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COVID-19 – 109 released from supervised quarantine
Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula said of the 333 samples tested,16 were positive and the people were placed under quarantine with one hospitalised. Dr Shangula said 109 were released from the supervised quarantine while 216 still remain. The government, Dr…
GOVT LAUNCHES COVID-19 EMERGENCY INCOME GRANT
Finance minister Ipumbu Shiimi has launched the N$562m Emergency Income Grant (EIG), a once-off payment of N$750 in cash grant per qualifying person, on the basis of a set of eligibility criteria. This is estimated to benefit up to 739,000…
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…
Geingob calls for Covid-19 national day of prayer
President Hage Geongob has called for a day of prayer on Wednesday 8 April 2020 for the protection and welfare of Namibia against Covid-19. In a statement on Monday, Geingob said the day of prayer would give effect to the…
Covid-19 exposed inequality – Steenkamp
Education ministry executive director Sanet Steenkamp, who admitted that Covid-19 exposed the matter of inequality, said although schools are expected to open on 20 April, children will remain at home. Schools in Namibia were closed as part of curbing the…
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…
Editors worried Covid-19 might shut down media houses
Chairperson of the African Editors Forum Jovial Rantao The African Editors Forum joins fellow Africans in expressing deep concern at the devastating impact that the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) has had on lives and economies across the continent, leading to the temporary closure…
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…
Health practitioner, teacher Namibia’s latest Covid-19 victims
A health practitioner and a teacher are the latest victims of Covid-19 in Namibia, according to the health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula. The two cases bring the total number of infected people in Namibia to 16. Dr Shangula announced this on…
Covid-19 situation in Africa worries Xi Jinping
Chinese president Xi Jinping told president Hage Geingob that he is very concerned about the current situation in Africa regarding Covid-19. The two leaders spoke via phone on Friday. Covid-19 that has since across the world started in China’s Wuhan…