Tomorrow will officially mark a year since Namibia recorded its first ever Covid-19 case. Ironically, yesterday also marked one year since the World Health Organisation officially declared the spread of the novel coronavirus a pandemic.
Month: March 2021
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From 100 to 1 500 samples a day
Despite the economic devastation and public health threat brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Namibian authorities have invested handsomely in new infrastructure with the hope of scaling up Covid-19 testing in the country.
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Woman seeks N$300 000 damages over HIV claim
A northern-based woman is claiming N$300 000 in damages from another woman for allegedly claiming the former left her teaching post in 2014 because she was HIV-positive. Now an intern legal officer, Libertine Popyeni Naudyepo Shiyaleni is suing Ruth Martha Hangula in the Oshakati High Court.
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Govt will not break Air Namibia promise
Public enterprises minister Leon Jooste has indicated employees of troubled Air Namibia would receive their full severance packages at the end of this month.
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Ex-NIED boss wades into Unam admission debate
Former director of the National Institute for Educational Development (NIED) Hertha Pomuti, who was one of the influential figures behind the new education curriculum, believes local universities should be in a position to grant admission to grade 11 pupils.
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Congolese refugees sue home affairs
Three Congolese refugees are suing the home affairs ministry for threatening to deport them back to their native country and for psychological trauma, loss of income and discrimination they suffered after they were denied refugees status in Namibia.
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Walvis spends millions on sewer blockages
The Walvis Bay municipality spent N$21 million in 2020 and N$19 million in 2019 on sewer blockages as well as maintenance of the town’s sewer network infrastructure.
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LPM claims political witch-hunt
Outspoken Landless People’s Movement (LPM) parliamentarian Henny Seibeb has alleged the move by the country’s power utility to disconnect power supply in various village councils in the //Kharas and Hardap regions was politically motivated.
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Kauta slaps Ngarizemo with N$500 000 defamation suit
Chairperson of the Namibia Premier League (NPL) Patrick Kauta is suing Young African Football Club owner Mali Ngarizemo of N$500 000 for defamation of character and further demands that Ngarizemo tenders an unreserved and unconditional apology for slandering his persona.
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Jarman, Ndjolonimus to headline next month’s boxing bonanza
Namibia’s renowned boxing stable, the MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing & Fitness Academy, will next month host its first boxing bonanza for the year in the capital.