President Hage Geingob has strongly warned against irresponsible citizens, who could potentially spread Covid-19, by recklessly embarking on unnecessary travelling. The head of state made the impassioned appeal while updating the nation on new national Covid-19 response measures at State House yesterday. Covid-19 cases in the country have surged over the last couple of days,...
In the wake of increasing transmission of Covid-19 across Namibia, diamond mining giant Debmarine Namibia and the University of Namibia (Unam) have teamed up and established a laboratory that is licensed to conduct Covid-19 tests as from 3 August 2020. The Unam molecular diagnostic laboratory is a licensed medical laboratory in terms of Section 31...
The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) has projected to collect only around N$8 million in levies due to the severe impact of the Covid-19, which has seen a number of hospitality and travel businesses closing shop. To make matters worse, NTB experienced a severe budget cut during this financial year, which is hampering its marketing efforts...
A national task team is expected to finalise modalities related to the targeted international tourism revival initiative this week before the country reopens for inbound tourists. The task team is constituted by tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta, comprising sector representatives and key institutions President Hage Geingob a week ago announced the commencement of the targeted international...
The 2019 tourist statistical report shows that the tourism sector was still healthy and showing slight growth. It shows the foreign tourist arrivals increased by 1.3% from 2018 to 2019 and tourist figures increased by 2.5% for the same period. Launching the report yesterday, environment and tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta revealed it is notable a...
The Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) announced that its lecturer and Deputy Head of Department: Social Sciences, in the Faculty of Human Sciences, Dr Pilisano Masake, was recently included in the list of professional investigators of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This was confirmed by Nust acting director Jordaania Andima yesterday. ...
Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) has placed some staff members on suspension for various reasons. These include defrauding the institution of sums ranging between N$500 000 to N$2.9 million in a suspected fraud committed between January 2016 and December 2019. New Era has established two employees were suspended between July and at the beginning...
Parents and schools are reminded to ensure children between the ages of seven to 16 are, as per section 53 of the Education Act 2001, required to remain registered and have regular school attendance amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Parents and schools are also reminded that non-compliance with the aforementioned Act may result in a penalty...
Plans are at an advanced stage for Namibia to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) convention 190 concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work including boardroom bullying. Cabinet recently directed the labour minister to table the convention in the National Assembly for consideration and ratification. The labour ministry executive director...
The Covid-19 pandemic could drive the increase in acute hunger despite the country receiving improved harvests this year, Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa said yesterday. Addressing a stakeholders’ meeting on the food and nutrition security policy in Windhoek, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said statistics on food and nutrition security in Namibia are worrying with levels of stunting standing at...