Cassinga Day has since been declared a public holiday at independence, to honour and remember those who lost their lives during that attack by the South African colonial forces.
Two lions have been captured and relocated in the Kavango East region as a way to mitigate human-wildlife conflict. The lions have been causing havoc on farms west of Khaudum National Park.
More than 22 000 residents in the Samora Machel Constituency have not received food aid since the state of emergency came into effect, two months ago. Only 1 798 needy residents received food aid and the constituency has also ran out of food.
The Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) has commended Government for handling the COVID-19 outbreak. The union’s president Titus Sitentu says, the state of emergency regulations seem to be working.
State of emergency regulations only allow taxis and busses to carry half of the maximum capacity of passengers. Most workers are expected to be back tomorrow to start working from their offices, amidst an increase in taxi fees.
People with special needs and marginalised communities, particularly the San people at Ndama informal settlement in Rundu, feel excluded from Government programmes such as e-learning and social grants like the Emergency Income Grant (EIG).
The minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development, Lucia Iipumbu visited the Dinapama Manufacturing and Supplies, to inspect progress made on the manufacturing of face masks, that Government procured. Dinapama Manufacturing and Supplies is hard at work with a skeleton staff since the implementation of the state of emergency regulations.
The Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME development, Lucia Ipumbu, accompanied by various officials from the City of Windhoek visited open markets around the city to identify open spaces for vendors.
Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant-General Sebastian Ndeitunga has reminded road users to exercise utmost caution to avoid and prevent any road accidents. Lieutenant Ndeitunga says the lifting of the countrywide lockdown, tomorrow, might result in traffic congestion on the national road networks.
President Hage Geingob says Namibians owe it to the sacrifices, heroes and heroines whose blood waters the freedom, to build a nation that restores the dignity of all. President Geingob said this in a media statement to pay tribute to the heroes and heroines whose lives were cut short during the Cassinga massacre. He said […]
