Namibian Olympic rower Maike Diekmann is relieved that the uncertainty of athletes’ participation in next year’s Olympic Games has been cleared. Her relief follows an announcement by the International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, who said that all athletes who have qualified and quota places already assigned for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will remain […]

Namibia Football Association President Ranga Haikali said attempts to negotiate and get Football started will not be successful if the opposite party is not doing things in good faith. Haikali explained he was disappointed by the actions of Namibia Premier League Chief Executive Offer Harald Fuller after he approached him regarding developments in Namibian Football. […]

Namibian Police’s Lieutenant-General, Sebastian Ndeitunga is calling on the Government to consider imposing a mandatory quarantine to those who travel from Khomas and Erongo to other parts of the country. Ndeitunga further said that people must celebrate the Easter holidays where they are. Ndeidunga says that people with “urgent” matters are allowed to travel upon […]

The acting managing director of the Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), Matthias Ngwangwama today visited the Hardap Resort, to inspect the disinfection process of the rooms that were used to house people who were kept at the resort as part of the COVID-19 quarantine measures. Ngwangwama has assured potential visitors to the resort that the place […]

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said to fight COVID-19, absolute cooperation is needed. She said this highlighting the impact of COVID-19 globally. The minister said Namibian students in Wuhan, China received contingent money COVID-19 emergency and necessary arrangements are in place to get donations for medical equipment. Nandi-Ndaitwah also called on all students […]

Minister of Health and Social Services, Kalumbi Shangula said 333 samples have been tested since the lockdown, 16 tested positive for COVID-19. Shangula emphasised that Namibia has not recorded any COVID-19-related deaths. “So far we have done well in controlling the pandemic”, said Shangula. He further called on the Namibians to have faith in the […]

Botswana’s health director Dr Malaki Tshipayagae has advised that all members of the Botswana parliament, including president and vice president, be placed under quarantine after a nurse who conducted tests on the parliamentarians yesterday, tested positive for COVID-19. The health worker is one of seven new confirmed cases announced by Health and Wellness minister, Dr […]

The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) has offered payment relief to its clients who are negatively impacted by COVID-19 in terms of earnings. The three-month relief will strictly apply to clients in the tourism industry, transport, self-employed and whose income is severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic. The affected clients are urged to apply for the payment […]

Police and defence force officers have been warned against peddling fear in the public and to rather sell the idea that officers are there to preserve life and dignity. This was the message of three service chiefs when they visited major spots in Windhoek and roadblocks to ensure compliance with the state of emergency regulations.

The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN), has announced measures to provide relief to selected customers, affected by the outbreak of COVID 19.