Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

“We were expecting a plentiful harvest this year but the locust outbreak is threatening to undo our hard work,” says a visibly distressed Wilhem Asser.

The Land of the Brave needs to step it up if it is to recover as a nation. Socio-economically Namibia took a battering due to the Covid-19 pandemic, especially upsetting after the progress made over the last three decades.

April 2021 saw Namibia’s total merchandise trade increase to N$18.7 billion, which is an upsurge of 0.8% and 43.3%, compared to N$18.6 billion and N$13.1 billion recorded in March 2021 and April 2020, respectively. However, the country’s trade balance remained in a deficit of N$2 billion, increasing from N$1.8 billion recorded in both March 2021 and April 2020.

The year 2019 was just like any other year, but when Kaboy Kamakili made himself known on the social streets, he took the nation by storm. 

An imposter who used Robyn Nakaambo’s name to create a fake account, has left the media personality foaming at the mouth. It is no secret that fake social media accounts are always doing the rounds on social media and with the influence celebrities have, they are often victims of fake accounts created using their names to scam people.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the ministry of health have recently pleaded with churches to adhere to Covid-19 measures to restrict the spread of the virus as well as to encourage members to get vaccinated.

Namibia’s economy, as in the rest of the world, has been severely impacted; the country has been in a lockdown, leading to closed borders and pausing business, further resulting in an economic shutdown.

The Oranjemund Town Council has resolved not to implement any increases for water tariffs during the new financial year.

The Kavango West region is still beset by serious development challenges such as poor roads, inadequate water and electricity supply and cellular network problems. 

The health ministry has suspended all non-emergency referral patients from regions to the Central and Katutura intermediate hospitals in order to decongest the two state facilities to accommodate Covid-19 patients.