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Zim health minister arrested over company linked to Namibia
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested health minister Dr Obadiah Moyo over the procurement of Covid-19 material using Jaji Investments – a company registered in Namibia. Moyo has been accused alongside his former secretary Agnes Mahomva, health acting secretary Dr Gibson Mhlanga and finance ministry permanent secretary George Guvamatanga. Jaji, owned by Garikai Prince Mushininga, […]
Hilton lets go of 130 out of 200 workers
Hilton Namibia General manager Martin Voskamp confirmed to Eagle FM that the establishment has so far retrenched 130 of its 200 employees including some of its executive management. Voskamp said Hilton’s announcement comes as the hotel industry has been among the worst hit by the pandemic, with travellers forced to cancel bookings and stay at […]
Those talking about mass testing don’t know what they’re talking about: Shangula
Health minister, Kalumbi Shangula has shot back at calls for the mass testing of people in the Erongo region by saying that those talking about mass-testing in the region “do not know what they are talking about”. “When you are in a pandemic, you choose the most appropriate strategy in terms of the objectives which […]
School opening to go ahead: Sanet Steenkamp
The accounting officer for the education ministry, Sanet Steenkamp has said that they are continuing with preparations for the opening of schools for all grades despite the first case of Covid-19 at Mariental Secondary school. A student who had visited the Erongo region tested positive prompting a lockdown for the entire school for 14 days. […]
The Covid-19 “break-through drug” is in Namibia – CDC
The steroid which has been considered a breakthrough and possible effective drug to deal with Corona Virus Dexamethasone, is available in the country, Centre for Disease Control’s chairperson, Dr. Eric Dziuban has told Eagle FM. According to reports, researchers at the UK’s University of Oxford have found that dexamethasone reduced deaths by about one-third […]
Divergent views over appointment of information commissioner
The media ombudsman, John Nakuta, and Namibia Media Trust Director Zoe Titus said the proposed appointment process of the Information Commissioner and deputy commissioners is transparent while the member of parliament Henny Seibeb sees it as problematic. Namibia Media Trust director Zoe Titus said the appointment of the information commissioner and deputies and its process […]
Omayambidhidho gapumbiwa melongekitho lyefumbiko lyomukokele gomivo 105
Rusia Nashikoto Hamukanda okwa hulitha oshiwike shaziko muukulupe womutoko, nokuli gumwe goomakokele yomuhoko gwaayelele mboka yeli komudhingoloko gwOmundaungilo moshitopolwa shOhangwena. Eagle FM etitatu oyayi moonkundathana na Puleinge Tomas ngoka eli omukwateli komeho gomayambulepo gaantu yomuhoko gwaayelele mombelewa yomupevi president moshitopolwa shOhangwena, ngoka etu kuthileko kondjokonona yanakusa Hamukanda. Okwa kundanekwa woo kutya ngoka ali nale ngoloneya […]
Yoga For Hope, Yoga from Home
The rapid changes in today’s world due to the current situation of CoVID-19 pandemic has opened our eyes to the importance of managing positive physical and mental health. With the advances in medicine over the years, the types of ailments being treated have changed. Today, more than ever we realize that prevention is better than […]
Construction loses N$6b, sheds 30 000 jobs
The construction sector has been battered by the first hard-lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic and 30 000 jobs have been lost. The sector used to employ 60 000 Namibians. |This was disclosed by the Construction Industry Federation’s Barbel Kirchner this week. The sector has been a candle blowing in the wind ever since its disastrous collapse […]
Contractor disappears with N$4.9m drought money
An observation mission dispatched by the National Council, made up of members of the standing committee on habitat, has discovered that the Omaheke regional leadership failed to treat the drought situation as a matter of urgency. This is despite President Hage Geingob declaring a state of disaster on account of the devastation the drought had […]