According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the rapidly intensifying economic effects of COVID-19 on the world of work are proving to be far worse than the 2008-9 financial crisis. Namibia Employer’s Federation Secretary-General Daan Strauss talks to NBC News on the world of work during COVID-19.
The National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) has called on well-off Namibians to assist the needy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The call was made by the party’s president, Utjiua Muinjangue, when she handed over food parcels to the homeless at the Windhoek’s Teacher’s Resource Centre.
More than 1 000 health workers have been recruited countrywide since March to assist with COVID 19. This was revealed by the Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Service, Ben Nangombe at the COVID-19 Communication Centre.
A cleanup campaign has begun for the removal of rubbish left behind after the relocation of homeless Ovahimba people, who lived in makeshift structures in Katutura. The people lived there for more than five years.
Bulk electricity tariff remains unchanged at one dollar- 65 cents per kilowatt-hour. The tariff is applicable to NamPower, regional electricity distributors, local and regional authorities as well as mines. In a statement, the Electricity Control Board says the decision is meant to mitigate the impact on consumers and the economy, especially now that the economy […]
The Chinese Government and business tycoon Jack Ma, have donated medical supplies to Namibia to fight COVID-19.
The Executive Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Percy Misika says, the tough times facing the agricultural sector is not as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but rather the devastating three-year drought Namibia is facing.
The Roger Federer Foundation in conjunction with Lifeline/Childline Namibia have donated food parcels, to the value of N$1,8million, to vulnerable children in the Erongo Region.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services started a countrywide COVID-19 targeted testing exercise, in an effort to combat the virus and flatten the curve of cases. The exercise, which started in Windhoek, is targetting 200 000 people and will include those who might have been exposed to the disease, such as journalists.
Executive Director of the Ministry of Health, Ben Nangombe said Namibia’s health infrastructure is ready for the pandemic. Nangombe pointed out that the Windhoek Central Hospital is under renovation, with an ICU facility for infectious and an isolation facility ready to be used. He added that more isolation facilities have been set up in Opuwo, […]
