BY: Justicia Shipena The governor of the Khomas region, Laura Mcleod-Katjirua says Khomas needs to vaccine 286 641 with the first dose by march next year to reach herd immunity. Mcleod-Katjirua said during the launch of the Khomas region vaccination campaign on Monday. “Our best compass to get to some normality is through […]
BY: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Angola will record negative growth of 0,7%, Zambia will only grow by 1%, and Namibia will increase by 1,3% this year. Next year (2022), Namibia is expected to do better than others with 3,6% in economic growth, followed by Angola 2,4%. Despite a new economic and leadership vibe in Zambia brought by […]
By: Hellen Andreas A 49-year-old man from Onamulunga village, Oniipa constituency had his right foot amputated after a donkey attacked him on Sunday. Petrus Ukunde, who was bleeding heavily, drove himself to the Onandjokwe State Hospital for treatment. His wife, Saara Joel, told The Villager on Monday that the doctors could not amputate the foot […]
By: Andrew Kathindi The defence ministry lied about its relationship with corruption-tainted August 26, the Auditor General has revealed. According to the AG, Junias Kandjeke, the defence ministry also paid salaries worth N$3 million to August 26 staff on behalf of its commercial arm for the past financial year without approval from the finance ministry. […]
Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein said Namibia’s experience in the water sector had been heavily impacted by climate variability and climate change, causing greater water and food insecurity. Schlettwein said this in Cairo where he is leading a delegation attending the Cairo Water Week 2021 that is running from 24-28 October 2021. Cairo Water Week […]
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Bank of Namibia has extended its relief measures to the economy through commercial banks for 12months, in addition to the initial 24 months announced last year. The Bank of Namibia governor Johannes !Gawaxab announced in a statement released on Friday. !Gawaxab’s announcement comes amid massive repossessions of houses, commercial buildings, vehicles, […]
By:Nghiinomenwa Erastus Last month’s beef slaughters at local butchers that supply the local formal market with beef recorded the lowest cattle numbers in nine months. Observations from January to August 2021, local butchers have been supplied with 2 000- 3 400 head of cattle to slaughter – the lowest was 2 451 cattle in January; […]
By: Kelvin Chiringa The sudden suspension of the Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine by the health ministry has caused panic as the ministry is now of the view that it increases the risk of HIV transmission in men. So far, 108 people received component 1, and only seven received component 2 of the vaccine, causing […]
By: Justicia Shipena The health ministry has announced the suspension of the Russian made Sputnik V vaccine until it receives the World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use listing. The suspension follows findings by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority that it increased the risk of HIV transmission. “The reason for discontinuing the administration of […]
The police said they have not yet arrested a man who raped his 12-year-old sister at Gobabis on Friday night at the Buffalo Flats. According to the police crime report, the man whose age was not given and his sister were watching TV in the sitting room. The report further said that the sister slept […]