President Geingob inaugurated for second term

President Hage Geingob was inaugurated for his second five-year term as Namibia’s President at State House. The event coincided with Namibia’s 30th Independence anniversary. Chief Justice Peter Shivute officiated the swearing-in ceremony. Geingob thanked visiting leaders for their bravery, risking their lives to embrace his inauguration, despite the outbreak of COVID-19. Presidents Joao Lourenço of […]

KLM flight lands with 35 Namibians onboard

A commercial plane from Amsterdam, Netherlands, carrying 35 Namibians, has just landed at the Hosea Kutako International Aiport. The Health Ministry says the group will be quarantined for 14 days before they are allowed to go home. Screening is done on board, the ones who show symptoms will go to the quarentine facility in ambulances […]

Mushelenga orders water reconnections

Due to the State of Emergency declared by the President and in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Peya Mushelenga issued a directive that residents with arrears and suspended water services must be reconnected with immediate effect. Provision for residents with no access to water supply must […]

Congolese music star Aurlus Mabele has died

Congolese music star Aurlus Mabele died yesterday in a hospital in Paris, France, aged 67. His fans called him king of Soukous, which is high-tempo Congolese dance music, popular across Africa. Mabele, whose real name is Aurelien Miatsonama, was from Congo-Brazzaville and moved to France in the 1980s. He became famous across East Africa in […]