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World Clean-up Day: Do your bit

1 week ago - 17 September 2021 | Society

As part of World Clean-up Day, the City of Windhoek in collaboration with its local partners and sponsors, will be doing their bit for the cause in the Samora Machele Constituency at the Hadino Nghishongwa...

German support for EMA

1 week ago - 14 September 2021 | Society

The German embassy continues supporting Namibians in their fight against Covid-19, partnering with Emergency Medical Assistance (EMA) to support government in providing medical aid during the current pandemic and beyond. With a total of N$1.7...

‘We can’t keep writing off debt’ - CoW

1 month - 24 August 2021 | Society

City of Windhoek (CoW) acting chief executive officer George Mayumbelo said the City's policy on writing off the debt for pensioners and vulnerable people needs to be reviewed because the exercise is unsustainable.Speaking at the...

Women help Rehoboth's vulnerable

1 month - 06 August 2021 | Society

Rehoboth • [email protected] than 100 people currently living on Rehoboth's landfills recently received a hot meal, juice and fruit.Elodine Cloete from Rehoboth Mommies in Need (RMIN) joined two friends, Charmey Schwartz and Edwina Croughan, visiting...

Helping Namibia breathe

2 months ago - 11 July 2021 | Society

Due to the current Covid crisis and the immense strain that it is placing on the Namibian healthcare system, it is evident that there is a great and immediate need for assistance in combating the...

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Small gesture of gratitude

2 months ago - 08 July 2021 | Society

Together with Checkers and Sun Medical, the Windhoek Lions Club was able to provide some healthcare workers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic at hospitals in...

No more free water for Gobabis

3 months ago - 31 May 2021 | Society

The Gobabis Municipality will discontinue the free water supply introduced due to the State of Emergency following the Covid-19 outbreak last year.Mayor Elvire Theron during...

‘Homophobic’ Nekongo urged to resign

3 months ago - 30 May 2021 | Society

Windhoek • [email protected] LGBTQ campaigners continue to call on Swapo party youth league (SPYL) secretary Ephraim Nekongo to resign, following homophobic attacks they say are...

Just in time for winter!

4 months ago - 26 May 2021 | Society

The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) launched their winter buff collection, which is now on sale at the CAN head office in John Meinert Street...

Week of multiples at Windhoek Central Hospital

4 months ago - 24 May 2021 | Society

Windhoek • [email protected] was made last week with Namibia's first quintuplet (two girls and three boys) born at the Windhoek Central Hospital on Tuesday. On...

Conservancy feeds their own children

4 months ago - 11 May 2021 | Society

For a second consecutive year, members of the N≠a Jaqna Conservancy are using part of their income to provide food to all registered schools and...

‘We are in it together’

4 months ago - 29 April 2021 | Society

Old Mutual has contributed N$1 million towards the procurement of vaccines through the Vaccines for Hope coalition, an alliance of more than 50 private sector...

Cash for kiddies’ cancer ward

5 months ago - 26 April 2021 | Society

Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) donated N$75 000 to the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), which will go towards the renovations project of the 8th Floor...

Food for 200 Omaheke families

5 months ago - 25 April 2021 | Society

Deputy minister of gender equality Alexia Manombe-Ncube handed over food parcels to 200 households at Omitara and farm Blouberg in Omaheke region on Friday.The items,...

NGOs plan the way forward

5 months ago - 19 April 2021 | Society

In partnership with the Bank Windhoek Social Investment Fund and the Lithon Foundation, the Capricorn Foundation recently hosted an online capacity building workshop for NGOs...

Always be kind!

5 months ago - 15 April 2021 | Society

Staff of Nedbank Namibia and across the country recently participated the annual worldwide Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Day commemorated on 17 February.The RAK Foundation...

New leaders for ACPCN

6 months ago - 16 March 2021 | Society

The Association of Charismatic and Pentecostal Churches of Namibia (ACPCN), an umbrella organisation for Charismatic and Pentecostal Churches and Christian-based organisations in Namibia, held its...

513 ex-refugees feud with government

6 months ago - 07 March 2021 | Society

Windhoek • [email protected] group of 538 Angolans living at Osire refugee camp are at legal loggerheads with the Namibian government who they accuse of trying...