South African Official News

Health and Social Services Minister, Dr Kalumbi Shangula has said the proposed Mental Health Bill is at an advanced stage and should reach Parliament for debate by the end of this year.Briefing the media on Namibia’s participation in the 76th World Health Assembly on 30 May 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland…

The Regional Disaster Risk Management Committee (RDRMC) in the Kavango East Region is calling on Government to declare a state of emergency on drought in the region.This is one of the recommendations the RDRMC made in a report submitted by the chairperson, Damian Maghambayi, to the Office of the Prime…

The Department of Health has alerted the public of an increasing circulation of influenza, also known as “flu”, around the country since the beginning of May 2023.The department was notified by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) about the rising cases.In a statement on Saturday, the department said the…

Sustainable management and utilization of biodiversity is a crucial step for Africa in order to realize the seventh goal of Agenda 2063, AU Commissioner Albert Muchanga said.In his speech at the conclusion of the AU, Caribbean and Pacific High-level Conference on Biodiversity, he pointed out that the conference is vital…

Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, on Thursday announced the appointment of the new Health Ombudsman, Professor Taole Resetselemang Mokoena, effective from 1 June 2023.This comes after the country’s first Health Ombud, Professor Malekgapuru Makgoba, bowed out of office after his seven-year tenure ended on 31 May 2023.Phaahla described the…

The Kavango East Regional Council has donated eight tents to the families of the 16 people who died as a result of food poisoning at Kayova village this week.In an interview with Nampa today, Kavango East Governor Bonifasius Wakudumo said the donation forms part of the support initiatives from society…

The outgoing Health Ombudsman, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, announced on Wednesday that his office completed 10 861 complaints in the past seven years, including the most talked about Life Esidimeni Tragedy.According to Makgoba, the Life Esidimeni Tragedy -- which probed the circumstances surrounding the deaths of mentally ill patients -- has…

Outgoing World Health Organisation (WHO) representative to Namibia, Charles Sagoe-Moses has said there is a need for Namibia to continue strengthening its health personnel capacity to ensure universal health coverage and primary health care.Speaking to the media during a courtesy visit to President Hage Geingob at State House today, Sagoe-Moses…

Outgoing World Health Organisation (WHO) representative to Namibia, Charles Sagoe-Moses has said there is a need for Namibia to continue strengthening its health personnel capacity to ensure universal health coverage and primary health care.Speaking to the media during a courtesy visit to President Hage Geingob at State House on Tuesday,…

A four-day high-level conference on biodiversity kicked off at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa today.Speaking on the occasion, Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE) Director Harsen Nyambe said biodiversity is critical to many sectors and livelihoods of local societies in Africa.However, local communities are not benefiting from biodiversity…