Author: Albertina Nakale (Albertina Nakale )

Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta has redeployed retired police commander Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa to lead anti-poaching efforts in the Etosha National Park. 

Although women and children are mostly affected by domestic violence, Swapo parliamentarian Tobie Aupindi believes some women are accomplices to the scourge. 

Namibia will soon make use of DNA analysis in forensic investigations into animal abuse and crimes such as illegal smuggling, poaching and the illegal trade in protected species.

The scarcity of potable water has heightened fears of human-wildlife conflict in the Zambezi and Kavango regions, with specifically crocodiles and hippos often attacking villagers drawing water from the two perennial rivers.

Government has been urged to increase the number of houses with electricity connections. 

The Namibia Tourism Board has jumped on board to denounce the latest decision by the Centres of Disease Control and Prevention to categorise Namibia as a high-risk country, arguing the ranking lacks scientific data. 

Namibian experts have echoed UN Secretary General António Guterres’ long-standing assertion that Gross Domestic Product as a measure of economic strength should be abandoned. The world leader characterised this form of measurement of an economy as an accounting system that “rewards pollution and waste”.

Based on a steady increase in positive cases, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has altered its categorisation of Namibia to a high-risk Covid-19 country, much to the chagrin of the tourism industry and health officials. 

National Council member Paulus Mbangu has opposed the government’s offer to lease green schemes and one dairy venture to investors, arguing local people can successfully run the government’s multi-million-dollar projects.