Some ICT companies are charging as much as N$20 000 per day to put parliament online, National Assembly spokesperson David Nahogandja has said. The National Assembly has been affected by Covid-19 and this time the tabling of the national budget will not be attended by the public while some members of the house will be […]

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) Council has appointed Dr Andrew Niikondo as the acting vice-chancellor. Dr Niikondo’s appointment came after the expiry of Morne Du Toit’s acting term on 18 May 2020. Nust has had no substantive vice-chancellor after the retirement of Tjama Tjivikua in March 2019. Tjivikua who was the rector […]

The National Assembly that was supposed to start sitting on Tuesday 19 May 2020 is now expected to do so on 25 May 2020. The speaker, Professor Peter Katjavivi said they postponed the resumption of parliament after the finance minister Ipumbu Shiimi requested them to do so. Shiimi is expected to table the delayed 2020/21 […]

NWR Acting Managing Director Dr Matthias Ngwangwama Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) said one of its employees, Mr Lilungwe Brighton Tembwe, who passed on 15 May 2020 and was based at its Hardap Dam Resort, did not die from Covid-19. “NWR would like to reiterate that the first group that was isolated at its Hardap resort […]

With a phased “Lockdown’ for at least another few weeks, life really has transformed in Namibia for everyone. Well, life, as we know it across the globe, has changed forever. We have all been trying to keep busy, some still just trying to work from home, others baking, learning to paint, catching up on sleep […]

Jan Coetzee Namibia, went into lockdown several weeks ago, our Government’s firm and swift response have so far kept the number of infections very low. Thankfully no deaths have been recorded either and Namibia may come out of this quite well. Certainly not discounting the damage to the economy or the closure of the schools […]

Jan Nitschke Namcol deputy director for curriculum and material Development Jan Nitschke said that their institution had issues with meeting deadlines for submission of assignments due to the pandemic. Nitschke said besides radio and television, Namcol has an online platform for learners to learn from. Nitschke said that Namcol had already developed radio programmes years […]

Job Muniaro National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) secretary-general Job Muniaro said that it might be difficult to outline the impact because the country doesn’t have a productivity centre. Muniaro stressed the need for a productivity policy to guide the national production of the country. He said that the pandemic has destroyed the supply and […]

Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta has said zero tourist arrivals for the next three to four months is expected and the situation is likely to persist throughout 2020. Shifeta told the Covid-19 Conference Centre on Tuesday that conservancies create N$60 million in income and an additional N$65 million paid in salaries. The non-arrival of tourists would […]