The Presidency yesterday said President Hage Geingob has in the past gone out of his way to accommodate requests by former health minister Dr Bernhard Haufiku, including the appointment of a deputy minister and executive director of his choice. Haufiku was removed as presidential special advisor on health matters last week after a fallout with...
Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) CEO Linus Chata says the national news agency has never victimised, disciplined, or fired any reporter for writing investigative stories critical of the government or any public office-bearer. This follows a screenshot message that went viral authored by Nampa news editor Maggy Thomas who summoned the reporter Edward Mumbuu after he...
The high-level research coordination task force on Covid-19 has successfully developed a contact tracing app, meant to assist the ministry of health in its response to the global pandemic. This forms part of the task force, which aims to examine how data coding can be used to improve and fast track Covid-19 contact tracing and...
Presdidenti di ǀawemā-aob ǂurusib ǁhōn ǂnamipeb, Dr Bernard Haufikub ge ge mî, ǁîb ge Hoa !Hūbaisi ǂUrusib ǂNûiǂgās (WHO) di mâisana Genevas !nâ a ǀgūǀkhāsa, ǁîn di mûǂgāb tsî mâtikō amab ǁnāti ī videob hîa ǂhabase ra mûmâheb hîa mâti-i hydroxychloroquine-e koma corona-xoxoros xa ǀaehâ khoena ǂuruǂurus !nâ !gâiba ge sī!nâsa ǁawoǁ-awos !aroma. Haufikub hîa...
In a bid to decongest hospitals and quarantine facilities, the government last week announced the isolation period for patients with confirmed coronavirus infections has been reduced to 10 days, while a negative test on the seventh day will end quarantine. The revised de-isolation and quarantine protocols follow recent guidelines by the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
The Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) says it is delighted by government’s decision to gradually reopen borders to help revive the tourism industry. This comes after President Hage Geingob on Friday announced the commencement of the targeted international tourism revival initiative, which is being rolled out as of today. Initially, government intended to conduct a...
Education minister Anna Nghipondoka yesterday said the suspension of face-to-face classes for early childhood development, pre-primary and grade 1 to 9 learners for 28 days should not be considered as a holiday. “We must keep in mind that this one month’s suspension of face-to-face is not to be regarded as a school holiday or total...
WINDOKO – Ofesi yebona za mabasi mwa sikiliti sa Zambezi, italimana ni butata bwa tiyeho mwakuñolisa baba pepwa. Tiyeho yeo itisa kuli ofesi italimane ni buñata bwa baba lyehile baba taha kuto ñolisa lipepo, kuli mane kutata kunyatela buniti bwa litaba zeo kuli mane haisi kueza lipatisiso, ili zetisa kulyeha mwakufa mapampili asipepo. Litaba za...
Education minister Anna Nghipondoka is expected to make an announcement tomorrow on the state of readiness to reopen schools for grade 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 learners. Grades 11 and 12 as well as lower primary learners already resumed face-to-face learning this month, while grades 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 are expected to...
Wokusika ko 24 kuna paruka kokambumburu aka koCorona modoropa zaBaye, yimo ngoso ana kutanta ministera goukanguki nomundjewandjewa Kalumbi Shangula yimo katente ngoso nkera omu sirongo simpe kasikere novantu kavagwene nokambumburu wokusika ko 68. Omu yina kara asi 60 navenye womoWalvisBay, ava ntazimwe womoVenduka ano moKeetmanshoop ntani Swakopmund awo gumwe ngoso. Eyi kuna kuretesa nye sivaro...