Author: Wonder Guchu
The COVID19: #newnormal won’t be business as usual
Jan Coetzee Namibia, went into lockdown several weeks ago, our Government’s firm and swift response have so far kept the number of infections very low. Thankfully no deaths have been recorded either and Namibia may come out of this quite…
Covid-19 delayed Namcol assignment submission
Jan Nitschke Namcol deputy director for curriculum and material Development Jan Nitschke said that their institution had issues with meeting deadlines for submission of assignments due to the pandemic. Nitschke said besides radio and television, Namcol has an online platform…
Growth at home should be utilised – unionist
Job Muniaro National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) secretary-general Job Muniaro said that it might be difficult to outline the impact because the country doesn’t have a productivity centre. Muniaro stressed the need for a productivity policy to guide the…
Shifeta says zero tourist arrivals to persist
Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta has said zero tourist arrivals for the next three to four months is expected and the situation is likely to persist throughout 2020. Shifeta told the Covid-19 Conference Centre on Tuesday that conservancies create N$60 million…
Namibia ends lockdown on 4 May, enforces facemasks
Namibia will end the nationwide lockdown on 4 May 2020 but will make the wearing of facemasks outside the home mandatory. In an address to the nation on Thursday, President Hage Geigon said that although it is very important to…
SA lawyers accuse Namibian lawyers over “work permit confusion”
Two South African senior lawyers arrested last year for working in Namibia without work permits when they came to represent Bernard Esau, Sacky Shanghala and James Hatuikulipi. The ex-Jacob Zuma lawyers, Michael Hellens and David Joubert claim that their instructing…
Katutura Single Quarters kapana market reopens
(From left) Urban development minister Erastus Utoni, health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula, Khomas governor Laura McCloud-Katjiura and Windhoek mayor Fransina Kahungu at the reopening of the Single Quarters open market. The urban development minister Erastus Utoni officially reopened the…
SSC launches the employment and salary protection scheme
Namibia Finance minister Ipumbu Shiimi together with the Social Security chief executive Milka Mungunda launched the National Employment and Salary Protection Scheme for Covid-19 on Monday in Windhoek. Mungunda said before this launch, they considered the following: Assessment of comparative…
Geingob appoints !Gawaxab as central bank governor
Retired Old Mutual Africa managing director and now Eos Capital executive chairman Johannes !Gawaxab is now the Bank of Namibia governor. !Gawaxab takes over from Ipumbu Shiimi who was appointed the finance minister in March. President Hage Geingob announced !Gawaxab’s appointment…
Namibia locked into 10 zones and 69 checkpoints
Home affairs minister Farns Kapofi said Namibia’s 14 regions have been clustered into 10 zones, comprising 69 lockdown points between zones, to give impetus to the countrywide lockdown as indicated in the Deployment Plan. The lockdown checkpoints will be established…