Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

Naha Namibia ise italimani ni lindinda labulalu labutuku bwa Covid-19, mi nombolo yababa swalelwa kakokwani inze iekezeha hahulu, babañata banze balobazwa mwalipatela, silundwamanje basweli kuzinyazinya kutabiwa lindonga zasilelezo.

The international model and social activist from Walvis Bay beat 14 other contestants from across the country to scoop the prestigious crown during a glitzy ceremony held virtually from the Windhoek Country Club and Casino on Saturday due to Covid-19 safety protocols.

Motivational speaker and comedian Andrew Ihinda narrated interesting and hilarious stories at a comedy show dubbed ‘Abilities and disabilities’, with the wheelchair-using artist showing that disabilities do not mean inabilities.

NamPower has electrified 1000 households in 10 peri-urban areas on the outskirts of Windhoek to the tune of N$22 million, contributing to the betterment of the communities in these areas. 

Bank Windhoek successfully issued and listed the country’s first Sustainability Bond on 2 June 2021. As with the Green Bond in 2019, the Sustainability Bond is also a first for commercial financial services institutions in southern Africa.

Bank of Namibia governor Johannes !Gawaxab on Thursday cautioned that the Namibian economy cannot afford another hard lockdown as this would be devastating for both jobs and businesses.

Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein last weekend confirmed that the feasibility study for the construction of a new desalination plant has been completed and shows that an additional desalination plant is viable and needed to alleviate industrial production constraints.

Lufthansa Airlines resumed their flights between Windhoek and Frankfurt, Germany on Wednesday (2 June 2021), taking over from their subsidiary Eurowings.

Although in office for only for six months, !Nami#Nus constituency councillor Suzan Ndjaleka is confident that the constituency can aspire to greater heights. New Era’s Steven Klukowski sat down with her last week. 

European Union ambassador to Namibia Sinikka Antila has called on the country’s administrators to avoid administrative bottlenecks and to speed up implementation of programmes on the ground.