Category: News
Covid-19 scuttles parliamentary activities – Katjavivi
Speaker of the National Assembly, Prof. Peter Katjavivi says the Covid 19 pandemic has severely disrupted outreach activities of the parliament. Katjavivi said this when he met the deputy minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus on Wednesday. The…
Namibia still attractive to the international tourists – Paetzold
The Hospitality Association of Namibia’s chief executive officer, Gitta Paetzold said despite the negative image of Namibia as a result of its increasing infection rate, the country still has its natural beauty to market and attract the international tourists. Paetzold…
Remdesivir reduces recovery time from 15 to 11 days
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Country Director in Namibia Dr Eric Dziuban said Remdesivir is an anti-viral drug which stops replication in COVID-19. Dr Dzuiban said the Remdesivir has improved the recovery time to 11 days from 15…
Tourists to get permits to enter Windhoek
Tourism Ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said international tourists will be issued with permits to move out of Windhoek, Rehoboth and Okahandja. On 28 August 2020, President Hage Geingob extended the travel restriction in Windhoek, Rehoboth and Okahandja as well as…
Robbers steal N$300 000 meant for pensioners
The police said robbers stole N$300 000 meant for pensioners from the NamPost Fransfontein branch in Kunene on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 00:00. In a statement, deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi said the men badly assaulted the postmaster and tied…
My baby died in my arms – bereaved mother
The bereaved mother of an alleged baby who according to the health ministry passed on due to Covid-19 but the family insists was due to a wrong injection has said that he passed on while in her arms. Lavinia Ndilimekkeh…
Do not release N$200 million to education ministry – SPYL
The Swapo Party Youth League secretary for education, Hofni Iipinge, has advised the finance ministry to freeze the N$200 million funding for the procurement of 33 000 laptops for previously disadvantaged students because corruption may happen. SPYL has claimed that…
Defence minister Vilho under fire
The Landless People’s Movement and the official opposition have all teamed up on defence minister Rear Admiral Peter Vilho for his remarks this week which attacked the private sector. LPM says it is “shocked and dismayed at the baseless and…
Column: To truly develop Namibia
By Llewellyn le Hané We talk a good game as Namibians, but we are prone to not embracing real change. A small shift here, a small innovation there, but large scale comprehensive change always seems out of reach. We use…
Shiimi gives thumbs up for fish quota auction
Finance minister Ipumbu Shiimi has today said that the total amount raised from the auction amount to N$ 627,936,827.10 including the application fees. He said this is equivalent to 100% more or two times when compared to N$315,366,400.0, which could…