What do you call a person whose responsibility is to produce nourishment that is able to sustain life? A farmer
Others refer to them as our everyday heroes.
They make sure we have food, despite extreme weather conditions. Their work is physically demanding and financially taxing.
A Nama Evangelist, Paul Plaatjies, was executed by the German authorities in Koës in 1905 after being accused of spying.
His descendant Dawid Plaaitjies recounted his story and called for his legacy to be recognised.
Plaatjies devoted his life to Christianity and spread the word across.
The 16-year-old Cornelius Shimwaafeni from Omutundungu Village in Oshana, who saved nine-month-old twins from drowning, will also be conferred a national hero status by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah tomorrow at the commemoration of Heroes Day.
From the battlefront to the honours list.
Namibians who took part in the fight for freedom have now received the country's salute ahead of the Heroes Day commemoration on Wednesday.
The opening of gates to the 15th Olufuko Annual Cultural Festival to exhibitors and the public on Monday marked the welcoming of the Olufuko brides at the Olufuko homestead.
The former mayor of Keetmanshoop, Melody Swartbooi, has sought recourse in the High Court to have her withdrawal as mayor reviewed and set aside.
The Landless People's Movement (LPM) in June this year withdrew Swartbooi as its representative on the Keetmanshoop Town Council.
Health professionals in the Hardap Region are being equipped with practical skills on neonatal resuscitation and immediate newborn care as part of efforts to reduce preventable neonatal deaths.
Awareness campaigns and community sensitisation on the Indoor residual spraying (IRS) programme have kicked off in the Zambezi region with a team from the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) travelling to constituencies to engage communities.
The Namibian Annual Livelihood Vulnerability Assessment identified over 87,000 people in the Kunene region as being at extreme risk of food insecurity.
Government and key stakeholders must do more to improve service delivery, particularly in education and community development, in the Epukiro Constituency.
