Former Basic Education Minister, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has failed in her attempt to petition the Supreme Court to hear her appeal. Hanse-Himarwa’s application for leave to appeal was denied by a three-judge bench at the Supreme Court in Windhoek. She was found guilty of corruption in 2019. High court judge Christie Liebenberg found that Hanse-Himarwa removed […]
Former Fisheries Minister Bernhard Esau, former Minister of Justice, Sacky Shanghala alongside eight others who were arrested in connection with the alleged Fishrot corruption scandal last year have not indicated an intention to apply for bail yet. This was confirmed by the Judiciary spokesperson Ockert Jansen. The 10 will, however, appear in absentia in the […]
Online Shopping platforms in Windhoek are becoming more popular since the implementation of the State of Emergency.
About 70 workers employed by the China Railway Service Group do not want to be relocated to the Khomasdal sports field, from the construction site.
Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu said the ministry has received close to 10 900 applications of businesses wanting to operate as essential services. Of those 6 700 permits have been issued so far, while 2 600 have been rejected and 1 600 are pending. The ministry started issuing permits on 30 March. She […]
COVID-19 has affected many sectors, including mining, one of the main contributors to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo and other players in the industry discussed the extend of the pandemic’s impact on the sector.
Tsumeb Constituency in the Oshikoto Region has set up an isolation centre that will cater for up to 96 patients and 20 health officials should any case of COVID-19 be reported in the constituency. The centre was set up with assistance from various local businesses.
Following the extension of the lockdown countrywide, some schools, particularly in urban areas, have already started with their E-learning programmes. However, to those with no means to join this mode of learning, it remains a challenge.
The National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) says the Coronavirus has exposed the vulnerability of Namibia and its dependence on imports. NUDO’s secretary-general (SG) Joseph Kauandenge in a media statement on Monday said the pandemic has laid open Namibia’s inability to feed itself in a prolonged period, a situation NUDO blames on 30 years of Government’s […]
The amendment of state of emergency COVID-19 regulations makes it a criminal offence to share any disinformation that relates to COVID-19. Media Ombudsman John Nakuta appeared on Good Morning Namibia to talk about the subject.
