Category: National
Namibia to be under lockdown, open markets to open
President Hage Geingob said the cabinet decided to extend the lockdown in Khomas and Erongo regions as well as bring all the other 12 regions under lockdown as from Friday 17 April 2020. The announcement made Tuesday at State House…
Chinese embassy says Africans in China safe
The Chinese Embassy in Namibia has broken silence on ongoing allegations that Africans, Namibian nationals included, in China were being evicted from homes out of fear that they may be spreading Covid-19. This has led to a confrontation of the…
Geingob appoints 8 new governors
Youngest governor Neville Andre President Hage Geingob has appointed eight new governors and reappointed six others. The new appointments are: 1. //Karas – Aletta Fredericks 2. Hardap – Rev. Salomon April 3. Erongo -Neville Andre 4. Kavango East -Bonifatius Wakudumo…
MTC dismisses 5G tower erection claims amid lockdown
As the coronavirus sweeps the globe, so do rumours about what caused it or how it’s spread. One that’s gained steam online is that MTC has secretly installed 5G towers while the Khomas and Erongo regions are on lockdown. The…
Procurement of non-essentials suspended
Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi has put on hold procurement of all good except essential goods meant to fight Covid-19. In a statement dated 27 March 2020, Shiimi said the directive was in line with President Hage Geingob’s nationwide declaration of…
Pohamba’s son in custody for gender-based violence
Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba’s son Hamukoto appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura on allegations of assaulting his wife on Thursday. The 41-year-old is also facing charges of malicious damage to property after he hurled a brick at the…
Bank of Namibia unveils a commemorative note
The Bank of Namibia has issued a commemorative banknote to mark the country’s 30th Independence anniversary that falls on 21 March every year. The banknote that has a face value of N$30 was unveiled at State House on Saturday during…
Geingob Retains the Top 3
President Hage Geingob has reappointed vice president Nangolo Mbumba, prime minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and deputy prime minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah ahead of his inauguration on Saturday. Geingob announced the reappointments Wednesday at State House in Windhoek. He said the vice president…
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…