Healthcare Practitioner Dr Ismael Katjitae said Namibia has done well in curbing the spread of COVID-19. Dr Katjitae said Namibia is not yet at the stage of community transmission where individuals in communities are developing COVID-19 symptoms randomly without coming in contact with people who were overseas.

Woermann Brock Supermarket Eros has come up with own innovative ways of preventing the spread of COVID-19. Cashiers who come in contact with customers have been provided with plastic face masks to prevent the spreading of the virus.

COVID-19 cases are expected to increase drastically in Africa in the next three to four weeks. Director of the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr John Nkengasong says there is a need for stakeholders to draw up strategies on how to contain the spread of the pandemic. He made the remarks during a […]

Lufthansa has since Monday repatriated close to 1 200 passengers back to Germany from Namibia, due to the global COVID-19 outbreak.

The City of Windhoek (COW) and its strategic partners have placed clean and disinfected water tanks at informal settlements. This is to ensure residents have access to clean water as a mitigating factor to stop the spread of COVID-19.

The Minister of Information and Communication Technology has warned against any attempt to leave the areas where lockdown regulations of the state of emergency came into effect. Dr Peya Mushelenga also warned the public against providing fake information at the roadblock in an attempt to leave or enter lockdown areas.

Oshakati Town Council has advised residents whose houses were flooded, to go back if the water has subsided. The council says this is to avoid overcrowding at Ehenye Flood Relocation Camp, where hundreds of people were relocated.

President Hage Geingob and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping discussed ways to eradicate poverty and hunger. President Geingob says eradication of poverty and hunger are key policy objectives for the government and the country could draw lessons from China. The Chinese leader declared 2020 the year to eradicate poverty in that country.

President Hage Geingob held a telephonic discussion with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. The discussion centred around COVID-19 pandemic, and how the two countries could cooperate to curb the further spread of the virus. Geingob commended China for the assistance it provided to countries, affected by the outbreak, expressing confidence that the South-South cooperation will […]

Information and Communication Technology Minister Dr Peya Mushelenga, during an update at the COVID-19 Communication Centre, said those travelling for funerals must be less than 10 and must have a death certificate. He called on the nation to cooperate with the authorities. At the event, Deputy Health Minister Esther Utjiua Muinjangue emphasised that Government is […]