Author: Wonder Guchu
Bank of Namibia staff work from home as cautionary measure
Bank of Namibia (BoN) staff will return to a phase 1 approach of lockdown after some employees were suspected of coming into contact with a positive COVID-19 case. This was communicated in a memo to the staff members. According to…
Plans afoot for truck drivers to have own service stations
There are plans to designate service stations that will be used by truck drivers only in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19. In addition, there are also plans to reserve certain amenities from where truck drivers can buy…
Guest Column: Geingob’s inclusivity philosophy pays off
Lameck Odada Like any other country in the world, Namibia is also dealing with the outbreak of COVID-19 and trying to alleviate what has become a pandemic. With the confirmation of the first two cases of COVID-19 in the country…
Video of man beating child triggers police probe
Namibian Police Inspector-General Sebastian Ndeitunga said there is a difference between chastising and excessive beating. Ndeitunga said the police will step in when there is excessive beating, adding that the gender-based violence unit of the Namibian Police is investigating a child…
Chinese donate food to Ondangwa council
The Ondangwa Chinese Community donated food parcels to Ondangwa Town Council to assist the less privileged elderly people. The food will benefit 150 households. The donation was handed over by the chairman of the Association of the Chinese Merchants in Namibia…
Covid-19 cases rise to 34 from 32
Namibia has two new confirmed Covid-19 cases, one of which could be the country first local transmission. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases now stands at 34. There are also two Namibian drivers who tested Covid-19 positive in Botswana while…
NBC’s N$338m more than requested – Mushelenga
The national broadcaster, NBC, has been allocated a budget of N$338 million, according to MICT minister, Peya Mushelenga. Mushelenga said the NBC amount is above what the broadcaster has requested for due to the need to change back to normal…
Justice minister Dausab says budget hampers case finalisation
As the magistrate’s court continue to bear the brunt of the criminal caseload in the country, the office of the judiciary has been allocated a budget of N$375 662 000 for the 2020/21 financial year. In the 2019/20 financial year…
Govt constructs 1 000 houses in 2019
Urban and rural development minister Erastus Utoni has disclosed that only 1 449 houses were built by the government in the previous financial year. This as the government continue to limp with a persistent backlog in the supply of serviced…
Erongo Grades 11 & 12 to start classes on 24 June
Grades Erongo Grade 11 and 12 learners are expected to start classes on 24 June 2020, 13 days after the rest of the regions. President Hage Geingob placed Erongo Region under lockdown on 8 June 2020 after 7 people had…