To ensure that staff members and guests to the NBC premises remain safe, the corporation has set in place precautionary measures to be carried out at all the corporation’s facilities, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A National Response Coordination Committee has been established to ensure the spread of coronavirus pandemic is contained. NBC News caught up with its Chairperson, Dr Bernard Haufiku.
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) announced various policy relief measures to curb economic adverse effects from the Coronavirus outbreak. Part of the measures is to suggest that commercial banks allow for payment holidays, from between six to 24 months, on loans to help customers cope with the impact of COVID-19. The central bank says this […]
Former Minister of Information Communication Technology Stanley Simataa has confirmed his resignation to Parliament saying he tendered his exit through SWAPO. Although Simataa declined to share any further details related to his resignation he was quick to point out that “there’s always time for everything and that he feels that he has done his utmost […]
The former Minister of Information Communications and Technology, Stanley Simataa has resigned as a member of the National Assembly (NA) with immediate effect. The NA’s public relations officer David Nahogandja said the NA has also received a letter from SWAPO, in which the party has replaced Simataa with Gothard Kasuto, who is next on the […]
The Executive Director (ED) in the Labour Ministry today announced that the ministry, employers and workers’ representatives, at a meeting yesterday, reached consensus that employees should not lose jobs because of the State of Emergency declared to curb the spread of COVID-19. The ED also said forced unpaid leave is illegal and unacceptable. He said […]
Political parties represented in the National Assembly (NA) have presented names of their chief whips to the speaker, Professor Peter Katjavivi.
President Hage Geingob has expressed appreciation to world leaders for congratulatory messages sent on the country’s 30th independence celebrations, and at his inauguration. In a statement issued by the Presidency, Geingob said he is overwhelmed with happiness and values the friendship Namibia shares with the international community.
TUNACOR and the Namibia Seamen and Allied Workers Union (NASAWU) have signed a wage agreement to effect salary increases. In terms of the agreement, all sea-going and factory personnel will receive a 7,5% salary increase
Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration said it is not aware of any Namibian trucks that are reportedly stuck at South Africa-Botswana border posts.
