Traditional healers in the Eastern Cape want to be categorised as essential services under the state of disaster regulations. They’re banned from performing ancestral rituals as a measure to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. Their patients are no longer allowed to consult in groups. Traditional healers say medical health practitioners are being advantaged by the […]
Easter Sunday normal serves as holiday and hundreds of Christians countrywide attend church services and large family gatherings. However, due to COVID-19, everyone is required to stay at homes and adhere to state of emergency regulations. NBC News spoke to pastors to hear how people commemorate the day while at home.
Since the state of emergency was declared, low-income earners such as street vendors were banned from selling their products on the streets, and this has robbed them an income.
There has been a low production of charcoal at various plants due to COVID 19, which has resulted in the reduction of workers. Those in the industry are of the opinion that producers have to accept the state of the emergency regulations and do their best to process charcoal and avoid laying off workers.
Law enforcement across the country remain on duty to ensure adherence to the State of Emergency regulations. The Zambezi Region is Namibia’s gateway into Angola, Zambia and Botswana. In an interview with NBC News NamPol Commissioner Karel Theron explains how the uniformed forces are managing entry points.
Access to information and transparency to the media by Government was highlighted as one of the key issues that need to be looked into.
The Director-General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Stanley Similo says the broadcaster reaches 1,6 million people daily through its various platforms and it is prepared to inform the nation on COVID-19. He noted that NBC is not funded 100% by the State, as a result of the pandemic, advertising declined and revenue generation is […]
The Chief Administrator of the Namibia Sports Commission, Freddy Mwiya, said the National Youth Games which were scheduled to take place from 28 April – 02 May at Swakopmund have been postponed. New dates are yet to be announced. The National Youth Games, which saw their maiden edition hosted in Windhoek in 2018, did not […]
