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Namibia

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Increased infant mortality rate recorded between 2018 and 2021: Shimuafeni

Namibia’s Statistician-General, Alex Shimuafeni, on Tuesday announced a recorded rise in the country’s infant mortality rate between 2018 and 2021. Shimuafeni revealed to Nampa that the infant mortality rate increased from 49 deaths per 1 000 live births in 2018 to 54 deaths per 1 000 live births in 2021 and that more than half of the infant deaths were males across the years. “Oshana recorded the highest number of […]

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Namibia’s leading causes of death revealed

The Namibia Statistics Agency has revealed that between 2018 and 2021, the country’s death toll rose from 18,939 to 24,117, and in 2020, hypertensive diseases were cited as the primary cause of death, while COVID-19 took the lead in 2021, followed by HIV and lower respiratory infections. The Khomas and Oshana Regions witnessed the highest number of deaths, while Kavango West and Kunene reported the lowest mortality rates. Here is NSA […]

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NWR upset more Namibians aren’t travelling

Namibia Wildlife Resorts has expressed disappointment in the relatively low number of Namibians taking up travel opportunities within the country. Spokesperson Nelson Ashipala says despite concerted efforts to promote domestic tourism, the majority of visitors to NWR facilities remain Europeans, with a significant number hailing from Germany.

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Nedbank funds “Green Urbanists”

Nedbank Namibia, through their Go Green handed over a total of N$645 000.00 to the Namibia Nature Foundation and six “Green Urbanism” projects. Recipients include the Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust, which aims to improve tertiary-level students' environmental engagement, knowledge and agency, the Urban Agriculture Training Programme, at the COSDEF Centre in Swakopmund, which will provide food security and jobs by training 60 unemployed women and youth to grow vegetables and […]

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Fuel price relief for Namibians

Just in time for the holidays, the Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced that due to large over-recoveries the price of petrol and both grades of diesel will decrease by 130c/litre as of Wednesday 6 December. The decrease could have been larger but, saying that they note the importance of road maintenance, the Ministry at the same time increased the Road Fund Administration levy by 20 cents to 198 […]

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Primary school at Noordoewer receives computer equipment

The EHW Baard Primary School at Noordoewer recently received computer equipment worth over N$300 000 to set up a computer lab at the institution. ||Kharas Region Acting Director of Education, Arts and Culture, Jesmine Magerman on this gesture said that with the world being faced with opportunities the fourth industrial revolution offers, the ministry is fully aware that the education sector in Namibia has to develop alongside the development of […]

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Over 10 000 apply for legal aid in 2023

Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab has revealed that her ministry, through its Directorate of Legal Aid, received over 10 000 applications from people seeking legal representation during the course of this year. She said N$35 million was allocated to the granting of legal aid to indigent litigants. The minister further said the ministry of justice has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Law Society of Namibia for collaboration to enhance […]

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