The free reconnection of unpaid water for Windhoek residents will cost the city N$8,9 million, City of Windhoek Chief Executive Officer Robert Kahimise announced on Monday. Kahimise made the announcement during a media briefing that took place at the Council Chambers to update the public, mostly residents in the informal settlements, on the latest measures […]

Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) has announced that it will close the Skorpion Zinc mine at Rosh Pinah by 1 May retrenching all its workers. The mine directly employs about 530 workers and over 1 000 workers are contractors. Starting 1 April, the mine will put its refinery on care and maintenance. Skorpion Zinc Mine, which […]

As of last Saturday a COVID-19 committee, led by Grootfontein Municipality chief executive officer (CEO) Kisco Sinvula, Namibian Police, Namibia Defence Force (NDF), Prison Services, Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Grootfontein district and community health workers set-up a roadblock to educate and share information about the Coronavirus with truck drivers and visitors using […]

The Walvis Bay COVID-19 field hospital, which was initially planned to have 150 beds, has been amended to host 75 beds. The Walvis Bay Urban Constituency councillor, Knowledge Ipinge informed NBC News that his office, in conjunction with the regional leadership, agreed to start another emergency construction with 75 beds at Swakopmund. “In my capacity […]

Since the declaration of the state of emergency and the 21-day lockdown, many Namibians seem to be worried about their livelihoods, particularly those dependent on social grants. This, despite assurance by the Department of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare in the Presidency that grant payments to the elderly, orphans and vulnerable children will […]

More and more companies continue to make financial contributions to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Social Security Commission (SSC) is the latest to donate.

Fifty-eight people are being quarantined at the Zambezi Waterfront and Tourism Park in Katima Mulilo. The majority of the group comprises Namibian students who are studying in Zambia.

Law enforcement agencies did not encounter major challenges or non-adherence of the preventative measures to curb COVID-19 since the lockdown started. Acting Chief of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF), Martin Pinehas called on the general public to continue cooperating with the law enforcement agencies.

About 40 employees of the City of Windhoek’s Solid Waste Division staged a demonstration in protest over the lack of safety equipment. The employees accused management of failing to provide them with gloves and face masks, while expected to carry out their duties such as emptying dust-bins, sweeping streets as well as other unhygienic work.

Thirty-three people were arrested and fined over the weekend, for contravening Regulation 11 of the State of Emergency. They were given fines of between N$2 000 and N$4 000. Regulation 11 prohibits the sale of alcohol. In terms of the regulation, a person selling alcohol during the state of emergency could get a fine of […]