Salomo Hei, Board Chairperson of the Namibia Statistics Agency has bemoaned funding gaps that have hampered the Agency’s statistical collection initiatives highlighting that this gap has led to a statistics gap, hindering NSA’s ability to conduct all planned surveys and gather comprehensive data. Notable absentees of latest statistics are: the Labour Force Survey and the...
The Namibia Statistics Agency has also paid tribute to president Hage Geingob. “On behalf of the board, management and staff of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), we extend our deepest condolences to the first family and the people of Namibia on the passing of president Hage Geingob,” said Salomo Hei, chairperson of the NSA board....
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), in collaboration with Statistics Norway, engaged media houses to enhance the dissemination of relevant statistics and statistical literacy within the framework of the two organisations’ efforts. Some of the issues deliberated on during the discussion were better ways to collect data and get accurate statistics. In addition, the discussion was...
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has almost doubled, from over 6,000 last year to 10,802 this year. However, these cases were only recorded at eight health facilities in the |Khomas Region, and the figures could be higher. The figures were presented at the commemoration of World Diabetes Day in Windhoek. The Ministry of...
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has promised to roll-out outstanding census payments for census field workers and transport providers as from Monday. The NSA will pay the outstanding salaries per region that is fully verified and processed. Statistician general Alex Shimuafeni said this in a press statement on Friday. The NSA aimed to begin with...
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) on Friday issued a comprehensive update on the status of payments for the Census field staff and transport service providers involved in the 2023 Population and Housing Census. NSA Statistician General Alex Shimuafeni in a statement said, that for both the Census field staff salaries and the transport service providers,...
Western Cape premier Alan Winde and MEC of Police Oversight and Community Safety Reagen Allen have expressed concern at the latest statistics from the Court Watching Brief Unit. The unit plays an oversight role and assists it in identifying inefficiencies in the judicial system. Eight courts were monitored by the unit from April to June...
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) and the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) have signed an agreement to formalise their collaboration. The signing took place at the NSA head office on Tuesday. The ECN is responsible for all Namibian electoral activities, from voter registration and political party registration, to the setting and monitoring of elections. Meanwhile,...
Namibia observed Suicide Prevention Day, an annual event on 10 September, with the Ministry of Health and Social Services unveiling alarming statistics today. Between August 2022 and June 2023, Namibia recorded a total of 623 suicides. Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula disclosed that 82% of these cases involved adult men, 15% adult women, and 3% were...