INTERVIEW | Director of Research, Financial Stability at Bank of Namibia, Florette Nakusera on the stability report.
About 50 homeless people are said to be living in Windhoek’s central business district. Some of the group members are now being accommodated at the Dutch Reformed Church, as part of the Government’s call to provide shelter to homeless people during the state of emergency.
Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope has paid tribute to a 12-year-old boy for setting up a classroom at his parents’ yard to teach other children. He donated educational material to advance the boy’s efforts in Walvis Bay’s Kuisebmund residential area.
Residents of Ombili informal settlement in Oshikango are finding it hard to make ends meet during the state of emergency period, as their businesses are closed. The majority of them who stay in the settlement are Angolan nationals who do not qualify for food aid given to Namibians.
Khomas Regional Police Commander, Commissioner Joseph Shikongo reiterated that law enforcement agencies will operate within the amended regulations of the State of Emergency. Reporter Emil Seibeb and cameraman Uushona Hiskia accompanied the police on patrol to see how they enforce some of these regulations.
The isolation facility for people who test positive for COVID-19 at Keetmanshoop is near completion.
Namibia’s economy is expected to decline by 6,9% this year, following a slight drop of 1,1% in 2019. This is contained in the Financial Stability Report jointly issued by Bank of Namibia and Namfisa presented by Floretta Nakusera of Bank of Namibia.
Chief Social Worker, Johanna Theofelus said stigma has long term effects. People who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 have been discriminated, called names and shamed. She, therefore, called on the nation to build trust with frontliners, to remain positive, call for help and keep in touch with their family and friends. Theofelus added that people […]
Old Mutual has donated two COVID-19 testing machines worth N$2,7 million to the Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) as part of the Business Fighting COVID-19 initiative. There are two components to the commitment; to acquire testing equipment for N$1,7 million, broaden the scale of testing and the procurement of test kits. The second component is […]
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongwela-Amadhila says the outbreak of COVID-19 is uniting nations worldwide, to assist each other in this difficult time. The Premier said this when she received donations from various organisations to curb the spread of COVID-19.
