More than 2,000 new malaria cases on average are reported in the Zambezi Region weekly, according to the region’s Health Director, Woita Kapumburu.
Kapumburu, in a malaria update on Thursday, said cases over the past four weeks have surpassed 11,000.
Namibia has made significant progress in its ongoing battle against tuberculosis (TB), achieving a treatment success rate of 88 percent for all forms of the disease.
The Ondangwa Town Council is facing a significant housing backlog, with the combined waiting list for formal and informal land exceeding 8,100 applicants.
Rundu could face a return to a water rationing system if its outstanding debt of over N$300 million to the Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) was not settled or if remedial suggestions were not provided by 28 February 2025.
A 31-year-old man succumbed to his injuries after he was struck with a wine bottle during an argument at a bar at Onathinge village in the Oshikoto Region on Sunday.
A 37-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his nieces aged nine and seven at Amilema village in the Oshikoto Region’s Omuthiya Constituency.
Two women who were arrested after they were allegedly found in possession of drugs worth over N$100,000 were denied bail in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has confirmed that 1,485 households out of the 28,485 Oshikoto Region drought beneficiary households, will not receive a 50kg bag of rice as the region only received 27,000 bags.
A 38-year-old Angolan national was arrested in Windhoek on Friday after it was determined that he was the alleged owner of a parcel containing ecstasy worth N$294,240.
The parcel was shipped to Namibia from Europe in November of last year.
Some residents of Oniipa are advocating for the town to revert to village council status, primarily due to land ownership disputes.
