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The Ministry of Health and Social Services has warned the public against confusing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) which affects animals, with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) which commonly affects children. The warning follows the detection of HFMD in 19 pupils at J&W Mouton Primary School on farm Karanas near Rehoboth in the Hardap region this […]
NamPower has apologised to customers after a midnight power blackout plunged parts of central, coastal and southern Namibia into darkness on Thursday. The outage, which struck at 01h31, was caused by a fault on the 400kV system at Kokerboom substation in the ||Kharas region, the power utility said in a statement issued on Thursday. Power […]
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) parliamentarian Ferdinand Hengombe is demanding to know whether industries, mines and energy minister Modestus Amutse will be held liable for costs arising from his decision to overturn the Namibian Competition Commission’s rejection of the proposed Cheetah Cement and Ohorongo Cement merger. Hengombe raised the matter through questions tabled in the […]
An attempt to secure an apology to Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda and National Assembly member Ester Haikola-Sakaria, who were removed from the chamber last week during a protest, has been rejected by speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila. Swanu of Namibia president Evilastus Kaaronda on Tuesday said an apology and retraction by the minister of information and […]
Cybersecurity expert Andrew Brown has warned parents that children may be interacting with strangers online without their knowledge. Brown was speaking at the Cybersafety for All seminar in Windhoek on Wednesday, saying platforms such as Roblox can provide children with social interaction, but parents may not know who their children are communicating with or what […]
Popular Democratic Movement president McHenry Venaani has called on the government to introduce an emergency relief package for farmers affected by the current foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. Venaani raised this concern in the National Assembly on Wednesday, asking prime minister Elijah Ngurare what measures the government was taking to assist farmers facing financial difficulties as a […]
Independent Patriots for Change shadow minister of international relations Rodney Cloete Rodney Cloete is demanding that the government explain Namibia’s position on the proposed sale of De Beers and its potential impact on the country’s diamond industry. In a statement on Monday, Cloete says Botswana’s parliament was informed that Anglo American had selected the Global […]
Two ||Kharas region residents accused of committing sexual crimes with a preteen girl about six years ago have both been found guilty on multiple charges, including counts of rape, in the Windhoek High Court. Judge Naomi Shivute found one of the accused, Dirk von Weidts (75), guilty on one charge of rape, two counts of […]
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare says the registration of new beneficiaries for the Conditional Basic Income Grant (CBIG) has been halted due to depleted funding. Gender equality and child welfare minister Emma Kantema said this in parliament on Thursday while responding to questions on the matter. Kantema said the resumption of the […]
The government is investigating reports that a Namibian meat shipment was sent back from Europe following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, with authorities currently trying to establish whether the consignment originated from the affected area. Agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani told the National Assembly on Tuesday that the ministry was consulting European trading partners to establish […]