The African Union (AU) has appointed several dignitaries as special envoys to solicit support to deal with the economic impact of COVID-19.

Police Regional Commander in the //Karas Region, David Indongo says despite a relatively calm Easter weekend, the roaming of unsupervised children still remains a concern.

Northern businessman Erastus Shapumba says Government needs to reconsider its COVID-19 regulations prohibiting small and medium businesses from operating. He singled out businesses such as vegetable traders, saying despite these commodities falling under essential goods, they are not able to operate while bigger supermarkets get an upper hand at their expense.

Tension is mounting at Kayengona village, about 10 kilometres east of Rundu, over an envisaged gardening project. While the committee maintained it has the support of 50 households to go ahead, another group opposing the project claimed there is no transparency.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform have announced a suspension of poultry imports and birds from Poland and Hungary with immediate effect. The suspension will last for 21 days.

A number of corporates have extended a helping hand and have donated millions of dollars to stem the spread of COVID-19. The latest to come on board is the Capricorn Group and Letshego Bank with a combined donation of N$6,1 million in addition to other relief measures.

This is the time when woodcarvers at Okahandja would have been busy with European tourists admiring their craft. However, this is no more the case for those who make a living from the tourism sector.

Secretary-General of the National Union of Namibian Workers has called on the Government to come up with plans for economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Job Muniaro said this during discussions on the impact of COVID-19 on the labour sector at the COVID-19 Communication Centre in Windhoek today.

The HopSol Youth League has been suspended until further notice, in line with President Geingob’s call for a State of Emergency and lockdown of the region due to the spread of COVID-19. The HopSol Youth league is a soccer league that was established in 2016 in the Khomas region. It caters for the age groups […]

Seven Zimbabwean nationals were arrested on Sunday in an operation at Outjo after they were found to be residing in the country with no legal permissible documents. Spokesperson of the Namibian Police Force in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha told NAMPA on Monday the seven foreigners include five men and two women aged between […]