By: Selma Taapopi The Ministry of Health and Social Services has increased the number of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds in the public sector, from 35 to 97. Previously the Windhoek Central Hospital, the Katutura Intermediate Hospital, the Oshakati and Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospitals all had to make due with only 35 available ICU beds. Speaking at […]
By: Finna Kahili FIFA launched an under-13 grassroots women’s tournament in Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi region last weekend, in which nine teams competed, but only three made it to the top. Mafuta Combined School’s team A won first prize, followed by Tobias Hainyeko Secondary School in second place and Mafuta Combined School’s team B […]
By: Nduuvundi David & Ketemba Tjipepa The Roads Authority’s CEO, Conrad Lutombi, has expressed disappointment over the delayed progress of the Engoyi-Omuntele road upgrading project in the Oshikoto region during the site inspection last week. With the budget allocation of N$ 43 million, the project is lagging behind schedule by nearly three months. In addition, […]
By: Selma Taapopi The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) last week inaugurated the country’s first state-of-the-art palliative care unit, valued at N$7.5 million, in the capital’s Klein Windhoek suburb. Support to help establish the unit was provided by the University of Cape Town in South Africa, along with Groote Schuur Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospice, and […]