Month: September 2021

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Brave Gladiators sets Uganda ambush

The Brave Gladiators are returning to COSAFA Tournament action after missing out last year and are gunning for victory in their opening match against guest nation Uganda on Thursday, 30 September at 12h00 at the Nelson Mandela University, in Port Eliza…

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IPC councillor for Windhoek sworn in

Jeurgen Hecht was on Wednesday sworn in as the new councillor for the City of Windhoek (CoW) local authority council representing the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC).Hecht replaced fellow IPC member and former council management committee chairpe…

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Breast cancer the most prevalent in Namibia

Over the last decade, the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) has received reports from the national cancer registry, which includes all pathology labs in the country, of over 3 780 breast cancer cases, making this cancer the most common in the countr…

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Phoenix Software Delivers First Enhancement to JES3 Technology in Six Years with JES3plus® V1R1

Phoenix Software released updates to its product line in September 2021 EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Phoenix Software International, Inc., today announced the general availability of JES3plus V1R1, a derivative work based on IBM’s z/OS® JES3. This release integrates SPOOL I/O performance enhancements made available to JES3plus customers through continuous delivery […]

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Sinocare Showcases Diabetes and Chronic Diseases Management Products at the Second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo

CHANGSHA, China, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Sinocare, the global leading medical test-developer, has showcased its latest lineup of products at The Second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE), which was held between September 26-29 at the Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center. In its dedicated booth, Sinocare displayed different type of chronic diseases management […]

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Ministries Of Labour In Africa Urged To Form New Reforms

Ministries of Labour in Africa have been urged to adapt their actions and services on a regular basis and to develop new forms of organization management to enable them offer effective and diligent services to citizenry. The Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection, Mr. Simon Chelugui said by developing new organization management, interventions and innovation, they will also provide

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Ensuring the safety of mothers and newborns during childbirth in Namibia

World Patient Safety Day was established in 2019 to enhance global understanding of patient safety, increase public engagement in the safety of health care and promote global actions to enhance patient safety and reduce patient harm. This year’s World Patient Safety Day was commemorated under the theme ‘*Safe maternal and newborn care*’ with the World Health Organization calling on healthcare

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WFP Namibia Country Brief, August 2021

In Numbers Net Funding Requirements: US$ 6.1 m six-month (September 2021 – February 2022) People Assisted in August 2021 Cash Based Transfers: 1,775 households in Omusati Region Food Voucher Programme: A total of 2,700 households in Kunene and Ohangwena Region Home Grown School Feeding Programme: 1,472 learners from HGSFP four pilot schools in Kunene Region. Community-based Livelihood Projects: 355 households

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PRESIDENT RECEIVES CREDENTIALS OF AMBASSADORS OF MALAYSIA, SWITZERLAND, IRAQ, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ICELAND AND RWANDA

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, received the credentials of six new accredited Ambassadors to Lebanon. Ambassadors are: Malaysian Ambassador, AZRI MAT YACOB, Swiss Ambassador, Dr. MARION WICHELT KRUPSKI, Iraqi Ambassador, Haidar Shaya Gobeshi Dilimi Al-Barrak, Dominican Republic Ambassador, ELVIS ANTONIO ALAM LORA, Iceland’s Ambassador, UNNUR ORRADOTTIR RAMETTE, and Rwandan Ambassador, MIRONKO NTAMPAKA FIDELIS. The ceremony was attended by

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Car accident claims one life near Keetmanshoop

An unidentified man died in an accident some 80 kilometres outside Keetmanshoop on Monday when his vehicle collided with an oncoming truck. The Namibian Police Force’s ||Kharas Regional Commander, Commissioner David Indongo, told Nampa on Monday that the accident occurred around 15h15 on the Keetmanshoop-Grünau B1 Road. He said the deceased was headed from Karasburg towards Keetmanshoop in a small

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Poverty Eradication Ministry has no substantive initiatives worth evaluating: BIG Coalition

The Basic Income Grant Coalition has rejected consultancy proposals for the evaluation of the Ministry of Poverty Eradication’s policy framework ‘Blueprint on wealth distribution and poverty eradication’, stating that it raises questions as there are currently no substantive initiatives worth evaluating. “While we appreciate that external evaluations of government policies can be helpful to identify successes and shortcomings in their

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Shangula urges Namibians to get vaccinated before festive season

With the end of the year approaching, Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Kalumbi Shangula has called on Namibians to get vaccinated, saying history has shown that COVID-19 cases rise during the festive season, given its many gatherings. Shangula made the call on Monday while receiving 201 600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine donated by the Federal Republic of Germany

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NFCPT donates medical equipment to health ministry

The Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT) on Monday donated medical equipment worth N.dollars 3 million to the Ministry of Health and Social Services. The donated equipment amongst others included Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ventilators, ICU monitors, cardiotocography machines, oxygen flow machines and ultrasound machines. Speaking during the handover, the chairperson of the NFCPT Board of Trustees, Suzan Ndjaleka, said

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