Since the declaration of the state of emergency and the 21-day lockdown, many Namibians seem to be worried about their livelihoods, particularly those dependent on social grants. This, despite assurance by the Department of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare in the Presidency that grant payments to the elderly, orphans and vulnerable children will […]
More and more companies continue to make financial contributions to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Social Security Commission (SSC) is the latest to donate.
Fifty-eight people are being quarantined at the Zambezi Waterfront and Tourism Park in Katima Mulilo. The majority of the group comprises Namibian students who are studying in Zambia.
Law enforcement agencies did not encounter major challenges or non-adherence of the preventative measures to curb COVID-19 since the lockdown started. Acting Chief of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF), Martin Pinehas called on the general public to continue cooperating with the law enforcement agencies.
About 40 employees of the City of Windhoek’s Solid Waste Division staged a demonstration in protest over the lack of safety equipment. The employees accused management of failing to provide them with gloves and face masks, while expected to carry out their duties such as emptying dust-bins, sweeping streets as well as other unhygienic work.
Thirty-three people were arrested and fined over the weekend, for contravening Regulation 11 of the State of Emergency. They were given fines of between N$2 000 and N$4 000. Regulation 11 prohibits the sale of alcohol. In terms of the regulation, a person selling alcohol during the state of emergency could get a fine of […]
The Ministry of Finance has announced the delay of the 2020/2021 Appropriation Bill (National budget). The delay is due to the state of emergency declared by the president, as a measure to curb COVID-19. The measure relating to the limitation of gathering to a threshold of 10 or less persons contributed to the delay. The […]
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) has reminded all Namibians that the COVID-19 containment regulations apply to the whole country. It says in a statement that the only regulation that is of limited impact at present is regulation six, which only applies to the Khomas and Erongo regions. That regulation has also put […]
Tobie Aupindi, who was found guilty on a charge under the Anti-Corruption Act two years ago, says he is not corrupt and nothing should stop him from being part of the legislature. Aupindi, one of the 104 lawmakers sworn in as members of the National Assembly last week, said he had his day in court, […]
