A multi-million dollar Etunda Farm Clinic located south of Otavi continues to shine. 
 
The clinic, which was built through the Etunda Farm Trust of the Sam Nujoma Foundation was handed over to the Ministry of Health and Social Services in 2017 and serves the farm population as well as anyone finding themselves in the vicinity. 

The clinic is located along B1 road.

The Otjozondjupa Health Director, Gerbardo Timotheus, says the clinic is excelling and is one of the most fully stocked clinics in the region.

The University of Namibia (UNAM) has refused to release the names of students who have been accepted to its School of Medicine and School of Surgery programs.

UNAM launched an internal investigation on Wednesday into allegations that it bases admissions to the school on tribal lines.

When probed for comment, UNAM did not deny or confirm the allegations, instead saying that a statement would be issued once the investigations were completed.

The Walvis Bay Corridor Group and its stakeholders have taken it upon themselves to provide free health screening to truck drivers.

About a hundred truckers received free health check-ups and tests ranging from HIV, blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, and eye test.

The Ambassador of Walvis Bay Corridor Group, Dr Helena Ndume said,  it is high time that truck drivers are accorded such courtesy while commending them for an enormous role they played in transporting goods at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The municipality of Swakopmund, through their health inspector, confiscated 70 bags containing 50 kilograms of rotten mangos after a truck was pulled over by police officers at the roadblock.

The rotten bags of mangos were transported from Zambia to Walvis Bay.

nbc News spoke to the Swakopmund municipality's health services and solid waste management manager, Abel Kationdorozu, who confirmed that the mangos are unfit for human consumption.

Kationdorozu says eating spoiled or toxic food can lead to food poisoning, which will lead to nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula today inaugurated the Heads of Departments' offices at the Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital. The offices were sponsored by the Pupkewitz Foundation to the tune of N$ 2.7 million.

Linked to the main hospital, the HoDs will ensure improved administrative professionalism and data storage on departmental statistics to better serve better train health professionals and the wider community. The hospital is one of the oldest in the country and caters to thousands of patients in the northern regions.

Seven youth social enterprises are to be recognised for their outstanding contributions to sexual and reproductive health matters.

The recipients were selected from among 170 applications received by the Office of the First Lady and the United Nations Population Fund.

The competition was the brainchild of Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Technology, Emma Theofelus, following her being awarded the UN Population Laureate this year for her work in the population space.

Financial constraints are the leading cause of people with visual impairments not being able to own white canes.

To address this situation, the Eastern Association for the Visually Impaired in the Zambezi Region is appealing to the business community and other stakeholders to help those in need.

In marking White Cane Day, members of the association marched to Kamunu Village, where they celebrated through various activities, including braille reading, dancing, and a demonstration of how they go about their day-to-day lives while relying on their canes.

September 22  is International "Car-Free" Day, aimed at raising awareness of air pollution and its impact, not only on people's health but also on the environment. 

To mark this day, some City of Windhoek employees, accompanied by representatives of local corporate companies, parked their vehicles in Khomasdal and walked, jogged or cycled for more than 5km to town.
 
Seasoned fitness fanatics and amateurs alike all exchanged their vehicles for physical activity.

It didn't matter if you ran, jogged or cycled, as long as you just weren't driving.