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Nam tourism industry dealing with mass hyteria
Tourism director Dr Sem Shikongo has said that Namibia and the tourism industry are dealing with fear and hysteria emanating from western countries in relation to the coronavirus. Shikongo said presently there is no cross-sectorial and inter-ministerial coordination to discuss how best to deal with the virus. This as South Africa this week recorded its […]
Don’t panic, Haufiku advises as SA reports first coronavirus case
Former health minister Bernard Haufiku has urged for calm as South Africa reports its first case of the deadly coronavirus. Below is his full comment: SA is better equipped. They are particularly equipped with diagnostic tools to detect the virus early on. I am just not too sure whether their public health facilities are ready to […]
First coronavirus case detected in SA
Three days after the Western Cape health department said it’s not a matter of “if, but “when” the new coronavirus, will be detected in South Africa, the country reported the first-ever case in the sub-Saharan region. A statement put out by the National Institute of Communicable Disease Thursday, a man who is aged 38 tested […]
Namibia to take up full shares in AfDB
The Namibian cabinet on Thursday announced a final plan to take up its full complement of shares in the African Development Bank ((AfDB). Namibian Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Stanley Simataa said the Namibian government has taken an undertaken to fully subscribe to the AfDB. The announcement comes after Namibian Minister of Finance Calle […]
Probe fuel storage audit findings – Cabinet
Cabinet has issued a directive for investigations to be carried out into a number of issues flagged by a PwC audit on the controversial N$5.5 billion national oil storage facility at Walvis Bay, information and communication technology, Stanley Simataa has told Eagle FM. The minister said there were inadequacies that were detected pertaining to this […]
Nam realigns Special Economic Zone legislation to Sacu
The Namibia government on Thursday announced an alignment of its legislation on Special Economic Zone to Southern African Customs Union (SACU) laws. Namibia is a member of SACU, a customs union made up of South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini and Lesotho. Namibia is adopting SEZ to replace the Export Processing Zones which were dumped for failure […]
The EPZ was never a Swapo idea- Nico Smit
Popular Democratic Movement treasurer, Nico Smit, has said that the Export Processing Zone was never a Swapo idea, but that of an Arab-Sheik investor who sold it to some Swapo elements. He said this was contrary to the idea that has been peddled around that Swapo mooted the flagship program. Smit told parliament that tax […]
Icelandics are crooks – NUNW’s Munenguni
The National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) vice president, Phillip Munenguni, has breathed fire against Samherji after the latter said they will be closing their fishing company, Saga Seafood soon, living 210 fishermen in the cold. One of the fishing vessels has also left with Namibian fishermen to fish in the waters of Mauritania and […]
Tweya not afraid of being “chopped”
Trade minister, Tjekero Tweya, who made headlines this week for criticizing his colleagues in the cabinet has come out to add that he was not afraid of being cut off from President Hage Geingob’s next administration. The President has indicated that not everyone will make it in his next cabinet and has also told ministers […]
JJD not bitter after losing NFA presidency
Businessman Johny Johnson Doeseb who failed in his bid to clinch the presidency of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) has said that he is not a bitter man after losing to Ranga Haikali by 2 to 20 votes. “The loss at the congress was a democratic process. You can’t force people. I have moved on. […]