President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a countrywide lockdown effective from Thursday, as cases of COVID-19 passed the 400 mark. The 21-day lockdown would last until 16 April
The National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO) has rejected the criticism, that the appointment of its leader, Ester Muinjangue as Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services would weaken the party in the National Assembly.
Some of the new ministers appointed have promised to prioritise implementation of policies and programmes as swiftly as they can.
Coronavirus could deal a fatal blow to companies already on the brink of collapse. The disruption, caused by measures taken to curb COVID-19, is already impacting the shipment of goods to retailers. Some Namibian trucks are reportedly already stuck at the South Africa-Botswana borders. Blaauw’s Transport is one of the logistics companies whose trucks are […]
The City of Windhoek will reconnect water supply to all households for a period of 30 days in line with Government directives.
The tabling of 2020 budget has been postponed, and Members of Parliament (MP’s) instead, approved one-third of the allocations to be spent. The House also adjourned indefinitely, until the health situation in the country normalises.
President Hage Geingob has announced a lockdown of the Khomas and Erongo regions from 27 March midnight to curb the spread of COVID-19. Seven people, three Namibians, have so far tested positive for the Coronavirus. A 44-year-old Namibian male, a pilot, went to Johannesburg on 7 February and returned on 13 February 2020. He had […]
The Namibian Correctional Services (NCS) has announced a ban on food parcels at all its facilities countrywide as a precautionary measure to curb COVID-19.
Another group of people is expected to arrive in Namibia from the Netherlands on Thursday and will also be quarantined, to contain the spread of COVID-19, Health and Social Services Minister Kalumbi Shangula has announced. Shangula, in a media statement on Tuesday said arrangements are currently underway for their quarantine. The Minister further said that […]
The Ohangwena Region has registered an increase in malaria cases, with 1 106 confirmed positive cases and two deaths between January to 15 March this year, compared to 610 cases last year. This was confirmed by the Director of Health and Social Services in the region, John Hango on Monday. “I don’t want to comment […]
