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December 25, 2024
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||Kharas Education Directorate narrows classroom shortages
New classrooms built last year in ||Kharas Region’s Kalahari Desert education circuit will help alleviate the pressure of learner placement when schools reopen for the 2024 academic year next week. The Inspector of Education for the Kalahari Desert Circuit, Ryan Assegaai, said this in an interview with nbc News. The additional classrooms were constructed at...
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Procurement Act responsible for health supply shortages – Shangula
Health minister Kalumbi Shangula has blamed the Public Procurement Act for the egregious lack of medicines and clinical supplies in public health facilities. Shangula was questioned on the matter by Popular Democratic Movement parliamentarian Elma Dienda in early November. Shangula on Thursday in the National Assembly said that the Public Procurement Act requires the ministry...
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Namibia: 80 Percent of Namibia Children Face Severe Water Shortages
Eight out of every 10 children in Namibia do not have enough water to meet their daily needs. Namibia has been named one of the most impacted countries along with Niger, Jordan, Burkina Faso, Yemen and Chad. This is according a United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) report titled ‘The Climate Change Child’, which was released...
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80% of Namibia children face severe water shortages
Eight out of every 10 children in Namibia do not have enough water to meet their daily needs. Namibia has been named one of the most impacted countries along with Niger, Jordan, Burkina Faso, Yemen and Chad. This is according a United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) report titled ‘The Climate Change Child’, which was released...
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Water shortages affect schools in Epembe Constituency
Some schools in the Epembe Constituency of the Ohangwena Region are currently affected by water shortages. Limbandungila Combined School has been without water for over two months. The school usually relies on water tankers, but their capacity does not meet the demand. Distant man-made wells have become the only source of water for the school....
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Medical Stores seeks N$25 million to address medicine shortages – Windhoek Observer
Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Central Medical Store under the Ministry of Health and Social Services has appealed for an increased budget of N$25 million for pharmaceuticals and medical supplies in a bid to address crucial medication shortages and enhance service delivery. This request comes after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Gender Equality, Social Development and Family...
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Staff shortages at GBV shelters a concern
Gender-based violence (GBV) shelters are faced with staff shortages, resulting in operational limitations. In a ministerial statement, the Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare, Doreen Sioka, addressed the issue regarding the operational status of government-funded shelters in the National Assembly.Minister Sioka also emphasised the role of private shelters that are subsidised by...