Namibian households tripled to 756,339 in 2023 compared to 254,389 recorded during the 1991 Population and Housing Census, latest data shows. According to the latest preliminary census results released by Namibia Statistics Agency’s (NSA) Statistician General, Alex Shimuafeni on Wednesday, between 2011 and 2023, households increased by 291,500 (62.7%) from 464,839. The data indicate that...
A report by the United Nations has revealed that about 56% of households in Nambia are headed by people over the age of 60 or persons with disabilities. This was revealed during the Bank of Namibia’s 24th annual symposium hosted in the capital recently under the theme ‘Transformation of the Rural Economy in Namibia’. “The...
No fewer than 1 billion persons worldwide are affected with Presbyopia(eye disorder), Dr Tochukwu Onwuzulike, an eye care specialist, has said. Onwuzulike, an Optometrist with Vision Spring, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at the inauguration of free eye care exercise at Apo resettlement, FCT. Presbyopia is an eye condition in...
By Adolf Kaure. The National Disability Council of Namibia’s Project Manager, Jessica Gawachab said that people with disabilities should be employed at all levels when she spoke at the recent consultative workshop to review the Persons with Disabilities Bill and the National Policy on Disability which took place in Swakopmund. The two-day consultative worship which...
A TWO-DAY legislative review meeting by the National Disability Council of Namibia (NDCN) to align Namibia’s policies with international standards and enhance local protections for persons with disabilities started at Swakopmund yesterday. “This process will not only ensure that Namibia complies with its international obligations, but will equally ensure that persons with disabilities in Namibia...
Staff Reporter THE Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) recently handed over information technology (IT) equipment to local organizations for persons with disabilities (OPDs) in Windhoek.The donated equipment included desktop computers, monitors, and tablets designed to enable effective data digitisation, storage, and advocacy. “The handing over of IT equipment to OPDs signifies a vital step...
The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare on Wednesday officially launched the nationwide consultation on the Persons with Disability Bill and National Policy. Deputy Minister of Marginalised People, Royal ǀUiǀoǀoo, said the draft bill aims to domesticate the principles entrenched in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities...
The Namibia Media Trust (NMT) has launched a project to empower persons with disabilities in Namibia to enable them to actively participate in democratic processes and develop critical media production and literacy skills for self-advocacy. NMT believes decisions are legitimate only if those affected by them have an equal opportunity to participate in the decision-making...
Maria David Commemoration of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) officially kicks off with a march from the Time Square Mall to Oshikango border town where the event is taking place. The event has not only attracted inhabitants of Ohangwena Region but also people from as far as Angola and the surrounding area. Minister...