Concerns are raised from all sectors of society that the lockdown can have a huge impact on domestic relations and that the quarantine measures affected family ties and intimate relationships. Ngamane Karuaihe-Upi, a gender, relationship and behavioural commentator speaks to NBC News.

Police Chief Inspector Lieutenant-General Sebastian Ndeitunga has urged members of the police force to respect human rights and refrain from unnecessarily assaulting and manhandling of suspects unless in self-defence. He raised his concerns during a patrol he undertook with other service chiefs in the capital. Ndeitunga further called on the public to refrain from opening […]

The Homeless in the Khomas Region are accommodated at the Khomasdal Stadium and Teachers Resource Centre in Katutura. Katutura Central Constituency councillor Ambrosius Kandjii says the regional council is expecting to accommodate about 900 people at the two sites. A third site was also identified, however, due to a shortage of tents the Paaltjes Municipal […]

A total of 131 Namibians were issued with fines for failure to comply with the COVID-19 state of emergency regulations. NAMPOL Head of Crime Prevention, Commissioner Christof Nakanyala revealed that 98 people were fined for failure to comply with the ban on the sale of alcohol.

Small business owners in the north are heavily affected since the state of emergency came into effect. Frans Shikonekeni, a street vendor, is one of those affected by the state of emergency.

The councillor of the John Pandeni Constituency in the Khomas Region, Rachel Jacob has called on the private and public sectors to assist in alleviating hunger during the state of emergency period. Jacob made the call during a food parcel donation to vulnerable community members.

The Minister of Finance has instructed all public entities to stop all procurement processes unless the purchases are COVID-19-related.

A group of good Samaritans donated goods to about 90 Children of the Liberation Struggle at Farm Ndilimani on the outskirts of Windhoek. The goods, which include maize meal, rice, cooking oil, and toiletries, are meant to curb hunger among the group in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

The majority of Arandis residents in the Erongo Region are adhering to the state of emergency regulations. Residents of the mining town are adhering to the regulations contained in the state of emergency.

The Kunene Regional Council has secured donations for tanks to help deliver water to village communities before COVID-19 pandemic hits its rural areas. These are villages situated in difficult to reach terrains.