2021-06-10Albertina Nakale The Namibian government is securing Covid-19 vaccines as the country now aims to inoculate up to 80% of the population to reach coronavirus herd immunity, but conspiracy theories and misinformation about the vaccine continue to spread. View more
2021-06-10Albertina Nakale The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has decided to suspend all its face-to-face learning in an attempt to suppress the spread of Covid-19, and classes will be offered online until further notice. View more
2021-06-11Albertina Nakale In the face of deadlier and more contagious Covid-19 variants, southern African health ministers have requested the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help member states track and tackle new variants. View more
2021-06-11Albertina Nakale The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) says there is no overcrowding or need for decongestion of offenders due to Covid-19 in the country’s 14 correctional facilities. View more
2021-06-14Albertina Nakale Namibia recorded a record 1 432 Covid-19 positive cases on Friday, and the Students Union of Namibia (SUN) has joined a growing chorus of concerned Namibians demanding the immediate closure of schools. View more
2021-06-14Albertina Nakale To support Namibia in building climate resilience in the water sector, the Agence Française De Développement (AFD) has committed approximately N$8 million to carry out underground water studies, exploration and management in the Kunene and Omusati regions. View more
2021-06-15Albertina Nakale Tourism and hospitality players say Namibia’s classification, as a high-risk destination is a huge blow to the already struggling sector due to uncontrollable levels of Covid-19 new infections and deaths. View more
2021-06-16Albertina Nakale President Hage Geingob believes real leisure industry recovery will only be possible when international tourism returns to pre-Covid-19 levels. View more
2021-06-16Albertina Nakale The defence ministry says investigations are still underway to ascertain the cause and estimated losses of the fire that engulfed the Suiderhof base military hospital on Sunday. View more
2021-06-17Albertina Nakale As another round of online learning comes into effect today, university students have expressed unhappiness over the delayed arrival of Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) laptops. On Tuesday, President Hage Geingob once again announced new measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, including suspending face-to-face learning. View more
2021-06-17Albertina Nakale The education ministry yesterday clarified that the suspension of face-to-face teaching and learning as from today until 30 June is only applicable to three heavily affected localities, namely Windhoek, Rehoboth and Okahandja. View more
2021-06-18Albertina Nakale The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) says the new public health regulations, which will expire on 30 June 2021, do not in any way hamper or restrict the government’s ongoing tourism revival initiative. View more
2021-06-21Albertina Nakale Namibia is yet to detect the delta Covid-19 variant, which was first detected in India and has now spread to more than 80 countries. Namibia has been classified as one of the many African countries where there is growing concern over Covid-19 variants. View more
2021-06-21Albertina Nakale Liluko la sisole libulela kuli lipatisiso lizwelapili kubatisisa sene sitisize mulilo niteko yazene sinyizwe kimulilo one utukisize sipatela sa kampe ya sipokola mwa Suiderhof Lasunda. View more
2021-06-22Albertina Nakale The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced it will prohibit travellers from Namibia, Liberia and Sierra Leone from entering that country on national and foreign flights, effective as of yesterday. View more
2021-06-22Albertina Nakale The Students Union of Namibia (SUN) has called on the University of Namibia to rename one of its campuses after the late political stalwart Mburumba Kerina who died last week. He was 89. View more