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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”,…
Kenyan president announces stringent measures against COVID-19
My fellow Kenyans. On Friday, March 6th,2020 the Government of Kenya received confirmation of the first case of COVID-19, commonly known as Coronavirus. Asyoumayrecall, when we first announced the confirmation of the first case, we stated that we had…
Meatco suspends public visits to abattoirs
Meatco said it was suspending all educational tours and visits by the public to all its abattoirs with immediate effect. In a statement signed off by Meatco corporate communications, Rosa Hamukuaja-Thobias, the suspension was in response to the worldwide outbreak…
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…
COVID-19 stops the NAMAs
MTC has announced the cancellation of the NAMA awards ceremony as the health ministry confirmed the presence of the deadly coronavirus in the country on Saturday. The event was scheduled to take place on the 27th of March 2020 and…
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…
SPYL express concerns on state of COVID-19 preparedness
The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has expressed serious concerns over the health ministry’s state of preparedness for the coronavirus, right in the heels of minister Kalumbi Shangula confirming the presence of two cases in Namibia. Here are some of…