Companies in the fishing industry have introduced preventative measures at workplaces to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. One such company is Walvis Bay-based Seawork Fish Processors, which introduced screening machines and provision of vitamin-C tablets to employees.

Newly appointed Minister of Sports, Youth and National Service Agnes Tjongarero is urging athletes not to put a halt to their training rosters in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. She however cautions that dynamics in that sense would have to be altered. Minister Agnes Tjongarero believes athletes should continue with their routine training session […]

Movements of Windhoek residents could still be observed during the lockdown which came into came into effect yesterday. In suburbs such as Academia, Rocky Crest and Kleine Kuppe there was virtually no soul on the streets, while life seems to be going on as normal in Katutura and informal settlements.

The logistics sector, particularly trucks transporting food and other essentials, were this weekend responsible for implementation problems, in terms of lockdown regulations in place in the Khomas Region. President Hage Geingob had to be briefed urgently by health professionals, law enforcement and the Executive Director of Health Ben Nangombe about the issue. Some trucks were […]

Standard Bank Namibia donated water tanks and hand sanitisers – valued at N$500 000, to the country’s informal settlements as a means to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Some homeless people in Swakopmund have expressed concern about a lack of shelters to accommodate them during the COVID-19 lockdown period. They are urging churches to accommodate them for this period until the lockdown is lifted.

Communities under traditional authorities have been called upon to take the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 seriously. The call was made by the Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Traditional Leaders, who also welcomed a decision to lock down most affected areas.

Namibia has recorded three more confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of people infected, to eleven.

Morning-Star Champion is a Namibian living in London with her husband and two children. The couple with their two-year-old last born tested positive for the Coronavirus and have been treated at home under confinement.

President Hage Geingob visited various locations in the Khomas Region’s to gauge how well the lockdown is going. The President interacted with the residents and encouraged them. He said, “you should not panic and should at all times cooperate with the authorities to in order to ensure that the national response to COVID-19 is effective.” […]