Namibia has made significant progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, coming very close to meeting the 95-95-95 testing, treatment, and viral suppression targets of UNAIDS.

In Namibia, 95% of all adults 15 to 49 years old are aware of their HIV status, of whom 97% are accessing treatment, and 94% of these have suppressed their viral loads.

Minister in the Presidency Christine ||Hoëbes says Namibia proudly celebrates this progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

||Hoëbes addressed the World AIDS Day commemoration at Mariental.

The Minister in the Presidency, Christine ||Hoebes, says there is a need to promote and preserve cultural and traditional norms among communities.

||Hoebes made this remark at the official launch of the #Nisa Daramadī dress, loosely translated as proud Gobabis women's dress.

||Hoebes says a person is identified by their culture, and events such as the Damara dress should be used to foster unity and promote social cohesion within communities.

The Minister in the Presidency, Christine ||Hoebes, is urging farmers at Tsjaka and surrounding villages to change their methods of farming to increase food security.

||Hoebes remarked this at the official opening of the Tsjaka Agricultural and Industrial Show 2023 in the Kalahari Constituency.||Hoebes emphasised that it is time that farming communities move away from keeping large herds of livestock and add additional components to their farming practices.

She urged stakeholders to assist farmers in this regard. 

Liberation struggle icon and former Ambassador Hadino Hishongwa has died.

Aged 80, Hishongwa died this morning at Ongwediva Medipark after an illness.

Hishongwa served as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly from 1990 to 2005.

During that time, he served as the Minister of Youth and Sport as well as the Deputy Minister of Labour and Human Resources Development.

Hishongwa also served as Namibia's Ambassador to Botswana and played a pivotal role in the strengthening of diplomatic ties between the two nations.

The Minister in the Presidency, Christine ||Hoëbes has called upon residents of the Omaheke Region to utilise the just launched Innovation Kitchen at Gobabis optimally to promote their products and services.

The Innovation Kitchen will also enable entrepreneurs to get training and funding.

||Hoëbes says the Innovation Kitchen should be a stepping stone towards ensuring that locals are well equipped to excel.

The Minister in the Office of the Presidency, Christine ||Hoebes has refuted allegations that the government's green hydrogen project is shrouded in secrecy.

||Hoebes says the allegations come despite extensive consultation between the head of state and the Green Hydrogen Council.

The minister argues that allegations of secrecy surrounding the country's green hydrogen ambitions are unfounded and lack substantial evidence. 

The Minister in the Presidency, Christine ||Hoëbes has called on churches to organize themselves, saying they have a role to play in influencing government policies that deal with fighting social ills and unethical behavior.

||Hoëbes made the call at the Ethical Human Rights Conference, organized by the Christian Coalition of Churches.

State House says the strategic role that the church played during the liberation struggle and continues to do so cannot be overlooked as a strategic partner of the government.

Christine ||Hoebes, Minister in the Presidency, says the faith-based community helped Namibians to integrate and continues to influence policies towards socio-economic development.

||Hoebes hosted the visiting renowned American evangelist of Deeper Fellowship Church, William McDowell, for discussions on the challenges Namibia has faced over the last seven years, including drought and COVID-19.