Category: National
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…
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”,…
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…
AirNam parks Frankfurt flights for 30 days
Air Namibia has announced the temporary suspension of the Windhoek – Frankfurt –Windhoek route effective today, Saturday 14 March 2020 for a period of 30 days. The Namibian National Airline said it is complying with the directive of the Namibian…
Geingob cancels independence gig, upholds his inauguration
President Hage Geingob said Saturday that the planned 30th independence celebration that had been set for 21 March will not go on but his inauguration will be held at State House. Announcing a raft of stringent measures after health minister…
Health ministry blunders on COVID-19 announcement
Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula Saturday morning said a couple from Spain had tested positive for COVID-19, but the Embassy of Spain in Namibia has denied that the two are their citizens. The case of the couple is Namibia’s first…
Namibia to take up full shares in AfDB
The Namibian cabinet on Thursday announced a final plan to take up its full complement of shares in the African Development Bank ((AfDB). Namibian Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Stanley Simataa said the Namibian government has taken an undertaken…
Probe fuel storage audit findings – Cabinet
Cabinet has issued a directive for investigations to be carried out into a number of issues flagged by a PwC audit on the controversial N$5.5 billion national oil storage facility at Walvis Bay, information and communication technology, Stanley Simataa has…
Nam realigns Special Economic Zone legislation to Sacu
The Namibia government on Thursday announced an alignment of its legislation on Special Economic Zone to Southern African Customs Union (SACU) laws. Namibia is a member of SACU, a customs union made up of South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini and Lesotho….