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UNAM Ogongo await netball encounters

Written by Uakutura Kambaekua on 10 May 2024

OPUWO, 10 MAY (NAMPA) – All roads will lead to the Omusati Region this weekend as netball fans eagerly anticipate the thrilling encounters of the MTC Namibia Netball League, which will include 12 games in the battle for the title.
Netball enthusiasts will go to Ogongo on Saturday and Sunday for rounds 11 and 12 of the league, which will take place at the University of Namibia campus.
According to weekend schedules announced by league coordinator Emsie Esterhuizen on Friday, the Namibian Navy will face Migh ...


Okahandja Third-Division Football League is back, promises exciting opening fixtures

Written by Uakutura Kambaekua on 10 May 2024

OPUWO, 10 MAY (NAMPA - Following a two-year hiatus prompted by a lack of funds, the rejuvenated Okahandja Football League, now known as the third division league and a feeder to the Otjozondjupa Second Division Football League, will restart this weekend in Okahandja.
Confirming the return of one of Namibia’s most entertaining grassroots leagues, established to groom grassroots talent in the vicinity of the garden town, league coordinator Lee Hangula stated that the league is identical to the previous one wh ...

Shangula: Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV & Hepatitis B is a significant achievement

WINDHOEK, 06 MAY (NAMPA) - The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula during the African Health Workforce Investment Forum's opening ceremony on Monday said that by the end of 2023, 98.5% of babies born to HIV-positive mothers in the country were HIV-free. (Video: Lydia Pitiri) NAMPA TV

Namibia becomes first country in the world to achieve silver tier in eliminating Hepatitis B

Namibia’s first hydrogen fuel station up and running

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× OPUWO, 07 May 2024 - On Tuesday, a group calling themselves the Poor People's Organisation held a peaceful demonstration demanding that the president address their pleas. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

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× Aerial view after the floods caused by heavy rains in Mucum, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, taken on May 10, 2024. The skies opened once again Friday in southern Brazil, offering little respite for those whose homes have been swallowed by floodwaters, while the number of people forced to evacuate doubled in 24 hours. (Photo by Gustavo Ghisleni / AFP)

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× View of a shop after the floods caused by heavy rains in Mucum, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, taken on May 10, 2024. The skies opened once again Friday in southern Brazil, offering little respite for those whose homes have been swallowed by floodwaters, while the number of people forced to evacuate doubled in 24 hours. (Photo by Gustavo Ghisleni / AFP)

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× WINDHOEK, 08 May 2024 (NAMPA) - The Von Bach Dam near Okahandja facing water depletion. (Photo by: Sylvia Hashondali) NAMPA

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× OMUTHIYA, 08 May 2024 - The Ministry of Health and Social Services directorate in the Oshikoto Region has commemorated International Nurses Day by presenting awards to hardworking nurses. (Photo: Contributed)