Category: National
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…
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…
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 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…