The health ministry and Erongo regional governor have not been quite upfront on whether Covid-19 case number 26 in Walvis Bay was a community infection or not, despite an official report that the individual never travelled anywhere. Governor Neville Andre said investigations were still under way to determine how the 44-year-old could have been infected, […]

Namibia’s Covid-19 cases now stand at 31, after an announcement of two more new cases made Monday by the health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula. Addressing the nation from the Covid-19 Conference Centre, Dr Shangula said the new cases involve a 27-year-old woman and a 50-year-old woman who are both Namibians. Both women travelled from India […]

The year 2020 is certainly a year of change, so much change in the fact that we cannot ever go back to how things were. The ‘genie’ is well and truly out the bottle and every aspect of our lives is now different. One of these changes is the way people look at interaction with […]

The ruling Swapo party has hailed President Hage Geingob’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) but some opposition members said the President failed to provide answers to some pertinent questions. “The President does not answer all the questions. He skips important questions and I think that’s not good for the country. We need to indulge […]

Political activists have lambasted the national leadership and various politicians for sympathizing with the protestors in the murder of African-American George Floyd. Floyd died after he was pinned down under the knee of a White police officer in Minneapolis, USA, prompting waves of protests that went global, led by the Black Lives Matter movement. Various […]

Fisheries minister Albert Kawana said 1 300 jobs are ready for absorption after six fishing companies offered their best terms to employ them. The ministry of labour will coordinate the placement. he said that he consulted extensively, the unions, committee members. Some workers decided to elect their own spokespersons. When the President learnt about the […]

Two female journalists who were allegedly manhandled by the police this week and barred from covering a health ministry event have said they will not withdraw a case they have opened with the police despite an apology from the presidency. Charmain Ngatjiheue from The Namibian and Jemima Beukes from the Namibian Sun were barred from […]

The University of Namibia and the student representative council is at loggerheads over the resuming of face-to-face lessons for some of the students who could not participate in online learning.   UNAM had announced that they will be resuming lessons for students who could not engage in e-learning due to different challenges, including no access […]

Namibia is on the verge of achieving total HIV/AIDs epidemic control and in line with the triple 90 goals, the response stands at 94:96:95. Addressing the nation Thursday, President Hage Geingob said this means 94% of people who are HIV positive know their status; 96% are on ARV treatment, and 95% are virally suppressed. As […]