The Gods must be Crazy.
The digital divide between urban and rural communities is getting narrower as the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology ensures that the young reap the benefits of the digital world.
As the world moves toward digitalization, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has introduced a Digital Literacy Program.
A 45-year-old woman was raped and brutally murdered in Tsumkwe at Otjozondjupa Region.
This was confirmed by Otjozondjupa Regional Community Liaison officer, Inspector Maureen Mbeha today.
According to Mbeha, the deceased has been identified as /Koce /Ukxa.
The first integrated community-based system projects at Tsumkwe are said to be bearing fruit.
This is the garden project, set up by the United Nations World Food Programme in partnership with the African group of ambassadors and the Embassy of Brazil in 2021.