Omaheke governor Pijoo Nganate says his office will start distributing nutritious meals to about 460 children and 40 adults in the region. He was discussing malnutrition in the region with Desert FM on Tuesday. Nganate said he was considering a…

National African Students’ Association (Nasa) says schools should offer more career counselling to prevent prospective students from choosing the wrong careers. Nasa representative Du Plessis Sibinda spoke to to Desert FM on Tuesday on the issue of youth unemployment. “A…

Some editors have welcomed the registration of the Namibia Media Professionals Union (Nampu), describing it as a good development for the industry, albeit late in coming. Nampu received its registration from the Office of the Labour Commissioner this week, after…

Unidentified international cybersecurity experts have come to Telecom Namibia’s rescue after hackers leaked about 630GB of its data. This was disclosed yesterday by Telecom Namibia (TN) chief executive Stanley Shanapinda at a press conference hosted by the Ministry of Information…

Prominent victims of a cybersecurity breach that saw over 600 000 Telecom Namibia (TN) clients’ details exposed say they are now living in fear. Agriculture, water and land reform minister Calle Schlettwein, whose personal information is among those leaked in a…

As the festive season approaches, ensuring the well-being of children and young people during the holidays becomes essential for parents and guardians. Experts say the school break provides an opportunity for rest, fun, and personal growth – but it also…

The Ministry of Health and Social Services’ service and stock-tracking systems have been targeted after last week’s Telecom Namibia (TN) data leak. Executive director of health and social services Ben Nangombe confirmed this on Tuesday. “The work that has been…

Cybersecurity expert Nrupesh Soni says the Telecom Namibia (TN) security breach should be a wakeup call for people to understand the importance of not giving data away freely. Speaking to Desert FM on Monday morning, Soni urged citizens to not…

Telecom Namibia chief executive Stanley Shanapinda says the organisation did not entertain negotiating with extortionists Hunters International after they were given a deadline to pay an unknown ransom. “What they did is they contacted us, indicating that they wanted to…

Activist in Namibia feel there is a need for legislation to regulate the use of social media to deal with cyber bullying. Human rights activist Linda Baumann says Namibia needs a legislative and policy framework on social media usage. This…

Namibia is the first African country to reduce the transmission of HIV from mother to child from 13.4% to about 3.8% in a period of 10 years. Speaking to Desert FM recently, health ministry executive director Ben Nangombe said the…

The Cabinet has approved a Health System Strengthening proposal for over N$16 billion to improve access to healthcare. This was confirmed in a statement by the health ministry during the observance of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, under the theme:…