The Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) commended Namibia for progress made in the health sector despite challenges faced.
Dr. Jean Kaseya made the remarks during a courtesy visit to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the State House.
The need for local pharmaceutical production in Namibia and the African continent was emphasised during a courtesy visit to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah by the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus.
The formal re-humanisation and repatriation ceremony for the remains of 84 Namibian ancestors and two former political prisoners, which was expected at the Hosea Kutako International Airport, has been postponed to tomorrow, at 08h00.
A mobile school unit that once followed livestock herders in the Epupa Constituency of the Kunene Region has been transformed into a permanent primary school.
This follows the construction of two new classroom blocks through a public-private partnership of Mega Catch Fishing and Projekt Kaokoland e.V.
The police have called on members of the public to voluntarily surrender illegal and unwanted firearms and ammunition without fear of arrest or prosecution.
This is in line with an amnesty period for the month of September, launched on Wednesday in the capital.
The construction of the N$220 million Buchter Village Mall at Lüderitz is set to begin, following the official site hand-over to the contractor Africade this week.
The Control Administrative Officer in the Erongo Governor's Office, Jacky Gaingob, has warned that retail workers are being exploited and are too afraid to speak out because they fear losing their jobs.
Outapi District Hospital has been under severe pressure due to a high influx of patients, including referrals from Angola.
Adding to that is a shortage of doctors, which continues to strain the facility.
Through providing meals on Saturdays, Keetmanshoop resident Eveline Kröhne has turned her home into a place of care and nourishment for vulnerable children.
A two-day Manufacturing Summit hosted by Pepkor Holdings in collaboration with the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) is underway in Windhoek.
Pepkor is a South African investment and holding company focused on discount and value consumer retail and fintech markets.
