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WINDHOEK, 24 February 2025 - Mines and Energy Executive Director Penda Ithindi. (Photo: Contributed)
Namibia developing a national cancer control framework
WINDHOEK, 24 SEP (NAMPA) – Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Penda Ithindi, has announced th...
Edward Tenete
2025-09-24
GOCHAS, 22 September 2025 (NAMPA)- Hardap Regional Readathon week hosted in Gochas from the 22 of September to 26 September 2025.
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Hardap Region hosts readathon to promote literacy
MARIENTAL, 23 SEP (NAMPA) – The Hardap Regional Readathon is taking place at PI Groenewaldt Junior Secondary School in Gocha...
Charmaine Boois
2025-09-23
RUNDU, 23 September 2025- One of the classrooms at Gabriel Muhuli Combined School in the Kavango East Region rendered unusable and not safe. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA
Parents withdraw learners from Gabriel Muhuli Combined School over safety concerns
RUNDU, 23 SEP (NAMPA) - Parents at Gabriel Muhuli Combined School in the Kavango East Region have decided to keep their childr...
Sawi Hausiku
2025-09-23
WINDHOEK, 23 September 2025 - The acting Executive Director of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Linda Aipinge, addresses a workshop in Windhoek. (Photo by: Edward Tenete) NAMPA
MICT Executive Director urges staff to embrace new tech
WINDHOEK, 23 SEP (NAMPA) – The acting Executive Director of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT),...
Edward Tenete
2025-09-23
RUNDU, 19 September 2025- Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp speaking to NAMPA on the sidelines of a site visit to various governmental projects. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA
Education to decongest 39 overcrowded schools across five regions
RUNDU, 22 SEP (NAMPA) – The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has announc...
Sawi Hausiku
2025-09-22
KONGOLA, 21 September 2025 - Mfumu (Chief) Joseph Tembwe Mayuni III of the Mashi Traditional Authority in the Zambezi Region pictured at the annual Tulikonge Cultural Festival on Sunday.

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Chief Mayuni III calls for more education facilities in Zambezi Region
KATIMA MULILO, 22 SEP (NAMPA) – Mfumu (Chief) Joseph Tembwe Mayuni III of the Mashi Traditional Authority in the Zambezi Reg...
Michael Mutonga Liswaniso
2025-09-22
MARIENTAL, 20 September 2025(NAMPA)- The 4x4 Initiative held a boys2men mentorship engagement in Mariental on Saturday.
(Photo:Charmaine Boois) NAMPA
4x4 Initiative guides young men in Mariental
MARIENTAL, 22 SEP (NAMPA) – The 4x4 Initiative held a mentorship programme with around 50 male learners from Mariental over ...
Charmaine Boois
2025-09-22
RUNDU, 19 September 2025 - The Regional Director of Health in the Kavango East Region Idaho Mendai showing the earmarked land where a new intermediate hospital will be built. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA
Health ministry to construct intermediate hospital at Kayengona
RUNDU, 21 SEP (NAMPA) - With the population of the Kavango East Region now reaching 218 000 inhabitants, the Ministry of Healt...
Sawi Hausiku
2025-09-21
RUNDU, 19 September 2025 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp sitted on bare ground flanked by the regional leadership during an inspection visit to Ndama East. ( Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA
Governments to build a school at Ndama East
RUNDU, 20 SEP (NAMPA) - Ndama East residents celebrated on Friday after the government, through Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare ...
Sawi Hausiku
2025-09-20
ARANDIS, 19 September 2025 - European Union delegation led by Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Sikela, Arandis Constituency Councillor Benitha Imbamba, Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) Vice Chancellor Professor Erold Naomab and NIMT Director Ralph Bussel photographed amongst stakeholders of the IGNITE Green Hydrogen (GH2) Project. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA
IGNITE GH2 project launched to boost skills development
ARANDIS, 19 SEP (NAMPA) – The European Union (EU) and Namibia launched the IGNITE Green Hydrogen (GH2) Project, a N.dollars ...
Isabel Bento
2025-09-19
NKURENKURU, 19 September 2025- The Ministry of Health and Social Services in Kavango West region officially launched its annual indoor residual spraying (IRS) campaign on Friday in Nkurenkuru.

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Annual malaria spray campaign launched in Kavango West
NKURENKURU, 19 SEP (NAMPA) - The Ministry of Health and Social Services on Friday launched its annual indoor residual spraying...
Joel Lylie
2025-09-19
Kalahari Holdings has donated 650 desks and 650 chairs to the Tobias Hainyeko Project School at Katima Mulilo. The furniture was assembled by the Zambezi Vocational Training Centre. (Photo: Contributed)
WVTC hosts first open day to promote technical and vocational training
WINDHOEK, 18 SEP (NAMPA) – The Windhoek Vocational Training Centre (WVTC) on Thursday launched its first-ever Open Day, aime...
Isabell Muhepa
2025-09-18
WINDHOEK, 19 June 2025 - Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti speaks at the inaugural meeting of the Task Force on Free Tertiary Education in Public Institutions in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed)
Plans to transform Namcol into open university underway: Ballotti
WINDHOEK, 18 SEP (NAMPA) - Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, has said t...
Edward Tenete
2025-09-18
OPUWO, 17 September 2025 - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Officer in Charge - Chief Child Survival and Development, Dr Gloria Siseho. (Photo by: Uakutura kambaekua) NAMPA.
EENC training to equip healthcare providers with vital skills in childbirth
OPUWO, 18 SEP (NAMPA) – The Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC) training underway at Opuwo in the Kunene Region will empower...
Uakutura Kambaekua
2025-09-18
EPEMBE, 29 June 2025 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare speaking during the official handover of the four boreholes at Onamundindi in the Epembe constituency on Sunday. (Photo: contributed)
Ngurare to undertake assessment visit to Rundu Urban Constituency
RUNDU, 18 SEP (NAMPA) - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare will undertake an assessment visit to various government projects being ...
Sawi Hausiku
2025-09-18
OPUWO, 17 September 2025 - Dr. Richard Banda, a representative of the World Health Organisation in Namibia, pictured during the observance of World Patient Safety Day, in Opuwo on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.
WHO commends Namibia’s progress in child health
OPUWO, 17 SEP (NAMPA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended Namibia for its significant advancements in enhanc...
Uakutura Kambaekua
2025-09-17
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Namibia joins global celebration of World Patient Safety Day at Opuwo
OPUWO, 17 SEP (NAMPA) – Namibia has joined the global community in observing World Patient Safety Day on Wednesday, an event...
Uakutura Kambaekua
2025-09-17
Windhoek, 11 July 2016 - A person receives a vaccination shot against measles/rubella . (Photo by Lydia Pitiri) (NAMPA)
Health Ministry rolls out vaccination campaign after measles outbreak
OUTJO, 17 SEP (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Health and Social Services started rolling out a measles vaccination campaign in the...
Dalene Kooper
2025-09-17
OTJIWARONGO, 11 July 2016 - A nurse at the DRC informal settlement State Clinic, Memory Ruzo (R) injects seven-year-old Tulimeameno Shaaninka against measles/rubella. The vaccination campaign runs from 11 to 22 July 2016 countrywide. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
Health Ministry declares measles outbreak in Opuwo district
WINDHOEK, 17 SEP (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has declared a measles outbreak in the Opuwo d...
Molly Weyulu
2025-09-17
WINDHOEK, 16 September 2025 - Governor of Khomas Region, Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, alongside the CEO of Social Security Commission Milka Mungunda, officials of WVTC and students pictured at WVTC in Windhoek on Tuesday.  (Photo by: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA
M&Z and SSC donate vehicles, equipment to WVTC
WINDHOEK, 16 SEP (NAMPA) – Metje & Ziegler Ltd (M&Z) and the Social Security Commission (SSC) on Monday handed over two vehi...
Justina Shuumbwa
2025-09-17
KAMANJAB, 17 May 2019 - Kamanjab village in the Kunene Region. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
Kamanjab to host Kunene cultural festival celebrations
OUTJO, 16 SEP (NAMPA) – In celebration of Heritage Week, Kamanjab is set to host the Kunene regional cultural festival this ...
Dalene Kooper
2025-09-16
WINDHOEK, 16 September 2025 - Acting Executive Director in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) Linda Aipinge-Nakale. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA
Electronic signatures to boost digital transactions: Aipinge-Nakale
WINDHOEK, 16 SEP (NAMPA) – Acting Executive Director in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Linda Aipi...
Molly Weyulu
2025-09-16
MARIENTAL, 15 September 2025 (NAMPA)-Martha McNab, wife of Hardap Governor Riaan McNab, led a mid-term hike through her Non- governmental organization called Step Up Ark, awarding medals and certificates to eight Danie Joubert scholars on Monday who completed an eight- kilometer trek near Mariental.
(Photo:Charmaine Boois) NAMPA
McNab mentors learners through nature hike
MARIENTAL, 16 SEP (NAMPA) – Martha McNab, the wife of Hardap Governor Riaan McNab, has launched a youth initiative to teach ...
Charmaine Boois
2025-09-16
Sanitation: Chief Regional Officer Christella Mwenyo.

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One-hundred public toilets to be constructed in Oshikoto
OMUTHIYA, 12 SEP (NAMPA) - The Oshikoto Regional Council is actively working to improve sanitation by constructing 100 new pub...
Max Henrich
2025-09-12
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ECD centres in Oshikoto to benefit from school feeding programme
OMUTHIYA, 12 SEP (NAMPA) – The government school feeding programme will be extended to 418 Early Childhood Development (ECD)...
Max Henrich
2025-09-12
WALVIS BAY, 11 September 2025 - First runner ups of the Namport National School Debating Competition Erongo region who were defeated by winners Omusati Region. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA
Maritime education crucial for economic transformation: Ballotti
WALVIS BAY, 11 SEP (NAMPA) – Maritime education has been underscored as a critical component of Namibia’s economic transfo...
Isabel Bento
2025-09-12
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Palm for Life funded ECD's nearing completion
OPUWO, 11 SEP (NAMPA) - Two Early Childhood Development (ECD) centers, currently under construction in the Kunene and Zambezi ...
Uakutura Kambaekua
2025-09-11
Eye surgery: A patient that suffers from eye sight issues undergoing eye surgery.

PHOTO: Max Henrich (NAMPA)
Eliminate middlemen from medical supplies: Ndume
OMUTHIYA, 11 SEP (NAMPA) - Ophthalmologist and volunteer surgeon Dr Helena Ndume has called on the elimination of the middleme...
Max Henrich
2025-09-11
WINDHOEK, 08 May 2025 - The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao at the National Commemoration of World Hand Hygiene Day in Windhoek. (Photo by: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA
More than 100 people die by suicide in eight months
WINDHOEK, 10 SEP (NAMPA) – A total of 112 Namibians, including four children, succumbed to suicide between January and Augus...
Edward Tenete
2025-09-10
WINDHOEK, 08 September- Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA.
Luvindao warns of patient risks as medical stores operate below minimum levels
WINDHOEK, 10 SEP (NAMPA) - The government's central medical store has been consistently understocked for the past two years, o...
Andreas Thomas
2025-09-10
WINDHOEK, 09 September 2025 - Clinical psychologist, Dr Joab Mudzanapabwe speaking during a discussion on enhancing mental health resilience in Windhoek. (Photo by: Edward Tenete) NAMPA
Namibians urged to develop resilience to lead functional lives
WINDHOEK, 10 SEP (NAMPA) – Clinical psychologist Dr Joab Mudzanapabwe has called on Namibians to develop resilience as a cru...
Edward Tenete
2025-09-10
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Mururani Combined School learners face sanitation crisis as toilet project stalls
MURURANI, 10 SEP (NAMPA) - Over 850 learners at Mururani Combined School in Kavango West are forced to use flooded toilets or ...
Joel Lylie
2025-09-10
OTJIWARONGO, 09 September 2025 - A bag of instant porridge meal to assist centres of Early Childhood Development (ECD) with the feeding of children there aged zero to eight years. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
Nearly 260 Otjozondjupa ECD centres to benefit from school feeding programme
OTJIWARONGO, 09 SEP (NAMPA) – Nearly 260 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in the Otjozondjupa Region will, from Mon...
Mulisa Simiyasa
2025-09-09
WINDHOEK, 03 February 2017 - Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) Chief Executive Officer Rolf Hansen addressing a media conference on the commemoration of World Cancer Day. (Photo by: Joseph Nekaya) NAMPA
Hansen calls for government investment in cancer surveillance
WINDHOEK, 09 SEP (NAMPA) - Namibia has been without national cancer statistics since 2019, leaving the country without an upda...
Edward Tenete
2025-09-09
WINDHOEK,08 September 2025 - Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, (MEIYSAC) Dino Balloti at the unveiling launch of Hyphen Hydrogen Energy skills census launch in Windhoek on Monday. (Photo by: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA
Hyphen launches first National Hydrogen Skills Census
WINDHOEK, 08 SEP (NAMPA) – Hyphen Namibia on Monday launched the country’s first National Hydrogen Energy Skills Census, a...
Justina Shuumbwa
2025-09-08
WINDHOEK, 08 September- Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA.
Health ministry saves N.dollars 221.4 million: Luvindao
WINDHOEK, 08 SEP (NAMPA) - The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has saved N.dollars 221 494 485 since August 202...
Eba Kandovazu
2025-09-08
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