While the State of Emergency measures are meant to help curb the spread of COVID-19, it has also resulted in a loss of income for many, particularly those in the informal sector. Among the informal businesses affected, is what is popularly known as kapana.
The Otjinene settlement in the Omaheke Region is normally a buzzing place with street vendors selling clothes and kapana. Now a new world order has forced this once bubbling town almost looking deserted.
With the COVID-19 pandemic having the world at a standstill, one of the measures that the Government has taken to help curb the infection rate was to stop the sale of alcohol, to practice social distancing. This includes closure of most work environments, shopping malls, bars and public places. The Government ban on the sale […]
Brave Warriors goalkeeper Loydt Kazapua has described the 2019/20 season as the worst season in his professional Football career. He is yet to set foot on the pitch for his club and the outbreak of COVID- 19 has not helped his situation. Loydt Kazapua is currently Namibia’s number one goalkeeper. Besides playing for the country’s […]
Erongo Governor Cleophas Mutjavikua said journalists do not deserve to get protective gear against COVID-19. This is after the Walvis Bay Constituency Councillor, Knowledge Ipinge donated hazmat suits to journalists last weekend. Journalists all over the world are disseminating information, playing the watchdog role, pushing governments on transparency in terms of measures and commitments, in […]
More than 100 pensioners flocked to Nampost at Walvis Bay to collect their South African monthly pension grants. The situation got out of hand when pensioners decided to disregard the one-metre-apart rule and fire brigade officers were called in to maintain control. The situation has been sorted now and Nampost’s regional manager Fritz Horaeb said […]
