There is a need for command posts at the Victoria Port and Mahe International Airport to shift from an operational to a management mindset when dealing with emergencies, said an officer of Seychelles’ Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD).The chief…
The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture, Mr Elleck Nchabeleng, has congratulated the University of South Africa (UNISA) on achieving 150 years of operations.Mr Nchabeleng said it was hard to imagine…
Seychelles needs to continuously make efforts to address recommendations outlined in the 2023 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report released by the United States Department of State, so as to maintain its Tier 1 status.The statement was made by the head…
Seychelles won two gold medals, two silver and six bronze medals at the 2023 Special Olympic World Games in Berlin, Germany.The gold medals for Team Seychelles came from Jean-Marc de Sylva in the running long jump with 2.38m. He finished ahead of Maur…
There has been a significant decline in HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Namibia, the Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ben Nangombe has said.The prevalence, which was as high as 22 per cent in 2002, decreased to …
Four people died over the weekend after allegedly committing suicide.The weekend crime report issued on Sunday by the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) said that at Oshitukafitu village in the Omusati Region, 28-year-old Shapumba Jacob Shipingana died on…
Residents of Windhoek are being urged to take precautionary measures as veld fire season approaches.This comes after a veld fire broke out in a riverbed in Windhoek’s Hochland Park residential area on Saturday.Senior Station Officer Masule Mayanga, fr…
Suspended All People’s Party (APP) secretary general Vincent Kanyetu in a letter on Sunday said he wants evidence of all allegations levelled against him which led to his suspension from the party.Last Thursday the leadership of the APP announced the …
The SADC Naval Pentathlon 2023 Games, hosted by the Namibian Navy, started at Walvis Bay in the Erongo Region on Monday.Namibia, along with Botswana and South Africa, are set to compete in obstacle crossing, utility swimming, live-saving swimming, sea…
The Ministry of Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation is encouraging counties to use Water Magnetic Flow Meters in the management of water. State Department for Water and Sanitation Principal Secretary Dr. Paul Ronoh says this form of technology is very e…