The Police Inspector General Lieutenant General Sebastian Ndeitunga wants Government to review the Liquor Act, particularly the provisions that govern shebeens, after the state of emergency comes to an end. Lieutenant General Ndeitunga noted that ever since the sale of alcohol was banned, crimes related to the use of alcohol have decreased.
Health Ministry’s COVID-19 Surveillance Team leader, Emmy-Else Ndevaetela said the COVID-19 surveillance team collects and analyse data. She said this aims to monitor the epidemiology of the pandemic. It is an early wàrning system to detect and notify any possible cases and also to investigate and confirm outbreaks. Ndevaetela said the surveillance system has national, […]
Today is Day one of 28 days Stage incubation under the state of emergency. With the lifting of the lockdown on Monday, the state of emergency will continue with eased restrictive measures.
A bull elephant that has been terrorising farmers in the Balyerwa Conservancy in the Zambezi Region was put down.
The Secretary-General of the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (NABTA), Penda Nakathingo says that his organisation is apolitical. He made these remarks after some individuals took to social media to condemn the N$100 price increase which was suggested by NABTA. NABTA has suggested that all long-distance transport operators add an additional N$100 on top of […]
Heavy traffic was observed on Windhoek’s major roads as workers returned to work this morning and Namibia enters stage two of the four-stage state of emergency.
A group of people who say they were retrenched due to the Coronavirus pandemic have gathered at the Office of the Labour Commissioner in Khomasdal. They want the commissioner to assist them with getting their jobs back and have been at the office since 08h00. The group said that no one from the office has […]
The health director of Otjozondjupa, Gebhardo Timotheus has given a directive that officials at checkpoints only check temperatures of travellers and only alert health officials if a traveller has recorded an abnormal temperature, due to long queues at the Okahandja-Otjiwarongo roadblock. At least 200 travellers have passed this roadblock without their temperature and travel history […]
The three De La Harpe brothers, who each have donned the National Rugby jersey at some point in their career, are joining forces in an effort to keep both adults and children active and busy during lock down. Ryan, Darryl and Sergio De La Harpe, who have each stepped onto a rugby field with a […]
The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta launched the Conservation Relief, Recovery and Resilience Facility at the COVID-19 Communication Centre today. The facility is aimed at supporting community-based conservation programmes as well as addressing the effects of COVID 19. Shifeta said, to mitigate COVID-19 shocks the ministry established the Conservation Relief, Recovery and […]
