Trade and industrialisation minister Lucia Iipumbu says Namibia has recognised that achieving its global warming targets and commitments requires sectoral approaches. Thus, a National Cooling Strategy has been drafted and will soon be submitted to parliament for endorsement.
In an effort to attract foreign investment and high net-worth individuals into the country, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) is working with the home affairs ministry to finalise a Golden Visa programme, as envisaged in the second Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP II).
In Namibia, access to contraception remains a critical challenge. Although the country has made significant strides in improving reproductive health services over the years, the use of modern contraceptives remains low, especially among young people.
The number of heart diseases among Namibian children and adults has been increasing steadily over the years, and the lack of infrastructure and skilled professionals has delayed the process of tending to these patients.
Bullying in schools is a pervasive problem that has far-reaching consequences for the mental health and well-being of students.
A recent article by our learned colleague proposing that only PhD holders should lecture at universities apparently caused a stir, and became a great discussion point in local academia and elsewhere.
An assessment has been undertaken in the Zambezi region’s flood-prone Kabbe area to determine the number of farmers who are affected, as they had their fields flooded in various villages.
Opposition parties have highlighted high unemployment, debt, costly living and the adaption to green energy amidst the country’s recent oil and gas discoveries as matters which received short shrift from finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi in the 2023/24 Appropriation Bill.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has made further progress in improving service delivery when it launched online applications for passports and short-term employment permits yesterday.
Outgoing TransNamib CEO Johny Smith has washed his hands off and absolved himself of any wrongdoing during his troubled tenure at an
entity now on the brink of collapse.