The government has announced a dusk-to-dawn Covid-19 curfew in six local authorities, including the capital Windhoek, as coronavirus infections spiked to over 3 400 and 22 fatalities as at yesterday afternoon. Cabinet has endorsed no movement of persons would be permitted in the restricted areas of Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Rehoboth, Okahandja, Swakopmund and Arandis...
WALVIS BAY – Erongo governor Neville Andre yesterday made a commitment to address the poor housing situation in the region, which has seen thousands languishing in shacks. “We have to take a brutally honest look around us, the shacks that the people are still living in – the land earmarked for development and have budgetary...
Zimbabwean banker and minority shareholder in the liquidated SME Bank Enock Kamushinda yesterday withdrew a N$57 million High Court lawsuit against the Bank of Namibia, while the liquidators are suing the businessman and other firms linked to the closure of the bank, for more than N$1 billion. Last year, Kamushinda alongside Metropolitan Bank of Zimbabwe...
Maurice Kambukwe The Okamatapati Horse Racing Club, which was set to host the third horse racing event for the year this coming weekend at the Okamatapati settlement in the Otjozondjupa region, has cancelled the race as a result of the raging Covid-19 pandemic. Namibia Horse Racing Associations (NHRA) secretary general Eamon Freygang confirmed the cancellation...
The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) has projected to collect only around N$8 million in levies due to the severe impact of the Covid-19, which has seen a number of hospitality and travel businesses closing shop. To make matters worse, NTB experienced a severe budget cut during this financial year, which is hampering its marketing efforts...
The Namibian government has maintained that the current offer for reparations over the 1904-1908 Ovaherero-Nama genocide by their German counterparts remains unacceptable. The Presidency yesterday announced that Geingob has received a status report from special envoy Zed Ngavirue. Ngavirue has been heading government negotiations on genocide between Namibia and Germany since 2015. Between 2015 and...
SIKONDO – In a tragic incident that has shocked the Kavango West region, a 67-year-old woman, Alida Magdalena Venter yesterday allegedly shot and killed her husband before turning the gun on herself. The incident reportedly happened after the two were involved in an argument. The husband was identified as Richard John Venter (71). The tragic...
A national task team is expected to finalise modalities related to the targeted international tourism revival initiative this week before the country reopens for inbound tourists. The task team is constituted by tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta, comprising sector representatives and key institutions President Hage Geingob a week ago announced the commencement of the targeted international...
After hosting a string of successful tournaments since the return of contact sports, Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) will again be back with another exciting junior tournament next month. The upcoming tournament is penciled for 18-19 September in Windhoek, and NTA’s chairperson of the junior tennis committee, Santie van der Walt, has indicated that the tournament...
Timo Shihepo Brave Gladiators star girl Zenatha Coleman is excited about the next stage in her career following the recent announcement that she had penned a deal with Spanish giants Sevilla Femenino Football Club. Coleman, who was a free agent after leaving Spanish side Valencia in May, has been given a one-year contract for the...