The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (AgriBank) has announced a set of COVID-19-related relief and stimulus packages. The bank has set aside an amount of N$200 million in loans form to be disbursed to farmers who are affected by COVID-19. AgriBank chief executive officer (CEO) Sakaria Nghikembua further announced a 12 month payment holiday for current […]

Minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi has launched a COVID-19 management and surveillance tool. The Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation says the application can be rolled out to all health facilities. She says the application, developed with input from the High-Level Research Coordination Task Force on COVID-19 (HLRCTF), helps with surveillance of the pandemic across Namibia. […]

Air Namibia will fly to several African countries on Friday to repatriate over 100 Namibian citizens stuck in foreign countries as a result of flight cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline has 74 bookings confirmed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 10 in Luanda, Angola, nine in Dar es Salam, Tanzania and 14 in Kinshasa, […]

Ridding the world of malaria in the near future is a very ambitious goal. Efforts to achieve it have already been weakened by governments shifting resources from malaria control and elimination initiatives to the fight against COVID-19. Minister of Health Dr Kalumbi Shangula talks to NBC News on the issue.

The National Youth Council (NYC) has launched the Youth COVID-19 awareness campaign in the Zambezi Region. Four volunteers in each of the eight constituencies have been trained online to conduct door-to-door-COVID-19 awareness campaign.

The COVID-19 Communication Centre has played its part in not only keeping the nation up to date with the latest and accurate information on COVID-19 but also keeping stakeholders united as they are all negatively affected by the pandemic.

Residents of Mix Settlement, while welcoming the provision of free water, have called on the Windhoek Rural Constituency Councillor to provide them with other basic services.

Ohangwena Police Commissioner, Simeon Shindinge says the situation at border posts in the region is under control, as law enforcement agents work around the clock patrolling the borders.

The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture in consultation with its stakeholders and as per the Cabinet endorsement has announced the reopening of schools and subsequent resumption of face-to-face teaching and learning of learners in all schools for the remainder of 2020 academic year. The first phase is for the resumption of face-to-face schooling for […]

Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology (MICT), Emma Theofelus on Monday announced that the daily updates on COVID-19 are being cut down from two to one session which will air at 10h00. MICT, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Services, on 2 April 2020 formed a communication focal point centre to […]