Author: Wonder Guchu
Aochamub first known Namibian to test positive for COVID-19
Deputy Prime Minister and the international relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Tuesday said that Namibia’s ambassador to France Albertus Aochamub tested positive for the coronavirus. Nandi-Ndakitwah revealed this at State House in Windhoek when she gave an account of what…
COVID-19 thrusts Namibia into a state of emergency
President Hage Geingob has declared a national state of emergency with effect from Tuesday 17 March 2020 to enable the government to marshall resources and put additional measures to curb the COVID-19 in place. Namibia has two confirmed COVID-19 cases…
Geingob did not do enough – Venaani
The PDM leader McHenry Venaani said then changes made by President Hage Geingob are not enough because he has retained the position of the vice president. Geingob announced a new government structure ahead of his inauguration set for Saturday either…
Geingob announces new government structure
President Hage Geingob has announced a new structure for his upcoming administration that will have 19 ministries instead of the current 26. Geingob made the announcement on Monday in Windhoek ahead of his inauguration for the second five-year term on…
Zim defence minister says COVID-19 punishment for sanctions
Zimbabwe’s defence minister Oppah Muchinguri has called the coronavirus pandemic a “punishment” of the US and Europe for imposing sanctions against members of the ruling regime over human rights abuses. Muhcinguri led the Sadc observer mission that monitored Namibia’s 2019…
Ramaphosa calls for the real ‘thuma mina’ moment against COVID-19
South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa said his country was dealing with a national disaster after the number of confirmed cases reached 61 on Sunday. “We have now declared a national state of disaster in terms of the Disaster Management Act”,…
Kenyan president announces stringent measures against COVID-19
My fellow Kenyans. On Friday, March 6th,2020 the Government of Kenya received confirmation of the first case of COVID-19, commonly known as Coronavirus. Asyoumayrecall, when we first announced the confirmation of the first case, we stated that we had…
Meatco suspends public visits to abattoirs
Meatco said it was suspending all educational tours and visits by the public to all its abattoirs with immediate effect. In a statement signed off by Meatco corporate communications, Rosa Hamukuaja-Thobias, the suspension was in response to the worldwide outbreak…
Teacher’s union welcomes school closures to contain COVID-19
The Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu) has welcomed the government’s decision to close all schools from Monday 16 March 2020 until 14 April 2020 to contain COVID-19 from spreading. The government announced on Sunday that all schools – public and…
Namibian government orders all schools closed to contain COVID-19
All schools in Namibia will be closed with effect from Monday 16 March 2020 following an order given by president Hage Geiongob that bans all gatherings. The ban on gathering was made on Saturday after the health minister Dr Kalumbi…