Minister of Gender Equality calls for action on Ohangwena teen pregnancies

Minister of Gender Equality calls for action on Ohangwena teen pregnancies

Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare, Doreen Sioka, expressed concern over more than 9,000 pregnancies among school girls under 19 in the Ohangwena region, calling the statistic alarming and in need of immediate action. Gender and Human Rights Activist Charlemaine Husselmann was contacted for her reaction.

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Business / Economics

Telecom Namibia partners with Huawei for nationwide network upgrade

Telecom Namibia has announced a 5-year partnership with Huawei Technologies Namibia to upgrade its mobile network capabilities and coverage nationwide. This collaboration is part of Telecom Namibia's Integrated Strategic Business Plan 2027, aiming to modernise and expand the tn mobile network. Telecom spokesperson Nomvula Kambinda.

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Environment

Indian cities have become heat traps

A senior government official says Indian cities have become "heat traps" because of their rapid growth, which is leading to increased carbon emissions and destroying water bodies. This comes as heatwaves in India have killed dozens of people this summer. Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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World

Nuclear bids to become leading renewable energy source

In 2023, for the first time, nuclear power was mentioned as one of the low-carbon energy options the world needs to turn to, if we are to lower carbon emissions and limit global temperature rises. Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency explains whether nuclear power will ever become more popular and mainstream as an energy source in coming years.

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Namibia

NamPol commanders attend gender-based violence training

The Namibian Police Force in collaboration with the Women Action for Development has organised a five-day workshop on gender-based violence and the law for all regional police commanders and their deputies. The workshop is taking place at Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa region. Abisai Kashululu National Training coordinator at WAD has more.

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World

Fears mount over Israel and Hezbollah relations

The Biden administration is growing increasingly concerned about the deteriorating situation between Israel and the Lebanon-based, Iranian proxy Hezbollah. The US President has once again dispatched a senior advisor to the Middle East, amid fears of a possible large-scale regional war.

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Health / Medical

Surgeon general demands warning label on social media apps

The like button is making parents rethink what the ideal age is to introduce phones and social media access to their children. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy told CNN that the threat social media poses to children requires urgent action, and he demanded Congress, in the US to put a label on the apps as it does with cigarettes and alcohol. "The mental health crisis among young people is urgent, […]

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World

Eleven dead and dozens missing in shipwreck

At least 11 people have died and more than 60 are missing as a result of two shipwrecks off the coast of southern Italy. According to the BBC, German charity RESQSHIP said it picked up 51 people from a sinking, wooden boat and found 10 bodies trapped in the lower deck near the island of Lampedusa on Monday. In a separate incident on the same day, more than 60 people […]

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Namibia

UN Assembly President in Namibia for summit preparations

The President of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis, is visiting Namibia from today until Friday. The visit prepares for Namibia and Germany's co-hosting of the Summit of the Future in September. It also forms part of Francis's outreach efforts to various UN member states to stress the urgent need to speed up the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Ambassador Penda Naanda, the […]

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