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September 20, 2024
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Women advised to get screened for cervical cancer
Cervical cancer can be prevented through vaccination and cured if diagnosed early. Yet it still kills more than 300,000 women worldwide each year. Globally, only around 21% of women have had a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes the disease. In 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) set targets to vaccinate 90% of...
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Parents advised not to label their children as failures
Swakopmund Constituency Councillor Louisa Kativa urged parents and guardians not to label their children as failures, as it can affect the children’s potential. Kativa says the way parents or other adults label a child can have a lasting effect on how that child thinks of himself or herself. She says when a child is called...
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Students advised to be vigilant against fraudsters
Fraudsters targeting students become ever more present during university registration periods. As such, students are advised to stay vigilant and be on the lookout for scammers aiming to disrupt their finances. Appearing on the nbc’s breakfast show, Good Morning Namibia, Sergeant Fabian Amukwelele from the City Police says theft under false pretence at universities is...
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NMP advised to be patient while waiting for ECC
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources and that of Economics and Public Administration have advised the Namibian Marine Phosphate Company to be patient while waiting for its Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC). The company said it re-applied for the ECC last year and has not received any feedback yet from the Environmental Commissioner. The Namibian Marine...
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Crop farmers advised to get seeds now
Crop farmers, particularly those engaged in rain-fed agriculture, must get enough seeds now so that when the rains come they do not waste time running around looking for seeds, but start planting already. This was said by Lydia Horn, the director of the Namibia Institute of Seeds (Nios), a local seed company that is dedicated...
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Tsumeb residents advised to continue boiling water
Residents of Tsumeb are advised to continue boiling water for consumption. This was said by the town’s chief executive officer, Victoria Kapenda. Since last year, Tsumeb residents have been having serious water issues as a result of underground water contamination. Dundee Precious Metals, which operates a copper smelting plant in the town, also confirmed that...