Author: Albertina Nakale (Albertina Nakale )

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. 

As southern Africa countries continue to wage war against the decades-long trade ban to sell millions worth of ivory stockpiles, a new setback has hit their struggle, as a near total ban on the import, export and dealing of items containing ivory came into force in Britain yesterday.

As Namibia’s urban population grows, the need for serviced land and housing is mounting, which results in the growth of poorly serviced informal settlements.

Namibia has acceded to the Water Convention with the aim to strengthen her capacity and add additional tools in catalysing change towards the water and peace nexus.

Swapo parliamentarian Elder Filipe has strongly warned against selective justice.

There are over 8 000 asylum-seekers and refugees in Namibia, with the majority being Congolese, as some parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo still experience unrest.